Obit – Mr. Earl Jackson
Mr. Earl Jackson, of Red Boiling Springs, died with pneumonia at the age of 75 on Sunday morning, January 31, 2021, at 9:20 a.m. at the Palace in Red Boiling Springs where he had resided since September 8th of last year. Mr. Jackson is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Military Chapel services…
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Mrs. Joyce Jones, a homemaker of the Russell Hill Community, died peacefully at 11:55 a.m. Friday morning January 29, 2021 at the age of 87 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where she was admitted January 6th following a long period of declining health suffering from Myeloid Leukemia. Monday morning February 1st funeral…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Lois Evelyn Rice
Mrs. Lois Evelyn Rice, age 63 of Defeated, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.Mrs. Rice was born November 3, 1957 in Frankfort, Indiana, a daughter of the late Roger Lee Clark and Erma Alice Pippenger Clark. She was also preceded in death by Sister; Mary Townsend. Mrs. Rice was a 1975 graduate of Frankfort…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Ashley Randall
Ms. Ashley Randall, of Ethridge, Tennessee, died Tuesday morning January 26, 2021 at the TriStar Centennial Medical Center at 3:16 a.m. where she was admitted Friday evening January 22nd suffering with heart complications. Ms. Randall was 33 years of age. Ms. Randall was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services were conducted on…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Emogene Williams
Creek Community homemaker, Mrs. Emogene Williams, died at the age of 90 at the St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning January 26, 2021. Mrs. Williams was admitted Saturday evening January 23rd suffering from complications from liver disease. Mrs. Williams’s former pastor, Eld. Kevin Graham, officiated at the 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon January…
Read MoreObit – Mr. John Wesley Selph
Mr. John Wesley Selph, age 86, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.Mr. Selph was born September 10, 1934 in Big Rock, TN, a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Selph and Daisy Aldon Selph. He was also preceded in death by first wife of 21 years; Yvetta Gray Lewis Selph and wife;…
Read MoreObit – W J Holmes
W J Holmes, 73 of Bloomington Springs, Tennessee passed from this life on Monday, January 25, 2021, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.W J was born Sunday, April 6, 1947, in Hartsville, Tennessee, and he was the son of the late William Jonah Holmes and the late Ruby Estelle (Sircy) Holmes.W J was a loving husband,…
Read MoreCOVID CASES IN SCHOOLS DOWN SOME
COVID CASES IN SCHOOLS DOWN SOME As students and school staff reported back to school from the Christmas and New Year’s break, the number of COVID-19 cases were down. However, Director of Schools Barry Smith, warned school board members during their January meeting last Tuesday night the number COVID cases was on the rise. Last…
Read MoreRESCUE SQUAD DISPATCHED TO LAKE FOR MEDICAL ASSIST
RESCUE SQUAD DISPATCHED TO LAKE FOR MEDICAL ASSIST The county rescue squad was deployed to the Sullivans Bend area to aid a man who fell ill while on recreational outing on the Cordell Hull Lake. The man was on an Island in the Cordell Hull Lake by himself when he became in dire need of…
Read MoreHEROIN, METH LOCATED; TWO PEOPLE CHARGED
HEROIN, METH LOCATED; TWO PEOPLE CHARGED The sheriff’s department has charged two people after an investigation led to the discovery of a large amount of heroin and methamphetamine. The two people charged were planning to meet up and “party” at a local motel when law enforcement officers made the arrest. K-9 officer Sgt. Junior Fields,…
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