BACK-TO-BACK GOLD; Lady Braves Hoops repeats as Division A state champions in rematch with Pine Haven
JAMES C. HAILE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP Defeated 49, Pine Haven 45 By Shea Haile Courier Sports MURFREESBORO — In a rematch of the 2025 title game, the Defeated Lady Braves and Pine Haven Lady Eagles squared off for the James C. Haile Division A girls championship. Defeated held off Pine Haven’s fourth quarter surge to claim back-to-back state…
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By Eddie West Staff Writer While conditions were far from ideal, the county was spared from a winter storm which threatened to paralyzed the county with heavy snow and ice. Not to be overlooked is numerous vehicles sliding off roadways or becoming stuck in snow and ice, life-threatening cold temperatures, an abundance of slip and falls…
Read MoreDirector of schools selection moves forward
By Eddie West Staff Writer The process of selecting a new director of schools is moving forward with a series of school board meetings. Board members were presented with 12 applicants for the position during its January 20 meeting by school board Attorney Robin Moore. Applications had been mailed to Attorney Moore’s office. School board members…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 02/05/26
NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: R.D. Construction, LLC PROJECT NO.: R3SVAR-M3-061 CONTRACT NO.: CNY072 COUNTY: Smith The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make final settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to file claims pursuant to Section 54-5- 122, T.C.A. must file same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Shane Gregory
Following a lengthy battle with diabetes and other complications, Mr. Shane Gregory of the Gladdice Community succumbed to his illness at the age of 66 and was pronounced deceased at his Salt Lick Creek home by a paramedic unit from the Jackson County Ambulance Service at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday afternoon January 27, 2026. Funeral services…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Linda Sullins Bush
With much love and care during her final illness, the family of Mrs. Linda Sullins Bush mourns her passing which was Thursday morning January 22, 2026 at 8:39 a.m. at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @Ascension St. Thomas where she was admitted January 21st. Mrs. Bush, a homemaker of the Pea Ridge Community, was 83.…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Nancy Richardson White Hammond
With her daughter at her bedside, Mrs. Nancy Richardson White Hammond transitioned peacefully from the earthly life at 8:30 a.m. Monday morning January 26, 2026 to be with her family members who have gone on before. Mrs. Hammond was under the care of Hospice of Cookeville and was pronounced deceased at 10 a.m. by a…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Lynn Skelley
Mrs. Lynn Skelley, a housewife of Murfreesboro, was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the TriStar Stonecrest Medical Center in Smyrna at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday evening January 21, 2026 at the age of 61 of apparent heart failure. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Thursday morning January 29th at…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Evelyn Deering Brown
Mrs. Evelyn Deering Brown age 68, a beloved mother, “Granny E” and sister, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 6:20 p.m. Monday evening January 26, 2026 at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Cookeville with family at her bedside. The funeral services were scheduled to be conducted on Friday afternoon January 30th…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joan Brandt
Mrs. Joan Brandt age 88 of the Rome Community was discovered unresponsive at the family’s Larkspur Drive home in the Rome Community at 8:05 p.m. Thursday evening January 29, 2026. She was pronounced deceased by Heather Lowe, a nurse with Gentiva Hospice of Livingston, at 8:58 p.m. that evening. Mrs. Brandt was at the Carthage…
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