GHS NAMES ALUM/FORMER OAKLAND ASST. JACKSON AS FB COACH
GHS NAMES ALUM/FORMER OAKLAND ASST. JACKSON AS FB COACH The Gordonsville High School football program sent shock waves across the landscape of Tennessee High School football last week when the school announced 2003 GHS graduate Stephen Jackson as the new head coach of the Tigers. Jackson takes the reins of the storied Big Blue program…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 02/03/22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF MAGGIE LOU AUSTIN Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of January, 2022, Letters Administration in respect to the estate of Maggie Lou Austin, Deceased, who died on the 31st day of January 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
Read MoreTN History for Kids: From Textbook Photo to a Book about Slavery
TN History for Kids: From Textbook Photo to a Book about Slavery By Bill Carey/Tennessee History for Kids It started when John Baker was a seventh grader at Westside Elementary School in Springfield. While paging through his social studies book, he was drawn to an 1891 photo that showed four older people in front…
Read MoreObit – Patricia Keen Hackett
Our beloved Patricia Keen Hackett, age 76, a homemaker of Brentwood, went to heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday afternoon January 27, 2022 at 1:34 p.m. at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin where she had been cared for since January 23rd. Her family was at her bedside Rev. Monica Mowdy,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Lanny Breckenridge
Mr. Lanny Breckenridge, of the Del Webb Community at Mount Juliet, died at 9:10 a.m. Saturday morning January 29, 2022 at Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville where he was admitted January 25th following a stroke suffered earlier. Mr. Breckenridge was 77. Mr. Breckenridge was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and had requested…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Max “Gordie” Harper
Mr. Max “Gordie” Harper, age 81 of Mount Juliet, died Sunday evening, January 30 at St. Thomas West in Nashville. He is survived by: wife, Lynda Harper; daughter, Mary Shelton of Nashville; son, Jason Harper and wife Michelle of Mount Juliet; 4 grandchildren, Amanda Shelton, Samantha Shelton, William Harper, Abigail Harper; sister-in-law, Sue Harper of…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Horace Manion Chappell
Mr. Horace Manion Chappell, age 94, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Mr. Chappell was born April 28, 1927 in Louisville, KY, a son of the late George Lindsay Chappell, I, and Clyde Dearie McCellan. He was also preceded in death by Children; Harvey Dean Peach and Darla Kaye Peach…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Barbara Harville
Mrs. Barbara Harville, of South Carthage, died at the age of 77 on Monday afternoon January 24th at 1:05 p.m. at her Lebanon Highway home with her family at her bedside following a brief battle with cancer. Barbara is now enjoying her rewards in heaven for a life well lived. Her pastor, Pastor Scott Ezell…
Read MoreNEW CANDIDATES PICK UP ELECTION PAPERS
NEW CANDIDATES PICK UP ELECTION PAPERS Qualifying for the May 3 Republican and Democratic primary elections entered its fifth week, last Monday. Qualifying began on December 20 (2021) and continues through noon, February 17. To this point, qualifying has been slowed by a series of holiday and snowy weather conditions. Individuals who have either picked…
Read MoreUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA – FAMILY TIES RUN DEEP
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA – FAMILY TIES RUN DEEP Unless you are completely sports illiterate you probably know by now that the “Georgia Bulldawgs” won the National Championship game. Although millions of fans were watching it on television, there were two local fans among the 67,000 in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium. Dr. David McDonald and…
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