Obit – Mrs. Paulette Huffines Bishop
Mrs. Paulette Huffines Bishop, age 78 of the Elmwood Community of Smith Co., TN passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025 at St. Thomas West, Nashville, TN. Mrs. Bishop was born in Hartsville, TN to the late Robert and Sally Langford Huffines. She was Baptist in faith and was saved on July 10, 1983 a member…
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By Eddie West Staff Writer The sun rose on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) iconic cooling tower located in the Dixon Springs area for the final time Thursday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., the 540 foot tall tower began sinking directly downward as if it were being swallowed by the ground underneath the structure. A second later…
Read MoreCarthage Main Street accident injures one; charges filed by THP
By Eddie West Staff Writer A youth was injured and charges were filed following a two vehicle wreck which occurred on Main Street in Carthage Tuesday (September 16)night, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). The wreck occurred at 7o3 Main Street North in front of the Carthage Church of Christ around 7:27 p.m. A vehicle…
Read MoreREGION REBOUND; Owls end three game skid with Homecoming, 4-2A opener triumph over Jackson County
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls football team was looking to break a three game losing skid as they hosted Jackson County last Friday night in Homecoming 2025. The Owls were coming off their poorest performance of the year in a 26 point loss at Westmoreland as they faced the…
Read MoreTIGERS, LIONS – OH MY; G’Ville, Cannon combine for 41 first half points, 491 total yards as Big Blue claws out 4-2A win
By Shea Haile Courier Sports WOODBURY — Run at will was the perfect description for the Gordonsville High Tigers football team in their 42-27 region opening triumph last Friday night at Cannon County High School. Of the Tigers’ 44 offensive snaps, 40 were rushing plays as Big Blue rushed for 306 yards and tallied four touchdowns…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/25/25
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF James Thomas Broyles Case#80CH1-2025-PR-2896 Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of September, 2025, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of James Thomas Broyles, Deceased, who died on the 25th day of May, 2025, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Raymond Allen Smith
Mr. Raymond Allen Smith of the Four-Way-Inn Community died at 7:12 a.m. Monday morning, September 15, 2025 at the Riverview Regional E.R. after becoming ill at his Raymond Allen Lane home. He was 81. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon September 18th from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home with Eld. Jeff Patterson…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Johnny Gooch
Mr. Johnny Gooch, age 59 of South Carthage, was found unresponsive at his Hickory Hills home and was pronounced deceased at 2:01 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, September 16, 2025 at the Highpoint-Health Riverview Regional E.R. Mr. Gooch was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. He will be cremated at Cumberland Family Services in…
Read MoreObit – Evvy Kayte Ray
Evvy Kayte Ray met our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at the age of 9. Evvy was born July 5, 2016 to Dusty and Amanda Ray. She was diagnosed at 2 years old with BPAN, a neurodegenerative disease. Evvy met every challenge with bravery and resilience. Although she endured more than most could…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Julia Ruth Corley
Mrs. Julia Ruth Corley, age 89 of Alexandria, TN passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025 in Murfreesboro, TN. Ms. Corley was born on January 18, 1936 in Lebanon, TN to her parents, the late William Leonard & Sarah Ester Hancock. Ms. Corley graduated Lebanon High School and then married Billy Joe Corley in May…
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