POLICE INVESTIGATING FIRE AT RESTAURANT
POLICE INVESTIGATING FIRE AT RESTAURANT Carthage police are investigating a fire which occurred Sunday night at Lolly’s Cafe. Most of the damage was to the front of the building. Investigators suspect the fire started in hay bales which were placed at the front of the restaurant below a window near the restaurant’s entrance. The hay…
Read MoreSHERIFF’S DEPT. DRUG INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARRESTS
SHERIFF’S DEPT. DRUG INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARRESTS Seven people face multiple charges following a sheriff’s department investigation in which a large amount of drugs were discovered at a Hartsville Pike residence. The investigation began when multiple sheriff’s department officers went to the Hartsville Pike residence where multiple buildings with multiple residents are located to execute…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/12/20
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,…
Read MoreObit – Pastor James Buford Bane
Pastor James Buford Bane age 84 of Lebanon, died Sunday morning, Nov. 8, 2020 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Born Dec. 5, 1935 in LaFayette, GA he was the son of the late Calvin Isaac Bane and Hattie Mai Rogers Bane. Buford was preceded in death by his wife, Stella Mai Silcox Bane in 2016;…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jason Boulton
Mr. Jason Boulton,age 36, of the Horseshoe Bend Community was pronounced dead on arrival at 3 a.m. Saturday morning November 7, 2020 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage following a single vehicle automobile accident at 285 Horseshoe Bend Lane reported by a First Responder 1:10 a.m. radio message to Smith County…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Potsie Enoch
Longtime Smith County Commissioner Mr. Phillip “Potsie” Enoch died at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin on Wednesday afternoon November 4, 2020 where he was admitted October 19th. Mr. Enoch was 70. His close friend and former Smith County Mayor Eld. Michael Nesbitt officiated at the 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon November 8th funeral services…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Dean Baker Bush
Mrs. Dean Baker Bush, age 86, of Old Hickory died at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday morning November 4, 2020 at the Charter Senior Living Center on Andrew Jackson Parkway in Hermitage where she had made her home since December of 2019. Her pastor, Bro. Ed Inman, officiated at the 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon November 8th funeral services…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Nancy Ann Neal
Ms. Nancy Ann Neal, age 52 of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Nancy was born April 20, 1968 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late James Joe Neal and Mandy Louise Rollins Neal. She graduated from Smith County High School. Nancy was a member of the Prospect, Inc., community for…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Debbie Bishop
Mrs. Debbie Bishop, age 68, of Alexandria, TN, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020.Mrs. Bishop was born April 15, 1952 in Smithville, TN, the daughter of the late Harvey Braxton Malone and Eva Ray Parkerson. She married Danny Bishop on January 27, 1997 and he preceded her in death on June 4, 2017. She…
Read MoreELECTION 2020 – RECORD NUMBER EARLY VOTE
ELECTION 2020 – RECORD NUMBER EARLY VOTE ELECTION RESULTS HERE WHEN AVAILABLE (For local election results from Tuesday’s election, residents can check the Courier website for a link to the Smith County Election Commission’s website which posts results as they become available.) Early voting has become increasingly popular. A total 6,495 county residents voted before…
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