Obit – Mr. Terry Layne Martin
Mr. Terry Layne Martin, age 64 of Lebanon, TN passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at Riverview Regional Medical Center, Carthage, TN. Preceded in death by, Parents, Ed & Dixie Martin. Survived by: Son, Taylor Martin-Lebanon, TN, Daughter, Page (Ben) Chambers-Lebanon, TN, Grandson, Eli Seth Chambers, 2 Sisters, Mary Jo (Ron) Webb-Hartsville, TN, Debra (Barry)…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Myra Janell Caudill
Mrs. Myra Janell Caudill, age 85, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Mrs. Caudill was born February 26, 1936 in the Buffalo Community of Smith County, TN, a daughter of the late Fred R. West and Dovie Colena Knight West. She married William Clifton Mofield at the age of 14 and…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Robert “Buddy” Chaffin – Janice Chaffin
Mr. Robert “Buddy” Chaffin, age 76, a Vietnam Veteran of Lebanon, Tennessee, and longtime Carthage resident, died peacefully in his sleep at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, February 14, 2021, at his Lebanon home. His wife and soul-mate of almost fifty-four years, Janice Chaffin, who he affectionally called “his brown-eyed girl,” followed him in death with her…
Read MoreGORDONSVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED, HOMICIDE
GORDONSVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED, CHARGED IN SMITH COUNTY HOMICIDE CASE SMITH COUNTY – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged a Gordonsville woman accused of killing a Smith County man. At the request of 15th District Attorney General Tom Thompson, TBI Agents began investigating the death of 47-year-old Wendell Wilkey…
Read MoreObit – Mr. David Jenkins
Mr. David Jenkins, age 30 of Carthage, died Sunday afternoon, February 21 at Vanderbilt-Wilson in Lebanon. He is survived by: mother, Cindy Key of Carthage; father, Tony Jenkins and wife Linda of McMinnville; paternal grandparents, Jud Key and wife Emily of Carthage; aunts and uncles, Bobbie Key, Roy Key, Donnie, Scottie and Jeffery Key, Julie…
Read MoreObit – Kenneth Ray Wester
Kenneth Ray Wester Services for Mr Wester, 80 will be Friday at 11am in the chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home (Carthage). Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In observance of the CDC guidelines, we are still practicing 6-foot social distancing. Mask requirement strictly enforced. Survivors include wife Lasheryle Wester, daughters Lori (Steven)…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Dorothy Shrum
Mrs. Dorothy Shrum, age 86 of Lebanon and a long time resident of Carthage, died Wednesday morning, February 24 at her home. She is survived by: 3 children, Connie Shrum of Carthage, Judy Thornton and husband Earl of Carthage, Mike Shrum and wife Rena of Lebanon; 4 grandchildren, Jennifer Thornton Carmack and husband Mike of…
Read More2020 COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES DUE THIS WEEK
2020 COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES DUE THIS WEEK Annually, the last week in February marks the final days for residents to pay their county property taxes. Trustee Lee Ann Williams says her office will be open extended hours this week to accommodate those who are looking to pay their county property taxes. Each year, residents have…
Read MoreUPPER CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC SLAMMED, THOUSANDS LOST POWER IN STORMS
UPPER CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC SLAMMED, THOUSANDS LOST POWER IN STORMS Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) is calling last week’s system-wide power outage a natural “disaster” of “historic” proportions. It was the first of two winter storms which brought hours of freezing, rain, sleet and snow on Monday night into Tuesday to the electric company’s coverage…
Read MoreICE, SNOW STORMS STRIKE COUNTY
ICE, SNOW STORMS STRIKE COUNTY Up To Six Inches In Areas The worst winter weather in some time swept through the county last week, bringing back-to-back ice and snow storms as well as persistent sub-freezing temperatures. Thursday morning, residents in most areas of the county awoke to six inches or more of icy precipitation on…
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