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Obit – Mr. Roy Thrower

  Mr. Roy Thrower of Carthage died peacefully at his College Avenue home at the age of 83 at 4:11 a.m. Sunday morning, August 23, 2020, following an extended illness. He was under the loving care of Kindred Hospice of Cookeville. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, August 25th, with Mr. Thrower’s pastor, Eld. Van…

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POTTS ENTERS GORDONSVILLE MAYORAL RACE

POTTS ENTERS GORDONSVILLE MAYORAL RACE John Potts announces his candidacy for mayor of Gordonsville. “My name is John Potts and I am running for the Mayor of Gordonsville. I have had the honor of being on the Gordonsville Town Council for the last four years. I’ve also been an employee of the town for eight…

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WOMAN CHARGED WITH ‘TERRORISTIC THREATS’

WOMAN CHARGED WITH ‘TERRORISTIC THREATS’ A woman faces terroristic threat and drug charges following an investigation conducted by the sheriff’s department. The investigation began when law enforcement authorities received information the woman, identified as Kimberly Smith, 51, Carthage, had allegedly made statements “to place dynamite around the jail and blow it up”, according to an…

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UNCERTAINTY LOOMS WITH FB SEASON’S START

UNCERTAINTY LOOMS WITH FB SEASON’S START In what promises to be a season like none other, high school football begins this Friday night. During traditional years, concerns centered around the physical safety of the young men on the football field. With the COVID-19 pandemic, safety precautions have expanded to include fans entering the gates as…

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SUBJECT BREAKS INTO RESIDENCE WITH TWO JUVENILES INSIDE, FLEES

SUBJECT BREAKS INTO RESIDENCE WITH TWO JUVENILES INSIDE, FLEESSUBJECT BREAKS INTO RESIDENCE WITH TWO JUVENILES INSIDE, FLEES A man who broke into a Carthage home with two juveniles inside is believed to have fled the county. Law enforcement authorities also believe the man, who is a suspect in other burglaries committed the night before last…

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BREAKING NEWS – ARMED ROBBERY IN GORDONSVILLE

GORDONSVILLE – Gordonsville police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at the Pilot Truck Stop in Gordonsville. A black male wearing an Adidas t-shirt and blue jeans and a surgical face mask approached a clerk with a handgun demanding money. After receiving cash from the register the male got into a vehicle with two…

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

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, Marsha Gregory-Black (now deceased) and George Black executed a Deed of Trust to Robert L. McDonald, Trustee, dated March 11, 2010, of record in Book 219, Page 546, as amended in Book 357, Page 639, Register’s Office for Smith County, Tennessee, to secure an indebtedness evidenced by a Promissory Note payable…

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Obits – Mrs. Betty Powell Cutts

Mrs. Betty Powell Cutts, of of Nashville, died peacefully in her sleep from pneumonia at 6:45 a.m. at the age of 88 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had resided since February 17, 2020. Mrs. Cutts was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was cremated at…

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Obit – Mr. Mack Clariday

Mr. Mack Clariday, of Lafayette, died at 7:47 a.m. at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville on Saturday morning August 15, 2020. Mr. Clariday was 78. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon August 18th at 1 p.m. from the Lafayette Chapel of Anderson and Son Funeral Home. Eld. Chris Crowder and Eld. Shawn Shoulders officiated…

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Obit – Mrs. Melissa “Lisa” Hunt

Mrs. Melissa “Lisa” Hunt, age 50 of New Middleton, TN, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020. Mrs. Hunt was born August 15, 1969 in Pineville, KY, a daughter of Evelyn Frances Whitehead Brown and the late Douglas McAuthor Brown. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Hunt is survived by Husband; Deloss Loyd Hunt, Jr, of…

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