Obit – Mr. Ricky M. Williams
Mr. Ricky M. Williams, age 62, of Cowan, TN, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.Mr. Williams was born August 21, 1958 in Smyrna, TN, a son of the late Bartley Myles “B.M.” Williams and Patsy Ruth Wills Williams. He worked for Lhoist North America in Anderson, TN, for 32 years as safety director and…
Read MoreNEW UPPER CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC MANAGER
NEW UPPER CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC MANAGER Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) has selected Jennifer Brogdon as the new CEO and general manager, effective January 4, 2021. Brogdon will be taking over for Jimmy Gregory, who has been serving as general manager since 2009 and is retiring in January 2021. “Jennifer brings more than 28 years…
Read MoreLIGHTS OF PIG BRANCH – ‘A MUST SEE’
LIGHTS OF PIG BRANCH – ‘A MUST SEE’ Couple Stages ‘Festival of Lights’ Years ago families who lived in rural areas often set aside one night to take a short trip into towns such as Carthage and Gordonsville to view homes elaborately decorated for the Christmas holiday . In recent years, an increasing number of…
Read MoreDYER NAMED SCHS HEAD FB COACH
DYER NAMED SCHS HEAD FB COACH Smith County High School announced Monday evening that Matt Dyer, a 2005 graduate of SCHS and son of late former Owl football head coach Pat Dyer, will serve as the new head coach of the Owls football program. SCHS released the following statement introducing Dyer as the new head…
Read MoreDRUG DELIVERY NETS THREE ARRESTS
DRUG DELIVERY NETS THREE ARRESTS Three people have been arrested by the sheriff’s department for allegedly conspiring to transport heroin and methamphetamine into the county from Nashville. During an undercover investigation, a female subject allegedly agreed to deliver four grams of heroin and “some” methamphetamine in exchange for $500 in cash. The female was coming…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Glynn B. Stewart
Mr. Glynn B. Stewart, age 88, of Lebanon, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.Mr. Stewart was born February 20, 1932 in the Bowlings Branch Community of Smith County, TN a son of the late Johnnie Washington Stewart and Grace Amanda Burge Stewart. He married June Williams on May 10, 1952 and she preceded him…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/10/20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Oliver Michael Apple Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of November, 2020, Letters Testamentary, in respect to the estate of Oliver Michael Apple, Deceased, who died on the 28th day of July, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
Read MoreOBIT: Norman Reser
Norman Lee Reser, age 85, of Wichita Falls, Texas passed away on November 30, 2020. A graveside service was at 1:00 PM, Monday, December 7, 2020 in Rosemont Cemetery with Rev. Don Pellikan officiating. Norman was born on a small farm Southwest of Snyder Oklahoma, to the late Norris and Vivian Reser. Youngest of 3…
Read MoreOBIT: Kitty Houston
Rome community resident & homemaker Mrs. Kitty, Houston died at the age of 86 at 11:26 a.m. Wednesday morning, December 2, 2020, at the Quality Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lebanon, following a period of declining health. Funeral services from the Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday morning, December 5th,…
Read MoreOBIT: Jason Abel
52 year old Mr. Jason Abel, of the Chestnut Mound community, was found deceased on November 27, 2020 at his Cookeville Highway home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Mr. Abel was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and he had requested to be cremated. That was performed at Cumberland Family Services in…
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