$7,000 METH DEAL GOES BUST
$7,000 METH DEAL GOES BUST Thousands of dollars in methamphetamine and heroin are off the streets and two Cookeville men now face multiple drug-related charges. One of the two men claims to have purchased 14 ounces of methamphetamine in Nashville for $7,200 prior to being stopped by a Smith County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit on…
Read MoreKNIFE WIELDING MAN IN STANDOFF WITH OFFICER AFTER THROWING HATCHETS AT CAR
KNIFE WIELDING MAN IN STANDOFF WITH OFFICER AFTER THROWING HATCHETS AT CAR A man, who is accused of throwing three hatches at a stranger’s vehicle, ended in a standoff with a Carthage police officer, as he wielded two throwing knives. The suspect eventually surrendered, but not before the officer drew his firearm and twice demanded…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 03/25/21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Barbara Williams Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of March, 2021, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Barbara Williams, Deceased, who died on the 28th day of February, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims,…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Silcox Bennett
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Silcox Bennett, age 87, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Mrs. Bennett was born December 16, 1933, a daughter of the late Andrew Silcox and Dora Lee Bowman. She married Willie Donald Bennett on October 14, 1955 and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Bennett was also preceded…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Dortch Carver
Mr. Dortch Carver, age 84 of the Difficult Community, died Sunday , March 21 at Riverview Regional in Carthage. He is survived by: wife, Christine West Carver; daughter, Shelia Carver Grigg and husband Frank and their daughters, Heather Grigg and Alicia Davenport and husband Christopher all of Kempville; son, Ronnie Carver and wife Mary Williams…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Beulah Mai Oldham
Mrs. Beulah Mai Oldham, of Carthage, died at the age of 92 at 12:35 p.m. Saturday afternoon March 13, 2021 at the Pavilion in South Carthage under the care of Avalon Hospice of Cookeville. Eld. Jackie Riddle of Alabama officiated at the 1 p.m. Monday afternoon March 22nd funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Gary W. Farmer
Mr. Gary W. Farmer, age 56, of the Hogan’s Creek Community in South Carthage, TN, departed this life after a brief illness on Thursday, March 18, 2021, surrounded by his family and friends.Mr. Farmer was born July 15, 1964 in Carthage, TN, a son of Mable Lorene Hall Myhand and the late George Farmer. He was…
Read MoreBRIDGES IN ELMWOOD, PLEASANT SHADE NAMED
BRIDGES IN ELMWOOD, PLEASANT SHADE NAMED Two bridges will be named in honor of two Smith County residents. Resolutions have been approved by the county commission naming a bridge in the Elmwood community for the late Stanford Maynard. Also, a bridge located in the Pleasant Shade area will be named for the late Phillip Evitts.…
Read MoreGENERAL TOMMY THOMPSON RETIRES
GENERAL TOMMY THOMPSON RETIRES Of all elected officials placed in a position of trust can there be one with a higher burden of responsibility than that of a district attorney general? Likely not. Qualifications for the job require a law degree, a license to practice, and other standards that would generally be expected. But to…
Read MoreSUSPECT IN SHOOTING IN COURT – NO BOND SET
SUSPECT IN SHOOTING IN COURT – NO BOND SET A Gordonsville woman charged in the shooting death of a Hogans Creek area man continues to be held without bond. Tara Leigh Greene, 33, who was charged by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) with criminal homicide and theft of property between $2,500 and $10,000 on…
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