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HALLOWEEN: WHAT’S ON

HALLOWEEN: WHAT’S ON Halloween will be celebrated a little differently for some this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some parents may choose to alter or cancel their child’s annual trick-or-treating plans because of the pandemic, residents can expect a number of ghosts and goblins both young and old to be out and about…

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HOTEL WALTON, OTHER DEVELOPMENTS OPEN ON MAIN STREET

HOTEL WALTON, OTHER DEVELOPMENTS OPEN ON MAIN STREET To most local residents the downtown hotel in Carthage is referred to as the “Walton Hotel”. Take a closer look skyward at the hotel’s roof top sign. The letters spell out “Hotel Walton”. Sometimes a name can mean everything. The “Walton Hotel” has an everyday vibe, whereas…

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STATE CHAMP X2

STATE CHAMP X2 Six Under Par Performance Separates Linder In Tennessee Small Class Title Chase An impressive two-day performance in the 2020 TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association) Small Class Girls State Tournament resulted in Gordonsville High sophomore Sophie Linder claiming the individual title in back-to-back seasons as she was also the 2019 champion. Linder…

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COMMISSIONER WRECK VICTIM

COMMISSIONER WRECK VICTIM Funeral services were held Monday for a county commissioner and veteran law enforcement officer who was involved in an off-road vehicle accident. District 8 County Commissioner David Gross, 54, was killed around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday (September 30) when the UTV he was driving overturned in the Sullivans Bend community. According to the…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 10/08/20

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, Phyllis D. Baker, Unmarried by Deed of Trust (the “Deed of Trust”), dated January 19, 2006 and of record in Deed Book 142, Page 651, Register’s Office of Smith County, Tennessee, conveyed to Richard Bobo, Trustee, the hereinafter described real property to secure the payment of a certain Promissory Note…

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Obit – Ms. Billye Barnard

Ms. Billye Barnard, age 74 of Fairview, died peacefully at the home of her daughter   at 4:10 a.m. Sunday morning, September 27, 2020, from a breathing disorder and was under the care of Caris Hospice. Graveside services and interment were conducted by Jack McCall in the Barnard family lot in the West Section of…

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Obit – Francis Yancey Breashears

Francis Yancey Breashears,  87, Stockton, Mo,  formerly of Carthage, passed away Friday in her home. Services are Monday Oct 5th at 11:00 AM in Bland-Brumback Funeral Home with burial in Stockton Cemetery

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Obit – Mrs. Melba Dean Dickerson

Mrs. Melba Dean Dickerson, age 90, a homemaker and longtime resident of the Bellwood Community died at 11:06 p.m. Sunday evening October 4, 2020 at the Wilson Manor in Lebanon where she had made her home since November 2, 2013. Mrs. Dickerson was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services were conducted on…

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Obit – Mrs. Elizabeth Brown

Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, a homemaker of the Tanglewood Community, died surrounded by her loving and caring family at 1:17 a.m. Sunday morning October 4, 2020 at her Dixon Springs Highway home. She was pronounced deceased at 2:39 a.m. by HighPoint Hospice who had been lovingly assisting her family with her care. Mrs. Brown was 89.…

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Obit – Mr. Billy Vaughan

Mr. Billy Vaughan, of Hartsville, was pronounced dead on arrival at the age of 37 at the Trousdale Medical Center Saturday evening October 3, 2020 after being found unconscious in his car at the Piggly-Wiggly Store in Hartsville. Mr. Vaughan will be at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home pending release from the Metro…

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