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Obit – Mrs. Madge McKinney Lankford

Mrs. Madge McKinney Lankford, a longtime resident of the Pavilion in South Carthage, passed away on January 4, 2026 at the home of her daughter, Deanna, in Nashville at the age of 76. She had a lengthy battle with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer.  A memorial service to celebrate her life was…

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Obit – Mr. Billy Dulworth

Mr. Billy Dulworth of Carthage was discovered deceased at his Walton Avenue home on Tuesday afternoon January 6, 2026 and was pronounced deceased at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @ Ascension Saint Thomas Emergency Room at 4:15 that afternoon. Mr. Dulworth was 73. Mr. Dulworth was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside…

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Obit – Mr. Joe Hughes

Mr. Joe Hughes age 85 of South Carthage departed this earthy life at 12:55 a.m. Thursday morning January 8, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since July 8, 2025. Mr. Hughes was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services were conducted…

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Obit – Mrs. Jacqueline Elaine Trapp Thomas

Mrs. Jacqueline Elaine Trapp Thomas age 62 of Alexandria, TN passed away on Friday January 9, 2026 at her home. Elaine was born on September 29, 1963 a daughter of the late Jerry Spencer Trapp and Ann Dillon Jones Trapp, she was also predeceased by a brother Thayer Wade Trapp. She was a graduate of…

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Obit – Mrs. Elizabeth C. “Bettye” Mason

Mrs. Elizabeth C. “Bettye” Mason age 82, of Lancaster, TN passed away Saturday January 3, 2026. Mrs. Mason was born April 11, 1943 in Lebanon, TN a daughter of the late Macon Ewing Castleman and Katherine Elizabeth Carver Castleman. She was also predeceased by siblings: Richard Castleman, Evalena Bennett and Janice Copley. She received her…

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Obit – Mrs. Janice Faye Webster Winfree

Mrs. Janice Faye Webster Winfree, age 79, of Alexandria, TN passed away Thursday January 8, 2026. Mrs. Winfree was born. in Lebanon, TN on December 23, 1946 a daughter of the late Clarence Early Webster and Sadie Lee Malone Webster. She graduated from Gordonsville High School in 1965 and was married to Robert Earl Winfree…

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Obit – Candice Walker

Candice Walker was born on June 14,1988 in Carthage, TN and she passed away at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at the age of 37. Candice was the daughter of Christopher Scott Cameron, Sr and Peggy Leigh Wallace.  She was preceded in death by her father, maternal grandfather, Charles Wallace, Sr.,…

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Highs in Low Country

LADY OWLS; Lady Owls post blowout victories at South Carolina holiday event December 30, 2025 Lady Owls 77, Porter-Gaud  42 December 29, 2025 Lady Owls 60, Bishop England 41 December 27, 2025 Lady Owls 67, Charlotte Chr. 46   OWLS; Owls average 75 points per game in trio of Invitational wins December 30, 2025 Owls 78, St. Christopher 44…

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Chasing holiday gold; GHS hoops reach championship games at Watertown tourney

TIGERETTES December 30, 2025 – Championship Middle Tennessee Chr. 68, Tigerettes 42 December 29, 2025 Tigerettes 54, Dekalb Co. 24 December 27, 2025 Tigerettes 53, Battle Ground Academy 39   TIGERS December 30, 2025 – Championship Cookeville 57, Tigers 39 December 29, 2025 Tigers 50, South Doyle 47 December 27, 2025 Tigers 42, Livingston Academy 25 READ…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/08/26

Greenbelt Available to  Property Owners Beginning January 5th, Smith County property owners can sign up for Greenbelt. The Agricultural, Forest and Open Land Act of 1976, known as the Greenbelt Law, allows certain land to be taxed on its value based on its present use instead of its market value. There are three types of land which…

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