OBIT: Mrs. Kathleen Perrigo Lankford
Mrs. Kathleen Perrigo Lankford Mrs. Kathleen Perrigo Lankford of South Carthage died peacefully at the age of 85 at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday afternoon October 9, 2019 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had been cared for since September 14, 2018. Her pastor, Eld. Junior Dickerson, officiated at the 11…
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Mr. Jason Earl Jackson Mr. Jason Earl Jackson, age 37 of Sykes, TN, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Jason was born October 25, 1981 in Madison, TN, a son of Jimmy Earl Jackson and Susan Lee Hensely Jackson. He was a 2000 graduate of Gordonsville High School. Jason enjoyed listening to music. He could…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Andi Brickman
Ms. Andi Brickman Ms. Andi Brickman of Sevierville, and formally of Damascus, Maryland, died at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville at the age of 71 at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday morning August 7, 2019. Ms. Brickman was admitted to the U. T. Medical Center on August 2nd from her Maples Branch Road home…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Margie Darline Cole
Mrs. Margie Darline Cole Mrs. Margie Darline Cole, age 74 of Lancaster, TN, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019. Mrs. Cole was born on November 7, 1944 in Roswell, New Mexico a daughter of the late Thomas E. Melton and Frankie Lee. She married William Harold “Bill” Cole on June 10, 1961 and he…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Jeff Carver
Mr. Jeff Carver Mr. Jeff Carver of the Riddleton Community was discovered deceased at his Preacher Road home on Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage at 1:22 p.m. Mr. Carver was 59. Although Jeff had been in failing health for some time he always was in a…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Dewey Winfree
Mr. Dewey Winfree Mr. Dewey Winfree, age 72, of the Hiwassee Community died at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon October 7, 2019 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had been cared for since September 11, 2019. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted at 1…
Read MorePROPERTY OWNERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OCTOBER DISCOUNT
PROPERTY OWNERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OCTOBER DISCOUNT Residents are taking advantage of new legislation which allows a two percent discount for those paying their county property taxes in October. County property owners received their county property tax notices on October 1, Tuesday of last week. During four days, Tuesday through Friday, 232 county property owners…
Read MoreONE KILLED IN MONDAY ACCIDENT
ONE KILLED IN MONDAY ACCIDENT The year’s sixth fatality occurred Monday morning in the Lancaster community. Margie Cole, 74, Lancaster, died in a single vehicle wreck on Lancaster Highway, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The wreck occurred around 8:02 a.m. when a car was reported in a ditch. Cole was transported to Vanderbilt’s Wilson…
Read MoreTRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO GROW OPERATION
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO GROW OPERATION The sheriff’s department K-9 unit discovered a significant indoor marijuana grow operation following a traffic stop, Friday night. The investigation led to what was described as “19 large marijuana plants” which when confiscated and harvested resulted in 24.4 pounds of (non-dried) marijuana. The investigation began when Sgt. Junior Fields…
Read MorePARKING LOT ALTERCATION LEADS TO ARRESTS
PARKING LOT ALTERCATION LEADS TO ARRESTS Two people face charges following an altercation involving guns in the parking lot at Walmart, Thursday afternoon. Paul Daniel Boyett, 33, Pleasant Shade, and Rodney Diamond Good, 57, Park City, Kentucky, have each been charged by Carthage police with reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a weapon. Lt. Dt.…
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