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CARTHAGE MARKET-FEST SET FOR SATURDAY

CARTHAGE MARKET-FEST SET FOR SATURDAY Carthage Market-Fest will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Saturday, (April 24). The event will take place at the city park/walking track located on Industrial Drive. The event will include food, crafts and other vendors. Musical entertainment is planned including bluegrass, old timey and blues genres. Performers include…

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SCHOOL SYSTEM TO GET MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDS/COVID

SCHOOL SYSTEM TO GET MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDS/COVID The school system is set to receive millions of dollars in federal funds designated for improving student achievement which has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are being released by the state to school systems across the state in three rounds and comes with specific…

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GORDONSVILLE TEACHER PASSES AWAY

GORDONSVILLE TEACHER PASSES AWAY “She was a sweet soul.” It’s one of the first thoughts which comes to mind as Gordonsville High School Principal Shane Vaden describes Tracy Alexander. The seventh and eighth grade teacher at Gordonsville Middle School, which shares the same building with Gordonsville High School, passed away Sunday afternoon, at Cookeville Regional…

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Obit – Albert H. Donnell

Albert H. Donnell passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home where he had been lovingly cared for by his family. He was born December 11, 1938 in Lebanon, Tennessee to his late parents, Howard and Grace Vaught Donnell. Albert was preceded in death by his first wife, Joan Malone Donnell, and their daughter, Tammy…

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Obit – Mr. Hubert Hall

Mr. Hubert Hall, age 89, of Hermitage, died at 3:35 a.m. Monday morning April 19, 2021 at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage with his family at his bedside and where he was admitted Sunday afternoon April 18th. Funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Wednesday afternoon April 21st at…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/22/21

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF  Mildred Bane Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of April, 2021, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Mildred Bane, Deceased, who died on the 29th day of January, 2016, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having…

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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,…

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Obit – 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…

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Obit – 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…

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Obit – 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…

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