Obit – Mr. Pearl Ellard Brown
Mr. Pearl Ellard Brown, age 85, a longtime resident of Sunbright, TN, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Mr. Brown was born August 3, 1936 in Sunbright, TN, a son of the late Roy Brown and Delpha Hurtt Brown. He married Polly Hutson Brown and she preceded him in death. He was also preceded…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Frances Glosser
Ms. Frances Glosser, age 70 of Gladdice, died Wednesday morning, December 8, at Smith County Health Care. She is survived by: brother, Hollis Lee Mullinax and wife Lucille of South Carthage; nephew, Jimmy Mullinax and wife Deeanna of Tanglewood; great-nephews, Josh Mullinax and wife Whitney and their children, Carson, Cam and Hazel; great-niece, Breeanna Lomax…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Paulette White Blackburn
Mrs. Paulette White Blackburn, age 74, of Grant, TN, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Mrs. Blackburn was born April 7, 1947 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late Julius White and Nellie Bush White. She married Billy C. Blackburn, Sr., on December 30, 1965. Mrs. Blackburn attended New Middleton United Methodist Church…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Flora Mabery Runnells
Mrs. Flora Mabery Runnells, age 74, of South Carthage, died Tuesday morning, December 7 at Quality Care in Lebanon. She is survived by: husband, David Runnells; daughter, Tara Pirtle and husband Wes of South Carthage; 3 grandchildren, Lexie Wade of South Carthage, Chelsea Pirtle of South Carthage, Ethan Pirtle of South Carthage; sister, Elaine Bumpus…
Read MoreDAMAGE REPORTED FROM STORM
DAMAGE REPORTED FROM STORM A serve thunderstorm swept through the county with high winds and heavy rainfall, Monday morning. The high winds resulted in isolated damage, mainly in the northern section of the county in the Pleasant Shade, Difficult and Defeated areas. There was a report of a shop being blown down at the home…
Read MoreCORPS TO ASSIST WITH EROSION PROBLEM
CORPS TO ASSIST WITH EROSION PROBLEM The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District (USACE) has plans to correct an erosion problem on the Cumberland River threatening the Carthage Wastewater Treatment Plant. The federal agency recently received an appropriation to initiate what it calls an “emergency streambank stabilization project” to correct the problem. A 90,000-gallon…
Read MoreFIRE DESTROYS HOUSE THURSDAY MORNING
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE THURSDAY MORNING Fire consumed a residence located near the Lancaster community, Thursday morning. The fire was reported at 7:12 a.m. at 368 Lancaster Highway. The house was fully engulfed upon arrival of emergency personnel. Dante Kania lived by himself at the residence. Kania was not at home when the fire started. Lancaster…
Read MoreGUILTY PLEA ENTERED IN 2020 2ND DEGREE MURDER
GUILTY PLEA ENTERED IN 2020 2ND DEGREE MURDER A second degree murder case in which a Wilson County man was accused of providing illegal drugs resulting in the death of a Pleasant Shade man has been resolved. Bailey Alexander Underwood, 24, Lebanon, was indicted on two counts of second degree murder in connection with the…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/09/21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Freeman Virgus Overstreet Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of December, 2021, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Freeman Virgus Overstreet, Deceased, who died on the 12th day of November, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Lindsay Knox-Majors
Ms. Lindsay Knox-Majors, of Murfreesboro, died in a single car automobile accident which occurred on Gracey-Herndon Road near I-24 East in Christian County, Kentucky on Saturday morning November 27, 2021. She was pronounced deceased at the scene at 12:19 a.m. and transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiner Office in Louisville, Kentucky. Funeral services for Ms.…
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