Charges expected following Friday road rage incident
By Eddie West Staff Writer A male subject is expected to face charges following a police pursuit and road rage incident which occurred on Interstate 40 in Smith County, Friday afternoon. Sheriff’s department officers were dispatched to Interstate 40 when a caller reported a male subject had stopped his vehicle on the interstate and was…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 03/31/22
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated July 27, 2015, executed by BILLY G WATKINS, MARY M WATKINS, conveying certain real property therein described to KERRY WEBB, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Loretta Rodenbach
Mrs. Loretta Pauline Kerver Rodenbach, age 83, of Carthage, TN, formerly of Morwood, PA went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. She was born on December 2, 1938 in Morwood, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer William Rodenbach, her sister Mathilda “Dolly” Madeline Kerver Landis, and…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Angela Martin
Mrs. Angela Lynn Pettross Martin, age 57, of Lebanon formerly of Carthage, TN passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Carl and Athalene Woodard and paternal grandparents, Leon and Agnes Pettross. She is survived by husband of almost 30 years, Zach Martin;…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ray Bowman
Lifelong Graveltown Community resident and farmer, Mr. Ray (Hoover) Bowman died at the age of 60 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center at 7:35 a.m. Sunday morning March 21, 2022 where he was admitted at 4:23 a.m. that morning suffering from congestive heart failure. Mr. Bowman was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Derial Wayne Bivens
Mr. Derial Wayne Bivens, age 60, of Lancaster, TN, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Mr. Bivens was born April 23, 1961 in Rockford, IL, a son of Alvin Bivens and Mary Lois Brown Bivens. Mr. Bivens worked for over 20 years for the Tennessee Department of Transportation until his retirement. He was currently…
Read MoreONE FACING CHARGES IN 3 COUNTIES AFTER K-9 UNIT PROBE
ONE FACING CHARGES IN 3 COUNTIES AFTER K-9 UNIT PROBE A woman faces charges in three counties, including Smith, following an investigation conducted by a sheriff’s K-9 unit. K-9 officer Sgt. Ridge Long stopped a vehicle on Interstate 40 for an improper display of a license plate. The driver of the vehicle was identified as…
Read MoreSCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR CONTRACT AT NEXT MEETING
SCHOOL BOARD TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR CONTRACT AT NEXT MEETING The school board’s contract with Director of Schools Barry Smith is up for negotiations. During their April meeting, school board members voted to have the director’s contract be placed on the agenda for next month’s meeting. At this month’s meeting, School Board Attorney Jamie Winkler explained…
Read MoreI-40 ACCIDENT CLAIMS 2 LIVES
I-40 ACCIDENT CLAIMS 2 LIVES Two people were killed and one person injured in a four-vehicle wreck on Interstate 40, Wednesday afternoon. The wreck occurred just east of the Gordonsville Exit where traffic had stalled due to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer tanker truck a few miles east of the deadly accident. The jack-knifed tractor-trailer truck accident,…
Read MoreCOACH/P.E. TEACHER CHARGED WITH 15 COUNTS OF EXPLOITATION OF MINOR
COACH/P.E. TEACHER CHARGED WITH 15 COUNTS OF EXPLOITATION OF MINOR A Pleasant Shade man, employed as a Smith County Middle School coach/PE teacher, faces multiple sexual exploitation of a minor charges. Jamal Carter, 26, was charged with 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, following a sheriff’s department investigation. The investigation, labeled as ongoing,…
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