OBIT: Mrs. Pearl O’Saile
Mrs. Pearl O’Saile, a homemaker of Hartsville, died at 9:17 p.m. Thursday evening September 19, 2019 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin at the age of 86. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. from the Anthony Funeral Home in Hartsville with Bro. Landey Presley officiating. Burial followed in the Hartsville…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Dwight Wendell McClanahan
Mr. Dwight Wendell McClanahan, age 84, of the Tuckers Cross Roads Community passed away September 19, 2019, at his home. A native of the Grant Community in Smith County, he was the son of the late Roy and Altha House McClanahan. He was a 1953 graduate of Gordonsville High School. He was a member of Grant Missionary…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Pauline Holland
Mrs. Pauline Holland Mrs. Pauline Holland of the Bagdad Community died at the age of 77 at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning September 22, 2019 at her Salt Lick Creek Road home surrounded by her loving family. She was pronounced deceased at 9:02 a.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville. 1 p.m. funeral services were conducted from…
Read MoreFRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Keep up with the Courier Sports Twitter page at twitter.com/CarCourierSport Smith Co. 34 – York 12 Gordonsville 6 – Clay Co. 35 Scores posted as available
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Doris White Glover
Mrs. Doris White Glover Mrs. Doris White Glover, age 89, of South Carthage died at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where she was admitted Saturday September 14th. Her pastor Bro. Scott Ezell and her associate pastor Bro. Clay Tincher officiated at the 11 a.m. Friday morning September 20th funeral…
Read MoreOBIT: Michael Sean Carroll
Michael Sean Carroll, age 47, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019. Michael was born November 5, 1971. He was a lover of poetry, which he wrote. He was known by many as someone who could fix anything. He was a good friend to many and well loved by family, friends, and coworkers. His beloved grandmother,…
Read MorePITT HOPKINS AWARENESS DAY SET FOR SATURDAY
PITT HOPKINS AWARENESS DAY SET FOR SATURDAY The second annual Pitt Hopkins Awareness Day is Saturday (September 21). The event is set for 5 p.m. at the Smith County Agricultural Center in South Carthage. In September of last year, for the first time, Smith County joined the world in celebrating Pitt Hopkins Awareness Day. Igniting…
Read MoreOUTSIDE AGENCY LOOKS TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL PARK
OUTSIDE AGENCY LOOKS TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL PARK An outside government agency may be taking over the development of a proposed industrial park off Interstate 40 in Gordonsville. Smith County owns approximately 119 acres near the interstate which was purchased last year. Plans are to develop the land for an industrial park. Because of the county’s…
Read MoreCOMMISSION EYES TWO REFERENDUMS
COMMISSION EYES TWO REFERENDUMS Residents are expected to vote in two wheel tax referendums come March of next year. A resolution calling for a $25 dollar wheel tax referendum which would help fund the county’s general fund and a second resolution calling for a $25 wheel tax referendum which would fund “highway capital projects” were…
Read MoreSTORM STIKES – TWO INJURED
STORM STIKES – TWO INJURED At least two people were injured when a fierce storm with high winds and heavy rainfall struck the northern section of the county, Tuesday afternoon. Two people were transported by ambulance, non-emergency to Riverview Regional Medical Center from the campground at the Defeated Creek Recreational Area where much of the…
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