Obit – Stephen J. “Steve” Burns
Funeral services for Stephen J. “Steve” Burns, age 68, of Pleasant Shade, were conducted on Friday, April 9, 2021, At 11:00 AM at the Pleasant Shade Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 15 Sloan Branch Road, Pleasant Shade, TN 37145. Rickey West officiated with interment following in the Pleasant Shade Cemetery. Mr. Burns was born March 12,…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Tracy Alexander
Ms. Tracy Alexander A strong foundation is essential to any structure, yet seldom do we give it proper recognition until it falters. Such was the life of Ms. Tracy Alexander of South Carthage, a true bulwark of goodness in her community, who quietly serve others while never seeking notice or praise. Ms. Alexander died Sunday…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Keith Sanders
Mr. Keith Sanders, of the Short Mountain Community in Cannon County, died at 9:25 a.m. Friday morning April 16, 2021 less than twenty four hours after arrival at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center from apparent heart failure. Mr. Sanders was 41. Mr. Sanders was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was to…
Read MoreObit – Mr. John Christian
Mr. John Christian, Rock City Community resident, Mr. John Christian, was pronounced deceased at the age of 75 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage after suffering an apparent fatal heart attack at his Volunteer Circle home. At Mr. Christian’s request to be cremated, the process was completed at the Cumberland Family Services in…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Brenda Kaye Day
Ms. Brenda Kaye Day, age 62, of Buffalo Valley, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage, TN, after a long battle with cancer. Ms. Day was born June 20, 1958 to the late Earl Lewis Little and Bobbie Joyce Lunsford Little. She was also preceded in…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Doris Sircy
Mrs. Doris Sircy, age 91, of South Carthage, died peacefully with her loving and caring family present at 12:46 p.m. Wednesday afternoon April 14, 2021 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center where she was admitted Wednesday April 7th being treated from Sepsis. Her longtime pastor, Eld. James “Pee Wee” Massey officiated at the funeral services…
Read MoreONE TIME COUNTY ATTORNEY PASSES
ONE TIME COUNTY ATTORNEY PASSES Well-known Carthage Attorney Jacky O. Bellar has died. For several decades, Bellar has maintained a law practice on Main Street in Carthage. In addition to a private practice, Bellar was a longtime county attorney. Bellar passed away Monday morning at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital where he was admitted on April…
Read MoreHWY 25 ONE DAY CLOSURE
HWY 25 ONE DAY CLOSURE The state’s department of transportation has announced a temporary closure for Highway 25 at the rock (bluff) mitigation project. The temporary “full closing” will take place from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., Saturday, April 17. The contractor for the state road project will be using a “helicopter to hang wire…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER
MAN INDICTED FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER A man faces second degree murder charges for allegedly providing illegal drugs to a Carthage woman who died of an overdose. William T. Starnes, 53, Carthage, was indicted by the grand jury on two counts of second degree murder. The indictment alleges Starnes provided the female victim with “fentanyl…
Read MoreFORMER GYM INSTRUCTOR NOW FACING 12-COUNT INDICTMENT
FORMER GYM INSTRUCTOR NOW FACING 12-COUNT INDICTMENT A gym instructor charged with secretly videoing minor females in various stages of undress with a camera hidden inside a bathroom at an athletic training center in the Tanglewood community faces a host of new charges. When first arrested in January, the sheriff’s department filed four charges against…
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