‘NORMAL’ SCHOOL YEAR COULD BEGIN IN AUGUST
‘NORMAL’ SCHOOL YEAR COULD BEGIN IN AUGUST The 2020-2021 school year came to a close last week. More importantly, it provided a glimpses into how the next school year will begin. All students are likely to return to in-person learning in August for what could be a “normal” school year, after an unimaginable 2020-2021 school…
Read MoreREPAVING OF CARTHAGE’S MAIN STREET PLANNED
REPAVING OF CARTHAGE’S MAIN STREET PLANNED For some time now, motorists may have noticed Main Street in Carthage has gotten to be a bumpy ride. Plans are in motion to repave the entire city street. A public notice was placed in last week’s edition of the Courier seeking bidders on the project. Main Street North…
Read MoreDEPOT RESTORED TO ORIGINAL ELEGANCE
DEPOT RESTORED TO ORIGINAL ELEGANCE A project more than six years in the development stage continues to take shape. Work on the Carthage Junction Depot project located on Highway 53 at the south end of Crump Paris Park continues to move forward. In October 2014, the depot was relocated from its former location which was…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Betty Katherine “Kathy” Stewart
Mrs. Betty Katherine “Kathy” Stewart, age 73 of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021.Mrs. Stewart was born May 24, 1948 in Spring City, TN. She is preceded in death by Mother and Step-Father; Marie Roberts Thompson and Jim Thompson. Mrs. Stewart married Careal Stewart on April 19, 1978. She worked for several…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/03/21
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 – Mr. Billy Charles Gibbs
Mr. Billy Charles Gibbs, age 86 of the Pea Ridge community, died at 8:47 a.m. on May 28, 2021 at Riverview Medical Center, Carthage, TN.He was born June 11, 1934. He was married to the love of his live, Maxine White on January 22, 1960 and was preceded by her death on February 6, 2010.…
Read MoreObit – 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.
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