BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY TO BEGIN JULY 30
BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY TO BEGIN JULY 30 The 2021-2022 school year is nearing. Teachers report back to school from summer break on Monday, August 2, while students return on Wednesday, August 4 for a half-day session. With a new school year approaching, parents and students already have returning to school on their minds. One…
Read MoreUCEMC DIRECTORS RACES SET FOR AUGUST ELECTION
UCEMC DIRECTORS RACES SET FOR AUGUST ELECTION Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (U.C.E.M.C.) will be holding a board of directors election in August. One director’s seat will be filled in District 1, District 2 and District 3. District 1 includes Smith, DeKalb, Macon, and Wilson counties. District 2 includes Putnam and White counties. District 3…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/15/21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Tracy Jo Alexander Notice is hereby given that on the 1sth day of July, 2021, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Tracy Jo Alexander, Deceased, who died on the 18th day of April, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Jacqueline Michelle Wooden
Ms. Jacqueline Michelle Wooden, age 61, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021. Ms. Wooden was born August 6, 1959, a daughter of the late Glenn Hunt and Joyce Neal Hunt. She was a 1977 graduate of Watertown High School. Ms. Wooden worked for Meritor for several years. She was an avid…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Bryan Gibboney II
Mr. Bryan Gibboney II, age 28 of Sidney, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 6 in Ohio. He is survived by: parents, Brian Gibboney and Brandy of Carthage; paternal grandfather, Delbert Gibboney of New Middleton; maternal grandmother, Marcia Mullins of Racelane, Kentucky; 3 children, Brayden Keith Gibboney, Spencer Chase Gibboney and Ayla Gibboney all of Carthage. Mr.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Mike “Road” Ruis
Mr. Mike “Road” Ruis, of Carthage, and a longtime Lebanon resident, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Riverview Regional E.R. at 12:26 p.m. Monday afternoon December 21, 2020 at the age of 66. Mr. Ruis is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. He will be cremated at Cumberland Family Services. A Memorial…
Read MoreFORMER TROOPER/U.S. MARSHAL PASSES
FORMER TROOPER/U.S. MARSHAL PASSES Funeral services were held Wednesday (July 7) morning for Edd Blair, a well-known local resident with an extensive law enforcement career. Meanwhile, close friend former Vice President Al Gore, was in Carthage to deliver Blair’s eulogy. Blair passed away Saturday (July 3) at Cookeville Regional Medical Center where he was being…
Read MoreCOMMISSIONERS BEGIN SELECTING NEW ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
COMMISSIONERS BEGIN SELECTING NEW ROAD SUPERINTENDENT Seeking to fill the vacated road superintendent position, county commissioners have approved a formal selection process. At the state level, two people met qualifications of the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board in Nashville in order to be potential candidates for the position. Those who qualified include Michael Kemp and…
Read More16LBS OF MARIJUANA FOUND
16LBS OF MARIJUANA FOUND A Smith County Sheriff’s Department deputy made a major drug discovery during a routine traffic stop. K-9 officer Sgt. Junior Fields located 16.5 pounds of well packaged marijuana inside a vehicle which the officer stopped for questionable driving. While on patrol, Sgt. Fields got behind a 2004 Chevrolet Impala on Interstate…
Read MoreELECTION PROCESS CHANGING
ELECTION PROCESS CHANGING ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTIONS EXPLAINS (Smith County Administrator of Elections Yvonne Gibbs has released the following information in an effort to help—both potential candidates and residents—better understand the changes in next year’s election cycle.) “The Smith County Republican Party has called a primary to be held on May 3, 2022, for all county…
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