Obit – Mr. Wayne Wright
Retired Smith County farmer and realtor, Mr. Wayne Wright of the Rome Community, departed this life to go home to be with Jesus at 8 p.m. Saturday evening January 10, 2026 at the age of 85 with his daughter at his bedside. He was under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Livingston at Mr. Wright’s…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Faye Lambert
A precious soul, Mrs. Faye Lambert, a homemaker of the Elmwood Community, departed her earthly journey with her family at her bedside at 11:30 p.m. Monday evening. She was pronounced deceased at the age of 83 at 1:05 a.m. Tuesday morning January 13, 2026 at her Cookeville Highway home by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Bro.…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Brittany Woodard
A 35-year-old Chattanooga resident and educator has died following years of heart complications. Mrs. Brittany Michelle Woodard went to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday morning January 13, 2026. She was surrounded by love, and she leaves behind a family who will carry her memory with them always. She was pronounced deceased on arrival…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Mable Spivey
Ms. Mable Spivey of Carthage was discovered unresponsive at her Carthage Village home on Saturday morning January 17, 2026 at 8:05 a.m. by her daughter Margie, with whom she resided. She was pronounced deceased at 8:57 a.m. at the Highpoint Health – Riverview at St. Thomas Ascension Emergency Department. Mrs. Spivey, the mother of six…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Bill Bumbalough
Mr. Bill Bumbalough age 82 of South Carthage died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning January 14, 2026, with his wife present, at their Thompson Lane home in the Rolling Hills Subdivision in South Carthage. He was pronounced deceased at 9:05 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Mr. Bumbalough was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Carolyn T. Stewart
Carolyn T. Stewart DEC 12, 1936 – JAN 15, 2026 Carolyn T. Stewart, 89, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She was born to the late Walter & Bertie Atwood Turner on December 12th, 1936. Mrs. Stewart faithfully attended Beacon Baptist Church and Trinity Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. Along…
Read MoreWreck claims life in Defeated
By Eddie West Staff Writer One person died after the vehicle which they were driving left the roadway, struck a tree and traveled into the Cordell Hull Lake in the Defeated community. The single vehicle accident occurred in the Defeated community Thursday night around 5:40 p.m. in the area of 157 of Lakeside Drive. The victim…
Read MoreWork on $1.1 billion pipeline underway
By Eddie West Staff Writer Preliminary construction including right-of-clearing for a more than one billion dollar natural gas pipeline which will cross the northern section of the county is well underway. When completed, the 122 mile natural gas pipeline will run from Trousdale County in Middle Tennessee to Roane County in East Tennessee. Known as the…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/15/26
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated March 27, 2018, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded April 9, 2018, in Book No. 336, at Page 260, in Office of the Register of Deeds…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Mary Watkins
Mrs. Mary Watkins age 75, a homemaker of the Defeated Creek Community, was pronounced deceased at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @ Ascension Saint Thomas Emergency Room at 10:10 p.m. Thursday evening January 8, 2026 as a result of drowning. The automobile accident was reported to Smith County E-911 at 5:40 p.m. that an automobile…
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