VETERANS DAY PARADE, CEREMONY SUNDAY
VETERANS DAY PARADE, CEREMONY SUNDAY The annual Smith County Veterans Day parade and ceremony is set for Sunday. The event is held each year in downtown Carthage and is organized by American Legion Post 57. The parade begins at 2 p.m. at Carmack Avenue and continues along Main Street to the historic courthouse where a…
Read MoreSO. CARTHAGE’S HWY 70 BLUFF PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE FOWARD
SO. CARTHAGE’S HWY 70 BLUFF PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE FOWARD While one Tennessee Department of Transportation rock mitigation project (bluff work) is nearing the construction phase, a second continues to be in the planning stage. The two projects are located on opposite sides of the Cumberland River. One is located on Highway 25 and a…
Read MoreJUDGE KANE ISSUES 2 LIFE SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER
JUDGE KANE ISSUES 2 LIFE SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER A man found guilty in connection with a 2018 double murder near the Defeated community will spend life behind bars. Fifteenth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Brody Kane sentenced Alain Benitez, age 20, to two life sentences for the two murders during a sentencing hearing Friday…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Jo Watson
Mrs. Jo Watson died at the age of 90 on Tuesday morning, October 27, 2020 at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. A long-time resident of Decatur, Georgia, Mrs. Watson was born Jo Doris Perkins in Smith County on December 25, 1929. She was the only daughter of Frank and Lorene Perkins. Mrs. Watson…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/05/20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Alfred Lee Lawless Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd day of October, 2020, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Alfred Lee Lawless, Deceased, who died on the 14th day of October, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Robbie Hunter Givens
Mrs. Robbie Hunter Givens, age 90 of Carthage, TN, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Signature Healthcare in Algood, TN. She was of Methodist faith. She is survived by her daughter; Betty (Daniel) Finn. Grandson; Mark (Wendy) Finn. Two great-granddaughters; Madison Finn and Christina (Lukas) Schmid. Sister-in-Law, that was like a sister to her;…
Read MoreObit – Mr. James “Bubba” Crook
Mr. James “Bubba” Crook, age 50 of New Middleton, TN passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home. Mr. Crook was born on July 24, 1970 in Nashville, TN to his parents, Martha Ann Herron Crook and the late James Edward Crook. “Bubba”, as he was known by his family and friends, was…
Read MoreObit – John “Hambone” Hamilton
John “Hambone” Hamilton – Age 63 of Nashville, TN. October 28, 2020. John had a 45-year career as a truck driver and he was an avid Harley Davidson motorcycle rider. He loved all sports and he had a soft spot for kids and his elders. He never met a stranger and he loved to have…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Helen Royster
Mrs. Helen Royster, age 98 of the Dixon Springs Community, passed peacefully at the N. H. C. Maury Regional in Columbia at 2:25 a.m. Friday morning October 30, 2020 where she had made her home for five years. Due to health concerns regarding Covid – 19, private graveside services were conducted Sunday afternoon November 1st…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Robbie Jean Givens
Mrs. Robbie Jean Givens, age 90, of Carthage, TN, passed away Saturday October 31, 2020. Mrs. Givens is at the Carthage, TN Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes. Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Givens will be conducted on Tuesday November 3, 2020 at 2PM at the Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage, TN with Bro Benny Fields…
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