Obit – Mrs. Louise Gibbs
Mrs. Louise Gibbs, of Carthage, died two days following the death of her 60 year old son, Farris Len Gibbs, who died at their Jordan Street home Sunday morning December 13th. Mrs. Gibbs died at the age of 88 at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital where she was admitted December 10th suffering from Covid. She was…
Read MoreaCROSS TENNESSEE GROWING – MINISTRY EXPANDS
aCROSS TENNESSEE GROWING – MINISTRY EXPANDS It began as aCROSS Sykes in 2018. Last year, it was aCross Smith County. In 2020, it’s aCross Tennessee. Lighted crosses and cross scenes are a common part of the Christmas decorations in Smith County and the movement is spreading to other counties in the state. There are dozens…
Read MoreSCHS ALUM DYER RETURNS TO COACH OWLS
SCHS ALUM DYER RETURNS TO COACH OWLS When Fall 2021 arrives and a new season begins on the gridiron for the Smith County High Football program, the Owls will be under the direction of 2005 SCHS graduate and former Black-and-Gold football player Matt Dyer. The son of former Smith County High and Macon County High…
Read MoreGRAND JURY RETURNS OVER 70 INDICTMENTS
GRAND JURY RETURNS OVER 70 INDICTMENTS The county’s grand jury returned over 70 indictments during its December session of the grand jury, last week. Fifty-nine of the indictments were unsealed and 19 were sealed. Indictments include: Cory C. Hesson, 28, Bethpage, vandalism under $1,000, aggravated burglary. Joe Nicholas Marlar, 40, Carthage, solicitation of a minor.…
Read MoreMAN INDICTED IN OFFICER STABBING
MAN INDICTED IN OFFICER STABBING A man who attacked a Carthage police officer with a knife and attempted to break into the Carthage Police Department has been indicted for attempted first degree murder and on buglary charges. During the December meeting of the grand jury, Ralph Edward Overstreet Jr., 40, Carthage, was indicted for attempted…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ricky H. Holladay
Mr. Ricky H. Holladay, age 66, of Gordonsville, TN passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020.Mr. Holladay was born February 8, 1954 in Lebanon, TN, a son of the late Hilton Ray Holladay and Fleta Ann Moore Holladay. He was also preceded in death by Sister; Kathy Beadle.Ricky was a 1972 graduate of Smith County High…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/17/20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Mary Estelle Adams Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of December, 2020, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Mary Estell Adams, Deceased, who died on the 9th day of November, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. J.C. Maxwell
Mr. J.C. Maxwell, age 73 of Chestnut Mound, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Mr. Maxwell was born October 6, 1947 in Smith County, TN, a son of the late Christopher Columbus Maxwell and Carrie Mae Davis Maxwell. He is also preceded in death by Siblings; Stella Frances Huff, Betty Jo Carey, Vada…
Read MoreObit – William (Bill) Andrew Adkisson
William (Bill) Andrew Adkisson passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Bill was born May 12, 1968 in Somers Point, NJ, the youngest son of William Henry Adkisson and the late Carole Jean Voelmle Adkisson. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Ann Gross Adkisson. Bill was a graduate of Pleasantville High School,…
Read MoreOBIT -Sherry Brown
Obituary for Sherry Brown Ms. Sherry Brown, age 46 of Nashville, TN, passed away on December 9, 2020. Sherry was born June 9, 1974. She was a free spirit who embraced life to the fullest. Sherry was known for her one of a kind personality. She greeted folks with a big smile, and a…
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