Obit – Mrs. Sammye Ruth Davis Kelly
Mrs. Sammye Ruth Davis Kelly, age 90, of Lancaster, TN, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Mrs. Sammye was born February 15, 1931 in Lancaster, TN, a daughter of the late Samuel Brown Davis and Wilberda Nixon Davis. She married Edgar “Junior” Kelly on February 8, 1948 and he preceded her in death on…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Bobby Slack
Mr. Bobby Slack, age 74, of Plunkett’s Creek, TN, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Mr. Slack was born January 9, 1947 in Nashville, TN, a son of the late Charles Hubert Slack and Ruby Nell Denny Slack. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Glenn Dale Slack. Bobby married Diane Slayman on…
Read MoreGVILLE TIGERS FB QUARTERFINALS
G’VILLE TIGERS FB QUARTERFINALS Gordonsville versus South Pittsburg has become a staple in the Class A High School football playoffs and this Friday night the two storied programs will add another chapter to their rivalry as they meet in the Quarterfinals at South Pittsburg’s Beene Stadium. Gordonsville, the Region 4-1A champion with an 11-1 record…
Read MoreWOMAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTS MAN;COMBATS OFFICERS
WOMAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTS MAN;COMBATS OFFICERS A woman faces several charges after allegedly threatening and injuring a male subject with a machete, before becoming combative with officers multiple times as she was being arrested and booked. The incident began when a male subject contacted the police, saying he was being threatened with a knife inside a…
Read MoreSUSPECT WANTED IN 3 COUNTIES CHARGED
SUSPECT WANTED IN 3 COUNTIES CHARGED A man sought in multiple counties has been arrested by Carthage police. The investigation began when Carthage Officer Stephen Enoch noticed a vehicle traveling on the Carthage Bypass had a broken taillight. The vehicle pulled into the Walmart parking lot. Officer Enoch walked up to the passenger side of…
Read MoreNEW CARTHAGE DA’S OFFICE
NEW CARTHAGE DA’S OFFICE A multi-purpose judicial agency and related services complex, which includes a third office of Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney, is under development in Carthage. The complex will be located in the former First Tennessee Bank building, located on North Main Street and is expected to open the first of 2022. Prompted by…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/18/21
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 February 28, 2003, executed by Leo M. Droste and Evelyn J. Droste, husband and wife, to Allen E Scwartz Esq, Trustee, for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Transland…
Read MoreTennessee History For Kids: “Doctor Woman” became a legend on the Cumberland Plateau
Tennessee History For Kids: By Bill Carey/Tennessee History for Kids “Doctor Woman” became a legend on the Cumberland Plateau By Bill Carey If people who lived in Tennessee 100 years ago could speak to us today, they’d tell us we are spoiled.…
Read MoreObit – Kimberly “Kim” Ann Maxwell Whitehair
Funeral services for Kimberly “Kim” Ann Maxwell Whitehair, 56, of Baxter, will be Tuesday, November 16 at 11 AM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home with Bro. Harold Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Baird Memorial Cemetery in Hickman, Smith County, Tennessee. The family will receive friends Monday from 5…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Freeman Overstreet
World War II Veteran, Mr. Freeman Overstreet, age 95 of Elmwood, died Friday afternoon, November 12 at his home. He is survived by: daughters, Bonnie Tippit of Carthage, Gail Finn of South Carthage, Janice Clemons of South Carthage; 4 grandchildren, Russell Roberts and wife Amanda of Turkey Creek, Angela Finn of the Conditt Hollow, Shane…
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