Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/25/22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Derial W. Bivens Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of August, 2022, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Derial W. Bivens, Deceased, who died on the 20th day of March, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Leah Gillispie Petty
Ms. Leah Gillispie Petty, of the Pleasant Shade community, died on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at the Vanderbilt Wilson Hospital in Lebanon. She was 54. She was cremated and a memorial service was conducted on Saturday morning, August 20th, at the East Carthage Missionary Baptist Church with Eld. Rickey Hall officiating. Born Leah May Gillispie…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/18/22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Derial W. Bivens Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of August, 2022, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Derial W. Bivens, Deceased, who died on the 20th day of March, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Bertie Duke Dickerson
Mrs. Bertie Duke Dickerson, age 84, of South Carthage died peacefully at 4:55 p.m. Monday afternoon, August 8, 2022, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where she had been cared for since being admitted August 4th, suffering from kidney failure. Bud Reeder, retired Church of Christ minister, officiated at the 1 p.m. Thursday…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Janice Agee Anderson
Mrs. Janice Agee Anderson, of Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, August 8, 2022, at the Quality Center for Rehab and Healing in Lebanon. Her minister, Edward L. Anderson, officiated at the 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, August 12th, funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Burial followed in the…
Read MoreObit – Clyde Ray
Longtime Smith County resident, Clyde Ray, passed away on August 9, 2022 at the age of 84, in Smyrna. Clyde Allen Ray was born January 5, 1938 in Lancaster to Wirt and Bonnie Betty Ray. He was the youngest of his six siblings. He graduated from Gordonsville High School in Gordonsville in May 1956. He…
Read MoreOver 40 individuals indicted
By Eddie West Staff Writer A Pleasant Shade man, formerly employed as a Smith County Middle School coach/PE instructor, was among those indicted during the August session of the grand jury. Jamal Devante Carter, 26, Pleasant Shade, was indicted on “15 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor” by the county’s grand jury which met…
Read MoreAll incumbents retain seats for full-time offices; two newcomers
By Eddie West Staff Writer There were only two full-time offices contested in Thursday’s County General Election. Trustee— •The most crowded field in the County General Election was in the race for trustee with incumbent Lee Ann Williams not seeking re-election. Julie Wright, the Republican Party nominee defeated two Independent candidates, Ronnie (RL) Lankford and…
Read MoreDrugstore burglary investigated by TBI, Carthage police
By Eddie West Staff Writer Carthage police along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) are investigating a burglary which occurred at Smith County Drug Center. Due to a rash of area drugstore burglaries in various jurisdictions, the TBI has taken the lead in the investigation. Late Monday night of last week, two male subjects…
Read MoreNew South Carthage mayor
By Eddie West Staff Writer It was a simple city election in South Carthage. One vote would put all candidates in office as candidates faced no opposition. All candidates ran as Independents as the city election was not subject to a primary election. South Carthage Municipal Election: Mayor— Joey Nixon, a county commissioner, received 183…
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