OBIT: Mrs. Connie Brown Savage
Mrs. Connie Brown Savage Mrs. Connie Brown Savage of the Horseshoe Bend Community died at her Horseshoe Bend Lane home at 6:15 a.m. Thursday morning November 21, 2019 following a battle with lung cancer which was diagnosed July 3rd of this year. Her family was at her bedside when the death angel called. She was…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Olene Harville
Mrs. Olene Harville, age 99, of Carthage, died Monday evening, November 18, at Smith County Health and Rehab. She is survived by: daughters, Faye Roberts of Carthage, Ella Mai Moore of Madison; grandchildren, Scott Rager and wife Dorothy of Hendersonville, Sherri Stotts of Madison, Darren Smith of Carthage; sisters, Christine Harville of Lebanon, Lena Mai…
Read MoreGHS STATE PLAYOFF GAME MOVED BACK TO FRIDAY
BREAKING: GAME MOVED BACK TO FRIDAY DUE TO POTENTIAL WEATHER, THE GHS – SO. PITT GAME HAD BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7 PM, IT IS NOW BACK ON FRIDAY AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. GHS CONTINUES IN STATE PLAYOFFS The Gordonsville High School football team’s Cinderella run through the Class 1A playoffs will face its toughest…
Read MoreONE CHARGED AFTER FLEEING FROM DEPUTY
ONE CHARGED AFTER FLEEING FROM DEPUTY A man faces charges after being discovered with several grams of marijuana and fleeing from a sheriff’s department deputy. The investigation began when Deputy Nathan Williams observed James Thomas Franklin, 36, Hickman, traveling on Sykes Road around 10:51 a.m., on Sunday, November 10. Deputy Williams checked with dispatch which…
Read MoreSM. CO. NATIVE & GHS GRAD KILLED IN SEPARATE WRECKS
SM. CO. NATIVE & GHS GRAD KILLED IN SEPARATE WRECKS Separate automobile accidents this past week claimed the life of a Smith County native and a Gordonsville High School graduate. Both accidents occurred outside the county. Smith County native and Cheatham County Deputy Stephen Michael Reece, 50, was the victim of a two-vehicle wreck which…
Read MoreFATAL FIRE CAUSE UNDETERMINED
FATAL FIRE CAUSE UNDETERMINED Funeral services were held Saturday for sixty-one-year old Pleasant Shade resident Phillip Evitts. The lifelong resident of the Pleasant Shade community was the victim of the community’s second house fire in as many weeks. The cause of both fires is undetermined, according to County Fire Investigator Jason Powell. Having managed Smith…
Read MoreACLU SUES SMITH COUNTY SCHOOLS
ACLU SUES SMITH COUNTY SCHOOLS The ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit against Smith County Schools on behalf of two families who say the school system regularly incorporates prayer into school events and proselytizes students. The plaintiffs are listed as Kelly Butler and Jason and Sharona Carr. The suit reads: “KELLY BUTLER, on his own…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/21/19
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/21/19 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated May 2, 2005, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded May 5, 2005, in Book No. 126,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Mary Layell
Mrs. Mary Layell, a homemaker of the Rome Community, died at 6:32 a.m. Wednesday morning November 13, 2019 at the age of 82 at the St. Thomas Mid-Town Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Layell was cremated at Cumberland Funeral Services in Algood and a private family service will be conducted at an unspecified time. Born January…
Read MoreOBIT: Stephen Michael Reece
Stephen Michael Reece, born Sunday November 2, 1969 in Carthage Tennessee, died Friday November 15, 2019. He was 50 years old. Stephen is survived by his loving wife Brandi Reece; his children Jacob Benedict (Megan) and Ali Jimerson; grandchildren Silas and Gracelynn Benedict; his mother Tanna Shepherd; sisters Angie Kirby (Brad) and Tori Shepherd; nieces…
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