Obit – Mrs. Betty A. Smith
Mrs. Betty A. Smith, age 76 of Gordonsville, TN, and a longtime resident of Wilson County, TN, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Mrs. Smith was born December 24, 1945 in Wilson County, TN, a daughter of the late Wesley Branham and Emma Goolsby Branham. She was also preceded in death by her Husband;…
Read MoreObit Ms. Mairon Winfree
Ms. Mairon Reasonover Winfree, age 90, of Watertown, TN, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022. Ms. Winfree was born March 10, 1932 in Sykes, TN, a daughter of the late James Ernest Reasonover and Ruth Lee Kyle Reasonover. She was also preceded in death by Brother; James Robert Reasonover. Ms. Winfree was a 1950…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Kenneth Hill Braswell
Mr. Kenneth Hill Braswell, age 74, of Sullivans Bend, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Mr. Braswell was born January 10, 1948 in Lebanon, TN, a son of the late Joe Alson Braswell and Doss June Denny Braswell. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Jimmy Alson Braswell and Son-in-Law; Greg Cain.…
Read MoreWanted man captured in pursuit
By Eddie West Staff Writer A sheriff’s department K-9 officer captured a wanted suspect following a pursuit which began in Smith County and concluded in Mt. Juliet. Meanwhile, it’s not just dogs who can detect the odor of marijuana with a free air sniff. While following the suspect’s vehicle, traveling on Interstate 40, K-9 officer…
Read MoreCounty highway department big winner in budget
By Eddie West Staff Writer The big winner in the county’s 2022-2023 fiscal year budget is the county highway department. During the next fiscal year, the county’s road department is estimated to receive more than two million dollars set aside in a special “Highway Capital Projects” account, designated specifically to address the county’s deteriorating road…
Read MoreSeven year sentence in drug sale case
(The following information was provided by Fifteenth Judicial District, Jason Lawson.) A Smith County man has been sentenced to serve nine years in the Tennessee Department of Correction for a 2021 case in which he sold methamphetamine to a police informant working with the Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Task Force. Andrew Murray, 32, Dixon…
Read MoreEarly voting nears
By Eddie West Staff Writer Early voting in three elections set for August 4 begins next week. Elections include county general, South Carthage city and Tennessee primary. Early voting begins on Friday, July 15 and continues through Saturday, July 30. A sample ballot which includes each of the elections and candidates is inside this week’s…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/07/22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Teresa Diane TaylorNotice is hereby given that on the 27th day of June, 2022, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Teresa Diane Taylor, Deceased, who died on the 19th day of December, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Katherine Wilkerson Bennett
Mrs. Katherine Wilkerson Bennett, age 70, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Mrs. Bennett was born June 14, 1952 in Brush Creek, TN, a daughter of the late Daniel James Wilkerson and Novella Jewel Winfree Wilkerson. She married Donnie Chester Bennett on September 1, 1973 and he preceded her in death…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Luis Garcia
Mr. Luis Garcia, of the Riddleton community, died as the result of a farming accident on the Puryears Bend Road in Hartsville on Monday afternoon, June 27, 2022. The 39 year old was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:10 p.m. and was transported to the Sumner County E. M. S. Morgue in Gallatin. The…
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