Obit – Mr. David Wendell Cavin
Mr. David Wendell Cavin, age 57, of Cookeville, TN, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Mr. Cavin was born August 14, 1963 in Nashville, TN, a son of the late Donald Cavin and Suelle Cox Cavin. He was also preceded in death by Sister; Donna Sue Cavin. He was a 1981 graduate of Cookeville…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices for the week of 11/26/20
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions and payments made and provided for in a Deed of Trust executed by Dorothy Christian, to Citizens Bank, Hartsville, Tennessee, on January 22, 2009, which Deed of Trust is of record in Record Book 201, page 482, Register’s Office of Smith County, Tennessee,…
Read MoreNO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING WEEK
per the Smith County Board of Education Facebook page……. Smith County Board of Education There will be NO SCHOOL for ALL SMITH COUNTY STUDENTS Monday, 11/23, and Tuesday, 11/24, before the Thanksgiving break due to limited teacher/staff availability and significant student absences related to COVID-19 illness/exposure. We are doing everything we can to keep our…
Read MoreSEVERAL COUNTY COMMISSION SEATS FILLED
SEVERAL COUNTY COMMISSION SEATS FILLED Through appointments, election For the first time in months all of the 24 seats on the county commission are expected to be filled in the next few days. In recent months, a number of commissioners have resigned, citing a number of reasons. Some have resigned because of job conflicts. Others…
Read MoreEARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINE
EARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINE Because of the Thanksgiving holiday next Thursday (November 26), next week’s edition of the Courier will be printed early, requiring a change in deadlines. The deadline for advertisements and community news is Noon, Friday, November 20. Thanksgiving week the Courier will be placed in newspaper racks on Monday, November 23, and placed…
Read MoreONE INJURED IN HWY. 70 WRECK
ONE INJURED IN HWY. 70 WRECK One person was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident Tuesday (November 10) morning on Highway 70. The wreck occurred around 8:50 a.m., on Highway 70 (240 Cookeville Highway) west of South Carthage. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier was traveling west when it crossed…
Read MoreSHERIFF’S DEPT. ARREST FIVE ON DRUG CHARGES
SHERIFF’S DEPT. ARREST FIVE ON DRUG CHARGES The sheriff’s department has executed search warrants on two residencies and arrested a total of 12 people who face multiple drug-related charges. The investigations were conducted only days apart. During the latest search five people were arrested at a Friendship Hollow Road South residence located near the Defeated…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Danny Owens
Mr. Danny Owens, age 81, of the Rock City Community died from cancer at 11:37 a.m. Monday morning November 16th at his son’s Dickerson Lane home surrounded by his loving family. He was under the tender care of Avalon Hospice. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Thursday afternoon November…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joy Alford
Mrs. Joy Alford, age 89, of Belton, Texas and a long time Carthage resident, died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday evening, November 10, 2020, at the Seton Medical Center in Shaker Heights, Texas, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Alford will be at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where complete funeral arrangements will be announced…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/19/20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Deborah M. Bishop Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of November, 2020, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Deborah M. Bishop, Deceased, who died on the 5th day of November, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
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