Obit – Dr. Gordon Petty
Dr. Gordon Petty, A highly respected and well known Carthage physician and World War II veteran has died at the age of 101. Retired Smith County physician Dr. Gordon Petty died at 2 a.m. Monday morning January 24, 2022 at his Jackson Avenue home with his loving and caring family at his bedside. Dr. Petty…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Odell Haynie
Mr. Odell Haynie, of Nashville and a Riddleton Community native, died at the age of 66 at 5:32 a.m. Sunday morning January 23, 2022 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where he was admitted January 13th suffering from declining health. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted by…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Donald “Don” Robert Noll
Mr. Donald “Don” Robert Noll, age 75, of Summerfield, FL, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in Florida. Mr. Noll was born October 29, 1948 in the Club Springs Community of Smith County, TN, a son of the late Ruel “Bob” Robert Noll and Jessie Dillard Noll. He was also preceded in death by…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Hallie Mai Agee
Ms. Hallie Mai Agee ,age 96, of Dowelltown, TN passed away Wednesday, January 19,2022 at her residence. Ms. Hallie was born on August 20, 1925 in Smithville, TN to her parents, the late Herbert & Jo Anner Mullican Tramel. Also preceding her in death is her husband, Floyd Agee, brother & sister, W.J. Tramel &…
Read MoreObit – Mr. George Richard Payne
Mr. George Richard Payne, age 92, of South Carthage, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Mr. Payne was born December 14, 1929 in Syracuse, NY, a son of the late Wilford Raymond Payne and Alice Ruth Decker Payne. He was also preceded in death by Siblings; Robert Payne, Mildred Hart, Louise Detuse, Grace…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Eddie Dale Smith
Mr. Eddie Dale Smith, age 90, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. Mr. Smith was born October 12, 1931 in Hickman, TN, a son of the late Lela Belle Bates Smith and Marshall A. Smith. He was also preceded in death by an infant brother. Mr. Smith was a 1949 graduate…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Helen Loretta Hawker Malone
Mrs. Helen Loretta Hawker Malone, age 78 of Alexandria, TN, and a longtime resident of the Hannah’s Branch community went to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening, January 19, 2022. She was a kind, God fearing woman who loved the Lord and loved her family and always wanted the best for them. She was…
Read MoreTN HISTORY FOR KIDS: Eight things that make Andrew Johnson a fascinating person
TN HISTORY FOR KIDS: Eight things that make Andrew Johnson a fascinating person We in Tennessee talk more about Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk than we do Andrew Johnson. Therefore, I’ve come up with a list of things that make this much-maligned president from Greeneville, Tennessee, a fascinating person: When he was nine, Johnson’s…
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YOU CAN VIEW ALL CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PICKED UP THIER PETITION FROM SMITH COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION HERE
Read MoreSUSPICIOUS PACKAGE LEADS TO CHARGES
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE LEADS TO CHARGES A suspicious package shipped through the U.S. Postal Service to Chestnut Mound has resulted in charges being filed against two people. The two were charged following an investigation conducted by the sheriff’s department K-9 unit and officials with the U.S. Postal Service. As a result of the investigation, Scott A.…
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