SUV STRIKES MOTORCYCLE AT INTERSECTION
SUV STRIKES MOTORCYCLE AT INTERSECTION A motorcyclist escaped serious injury after being involved in a two vehicle wreck in Carthage, Wednesday afternoon. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Highway 25/Carthage Bypass and Main Street North at 2:32 p.m. The driver of the motorcycle was identified as Ronnie Scudder, 68, Carthage, according to the Tennessee…
Read MoreOPERATION ‘OCTOBERFEST’ ARREST MADE
OPERATION ‘OCTOBERFEST’ ARREST MADE Grand Jury Indictments Operation Octoberfest is the latest effort of Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Task Force and Smith County Sheriff’s Department to crackdown on illegal drug sales in the county. Several individuals were indicted in September during a special session of the Grand Jury in connection with the months long undercover…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Tommy Dias
Mr. Tommy Dias, age 70, of Lafayette, died Tuesday morning, November 2 at his home. He is survived by: wife, Myra Dias; son, Steve Dias and wife Tabitha of Lafayette; 2 sisters, Dianne Dias Massey of Tanglewood, Marcella Dias Jones and husband Terry of Cato; 3 grandchildren, Tyler Dias of McMinnville, Austin Dias of Lafayette,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Gayle Cripps
Mr. Gayle Cripps, age 72, of Carthage, passed away October 26, 2021 at his daughter’s residence surrounded by family. He was born July 20, 1946 in Cannon County to Javin Brown Cripps and Rosa Ray Vickers. He was owner of Cripps Construction, served in the US Navy, was a member of the VFW and Carpenters…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/04/21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Pamela Crutchfield Notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of November, 2021, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Pamela Crutchfield, Deceased, who died on the 14th day of October, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims,…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Ruby Mai West
Mrs. Ruby Mai West, age 88 of Defeated Creek, died Wednesday evening, October 27 at Vandy Wilson in Lebanon. She is survived by: 3 children, Maxie Law and husband Bobby of South Carthage, Melissa (Sissy) Mofield of Gordonsville, Ricky (Bouncy) West and wife Angela of Pleasant Shade; sisters, Pauline Kinslow of Lafayette, Jo Helen Nixon…
Read MoreTennessee History For Kids: General Andrews is Tennessee’s most overlooked military hero
Tennessee History For Kids: By Bill Carey/Tennessee History for Kids General Andrews is Tennessee’s most overlooked military hero Here is a fact that not enough Tennesseans know: Joint Base Andrews (formerly known as Andrews Air Force Base) is named for a man from Nashville. Frank Maxwell Andrews is considered one of the founders…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Freida Coleman
Mrs. Freida Coleman, age 102 of Silver Point, died Tuesday morning, October 26 at her daughters home. She is survived by: 2 daughters, Patricia Thompson and husband Jimmy of Silver Point, Mary Inez Shepherd of Rocky Mount, NC; 3 grandchildren, Tanya Lowell and husband Travis of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Penelope Henderson of Tupelo, MS, Sandra…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Melba Kemp Sircy
Mrs. Melba Kemp Sircy, age 86 of Manchester, TN, and a native of Defeated, TN, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021.Mrs. Sircy was born November 18, 1934 a daughter of the late Roy Glenn Kemp and Willie Kate Holleman Kemp. She married J.D. Sircy and he preceded her in death in 2005. She was…
Read MoreCARTHAGE REALTOR PASSES
CARTHAGE REALTOR PASSES Longtime Smith County realtor and developer Bill Floyd passed away, Sunday. Floyd, of Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 10:13 a.m. Sunday, October 24, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage after being found unresponsive at his Hull Avenue home. For several years, Floyd, age 86, owned and operated Floyd Realty in…
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