Obit – Mr. Walter Forrest
Mr. Walter Forrest, age 74 of Hartsville, died at 9:07 a.m. Monday morning, August 23, 2021, at the Be Blessed Home Care in Hendersonville following a period of declining health. Services were conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 26 from the Carthage First Freewill Baptist Church with Bro. Craig Mahler and Bro. Frank Bratcher…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Mark Dooley
Mr. Mark Dooley, age 61, of Turkey Creek, died Monday morning, August 23, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. He is survived by: wife, Helen Davis; mother, Elizabeth Dooley of Nashville; daughters, Megan Dooley, Brooke Dooley and Payton Dooley all of Hurley, MS; granddaughter, Audrina Dooley; step children, Amanda Dillehay and husband Tommy of Gordonsville,…
Read MoreSCHOOL BOARD APPROVES RAISE FOR EMPLOYEES
School board members have approved a three percent raise. The pay increase is for “all school board employees” including teachers, cooks, school bus drivers, custodians, assistants and other staff members. In addition, the school board could hand out a one-time bonus because of staff having to deal with COVID issues. School board members have discussed…
Read MoreTENNESSEE STATE FAIR WINNER
We have a state winner. South Carthage resident Myra Fisher placed second in the Tennessee State Fair Apple Pie Baking Contest at the Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair. For placing second, Fisher received a red ribbon and $150 in cash. As a member of the Carthage FCE Club, each year Fisher enters various contests…
Read MoreUCEMC BOARD RACE SATURDAY
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (U.C.E.M.C.) will be holding a board of directors election this week. The election will be held on Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28. Voting hours are from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Voting will take place in each of the electric company’s district offices. There’s one note to voting…
Read MoreDEMOCRATIC PARTY OPTS TO HOLD MAY PRIMARY
Both the Democratic and Republican parties will be holding May primary elections in 2022. This will be a new step in the election cycle for Smith County which traditionally has not held primary elections for county offices. “The Smith County Democratic Party has requested a primary to be held on May 3 (2022) for all…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Tommy Savage
Tommy Savage passed away on August 18, 2021 at age 62. The funeral service, conducted by Brother Wayne Malone, was at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 22, 2021, in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon, followed by interment in Bethlehem Cemetery. Tommy Edward Savage was born in Lebanon to Dorothy Manion and Wavie Savage. He…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Wendy Beasley
Mrs. Wendy Williams Beasley, of the Burns community in Dickson County entered into eternal rest peacefully on early Wednesday morning, August 18, 2021, after a meaningful life filled with love, laughter, and purpose. Forever steadfast to what mattered to her most, she spent her final moments surrounded by her family. Funeral services from the Chapel…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Chuck Trimple
A highly decorated Kempville community Vietnam veteran has died at the age of 83. Mr. Chuck Trimple died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, August 17, 2021, at 1:10 p.m. at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where he had been lovingly cared for in his final days since July 16th. Mr. Trimple was at the Hackett…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Hugh Glover, Sr.
Mr. Hugh Wilson Glover, Sr, age 98 of Gordonsville, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Smith County Health and Rehab in Carthage. Mr. Glover was born September 17, 1922 on Dyers Branch in the New Middleton community of Smith County to the late James Arthur Glover and Carrie Frye Glover. His family…
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