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Obit – Mr. Josh Glover

Mr. Josh Glover, of the Hogans Creek Community, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital at 11:49 a.m. Thursday morning September 17, 2020. Mr. Glover was 38. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Sunday afternoon September 20th. Bro. Richard Piercy, associate minister of the Gordonsville…

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Obit – Mr. Tim Antone

Mr. Tim Antone, of the Bellwood Community, in Wilson County was discovered deceased at his Carthage Highway home at 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening September 19, 2020 by a neighbor. The 59 year old Mr. Antone was being treated for terminal lung cancer. He was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson and was cremated at Cumberland…

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Obit – Mr. Fred Keith

Smith County Veteran’s Service Officer since May of 2015, Mr. Fred Keith, age 73 of the Defeated Creek Community, died following a battle with lung cancer at 6:04 p.m. Sunday evening September 20, 2020 at the age of 73 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted September 18th. Funeral services…

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Obit – Mrs. Barbara Holleman Hall

Mrs. Barbara Holleman Hall,  of the Defeated Creek Community, was pronounced deceased at 6:32 a.m. Wednesday morning September 16, 2020 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage at the age of 64. She was found unresponsive at the family’s Harris Hollow Road home earlier that morning. Mrs. Holleman was at the Carthage…

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SUSPECT RAMS HIGHWAY PATROL VEHICLE DURING PURSUIT; WRECKS IN CARTHAGE

SUSPECT RAMS HIGHWAY PATROL VEHICLE DURING PURSUIT; WRECKS IN CARTHAGE A man who attempted to flee from the Tennessee Highway Patrol ended up crashing his vehicle in a field in Carthage. In addition to fleeing from police, the suspect rammed a Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Turkey Creek Highway…

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3 ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURIES IN DIRT WALL COLLAPSE

3 ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURIES IN DIRT WALL COLLAPSE Three men escaped serious injury after becoming trapped when a wall of dirt collapsed in a pipeline installation project at Ivy Agee Park, Friday afternoon. Rescue squad personnel, Gordonsville Fire Department and others dug the dirt away from the men to free them. While trapped by the…

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MAN FACES DECADES BEHIND BARS

MAN FACES DECADES BEHIND BARS A man potentially faces decades behind bars after being found guilty in the 2018 murder of two men in the Dillehay Hollow located near the Defeated community. It took jurors about two hours to find Alain E. Benitez guilty of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of…

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COBLE INURED IN HOME INCIDENT

COBLE INURED IN HOME INCIDENT Smith County Road Superintendent Steve Coble was hospitalized following a fall at his residence Friday morning. Coble, who was re-elected to his fourth term last month, was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. “The family is asking for prayers,” an employee with the highway department said Monday morning.…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/17/20

Trustee’s Sale WHEREAS, on November 30, 2007, by Deed of Trust of record in Record Book 183, Page 350, Register’s Office, Smith County, Tennessee, JOHN C. BRONSON conveyed to RANDALL CLEMONS, Trustee, the hereinafter described real estate to secure payment of a promissory note which is fully described in said Deed of Trust; and, WHEREAS, the holder…

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Obit – Mr. Milton Acuff

A southern gentleman with a volunteer spirit has died at the age of 80. Mr. Milton Acuff, of the Buffalo community, died at 1:21 a.m. Saturday morning, September 5, 2020, at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville after suffering an apparent fatal heart attack at his Buffalo Road home. Smith County 911 received a call…

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