Obit – Mr. Gary Massey
Mr. Gary Massey Horseshoe Bend Community resident, Mr. Gary Massey age 68, died at 8:01 p.m. Thursday evening May 27, 2021 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had been cared for since May 21st suffering from pancreatic cancer with which he was diagnosed in February of this year. Mr.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Terry Toney
Mr. Terry Toney, of the New Middleton Community, died peacefully at 2:15 p.m. Monday afternoon May 24, 2021 with his wife at his bedside. Mr. Toney, age 78, died at the St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville where he was admitted May 18th with circulatory complications. A public graveside service was conducted on Thursday morning…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Wilma Dale Silcox
Ms. Wilma Dale Silcox, age 67 of Smiths Grove, Kentucky and formerly of Carthage, died at 12:26 p.m. Tuesday afternoon May 25, 2021 at the Bowling Green Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky where she was admitted May 13th and diagnosed with cancer. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted…
Read MoreEARLY DEADLINES FOR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY; OFFICE CLOSED
EARLY DEADLINES FOR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY; OFFICE CLOSED The Courier office will be closed Monday (May 31) for Memorial Day, requiring a change in deadlines for next week’s paper. The deadline for ad and news copy for the June 3 edition of the Courier will be noon, Friday, May 28.
Read More5 YR OLD BECOMES LOCAL CELEBRITY
5 YR OLD BECOMES LOCAL CELEBRITY With two appearances on a national television show boasting millions of viewers, Gordonsville resident Harlan Hensley has become a recognizable figure around town. “We went to Walmart yesterday and some of the people there recognized him,” the youth’s mother, Jennifer Hensley, explained. Harlan is also popular among the customers…
Read MoreELMWOOD MAY BE SITE OF COUNTY’S 5TH DOLLAR GENERAL
ELMWOOD MAY BE SITE OF COUNTY’S 5TH DOLLAR GENERAL Discussions concerning a fifth Dollar General store in Smith County continue. Company officials say a final decision on a new store is expected to be made this summer. The proposed store would be located in the Elmwood community on Highway 70. While discussions and planning have…
Read MoreDOMINO’S PIZZA EYES DOWNTOWN CARTHAGE LOCATION
DOMINO’S PIZZA EYES DOWNTOWN CARTHAGE LOCATION A number of new businesses and developments around the county have either opened or are in the planning/discussion stage. Here’s a list of some new developments, as well as upcoming activities noted during the April meeting of the Smith County Joint Economic and Community Development Board: Carthage: Domino’s Pizza…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/27/21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Sammy Bridgewater Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of May, 2021, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Sammy Bridgewater, Deceased, who died on the 8th day of April, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims,…
Read MoreObit-Ms. Sheena Fowler Insco
Ms. Sheena Fowler Insco, 38, of Watertown, passed away May 22, 2021 of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. She was born September 9, 1982 in Nashville, the daughter of Holley W. Fowler and Doris Denson. Ms. Insco worked as a pharmacy tech at VA in Murfreesboro. She attended the Native American church. Funeral…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ray Swicegood
Mr. Ray Swicegood, age 73, died at 11:43 p.m. May 20th with his daughter and son-in-law by his bedside and was pronounced deceased by Avalon Hospice of Lebanon at 12:55 a.m. Friday morning May 21, 2021 at his Horizon Circle home in Carthage. He suffered from the effects of Agent Orange which he contracted from his…
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