Obit – Glenn Beckwith
Glenn Beckwith, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the family he loved so deeply. Glenn lived a life full of laughter, generosity, and heart. He was a gardener, a woodworker, a world traveler, and a man who never passed up a good joke–or a plate of cookies and peanut butter…
Read MoreObit – Mr. David Lee Hunt
Mr. David Lee Hunt, age 71, of the Brush Creek Community of Smith County passed away on Tuesday September 9, 2025. David was born on December 23, 1953 in Carthage, TN a son of the late Hugh Edwin Hunt and Cora Harrison Hunt. He was a graduate of Smith County High School. He married Judy…
Read MoreJury finds man not guilty of charges in deadly accident
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man was found not guilty of criminal charges related to a 2022 deadly tractor-trailer truck accident in which two people were killed on Interstate 40. LaFollette resident Brandon Lee Brock, who was 35 at the time of the accident, was found not guilty by a Smith County jury of two…
Read MoreTraffic alert; Construction work taking place in South Carthage
By Eddie West Staff Writer Construction to correct a storm water drainage problem which leads to the flooding of a section of Main Street South in South Carthage is well underway. The work is taking place in a low-lying area just south of the Carthage Church of God which is prone to flooding. During periods of…
Read MoreMARATHON GAME; Weather delay, stoppages lead to over 4 hour contest as G’Ville snares dominant road win at Fayetteville
By Shea Haile Courier Sports FAYETTEVILLE — For the second time in the season’s first three weeks, the Gordonsville High Tigers football team had a long road gridiron test affected by weather. Big Blue traveled to Lincoln County for a non-region test against Class 1A’s Fayetteville High School Tigers last Friday night. Following Gordonsville’s game opening…
Read MoreTALE OF TWO HALVES; Owls falter as game split over two days, second half surge powers Wildcats
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — For the first time possibly in school history, the Smith County High School football team played a game on two different days. The Owls faced Livingston in Carthage last Friday night in a game that was moved up an hour because of pending inclement weather. Smith Co. built a…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/11/25
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated February 11, 2022, executed by ZACHARY S. EVANS and JORDAN EVANS conveying certain real property therein described to MEGAN K. TROTT, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register`s Office…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Ann Conger Wilson
Mrs. Ann Conger Wilson age 82 of the Tanglewood Community passed quietly at the family’s Morris Drive home with her family at her bedside. She was pronounced deceased at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon September 7, 2025 by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston following a new flare up of lung cancer after seven years of leading-edge treatment…
Read MoreObit – Cobie Sadler
Mr. Cobie Sadler of Lebanon entered into eternal rest at 3:55 a.m. Saturday morning August 30, 2025 with his wife and daughter at his bedside. He was pronounced deceased at the age of 81 at the family’s Wildwood Avenue home at 4:44 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Lebanon. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Kenny Gregory
A highly respected and soft spoken Graveltown Community farmer, Mr. Kenny Gregory, was discovered unresponsive at his Hackett Hollow farm home on Friday morning September 5, 2025 by his daughter. A call for an ambulance was dispatched at 7:02 a.m. and Station 3 in the Monoville Community arrived moments later. Mr. Gregory was pronounced deceased…
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