Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 10/09/25
IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN CARTHAGE, PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ETHEL LEE KELLEY, DECEASED CASE NO. 2024-PR-2817 Acting pursuant to the decree of the Chancery Court of Smith County, Tennessee, on May 16, 2025, the following described properties will be offered for sale to the highest, last and best bidder. The properties are located at: 0…
Read MoreBluff work set for Cordell Hull Dam will mean extended closure to area
By Eddie West Staff Writer A well used recreational area at the Cordell Hull Dam will be closing for an extended period beginning this month, according to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE). Referred to as the “Right Bank Tailwater Area”, the area includes a popular (bank) fishing spot as well as a common sight-seeing…
Read MoreTigers POUNCE Blue Devils; Gordonsville’s (6-0) first half explosion, leads to Region 4-2A rout at Jackson County
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GAINESBORO — The undefeated unit and contender in Class 2A Gordonsville Tigers rolled into their Week Six region test at Jackson County eying their second Region 4-2A win. Big Blue put together one of their most complete and dominant performances of the 2025 season thus far with a 48-7 victory over…
Read MoreSTINGY OWLS DEFENSE; Owls contain Yellow Jackets’ swarm, snare 2nd region win
By Terry Collins Courier Sports HARTSVILLE — The Smith County High Owls football team traveled to Hartsville last Friday night to face Trousdale County in their second straight Region 4-2A matchup. The Owls were looking to defeat the Yellow Jackets for the fourth straight time and square their overall mark to 3-3. The Owls used a…
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on November 19, 2025 on or about 2:00PM local time, At the Front Steps of the, Smith County Courthouse, 211 North Main Street, Carthage, TN 37030, conducted by the Co-Substitute Trustees as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by BENJAMIN N.…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Amanda Nesbitt McCormick
Mrs. Amanda Nesbitt McCormick of the Kempville Community departed this earthly life at the age of 49 at her Kempville Highway home following a two-year battle with cancer. She was pronounced deceased at 3:44 a.m. Monday morning September 22, 2022 at the Highpoint-Health Riverview Emergency Room. Mrs. McCormick was at the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Peggy Halliburton
Mrs. Peggy Halliburton age 85 of the Buffalo Community departed this life peacefully at 2:52 a.m. Friday morning September 26, 2025 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center E.R. where she was admitted Thursday evening at 10:11 p.m. Funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted on Sunday afternoon September 28th at…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Gleenda Bradley
With her loving family at her bedside, Mrs. Gleenda Bradley age 84 of the Difficult Community, made her transition from her earthly walk to her heavenly home at 8:53 p.m. Thursday evening September 25, 2025 at the family’s Dog Branch Road South home. She was pronounced deceased at 11:21 p.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Joe Don Starnes
Mr. Joe Don Starnes of Cages Bend Lane in the Riddleton Community was pronounced deceased at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage at 9:02 a.m. Monday morning September 22, 2025 at the age of 78. He was under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Mr. Starnes was at the Carthage Chapel…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Patty D. Leder
Mrs. Patty D. Leder of Murfreesboro was pronounced deceased at 8:56 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had made her home since January 21, 2025. Mrs. Leder was 78. The North Carolina native was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and…
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