OBIT: Sue Bruce
Funeral services for Sue Bruce, 71 of Baxter will be Friday, May 17 at 10 AM from the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Chestnut Mound Missionary Baptist Cemetery in Smith County, TN. The family will receive friends Thursday from 4 to 8 PM and after 9 AM Friday…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Ann Day Browne
Mrs. Ann Day Browne Mrs. Ann Day Browne age 85 of Lebanon passed away May 9, 2019. She was born in Smith County, April 7, 1934, daughter of the late William Clarence Day and Pearl Lynn Clemons Day. She retired from the Tennessee Woolen Mills and was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Vivian Bowman Petty
Mrs. Vivian Bowman Petty Mrs. Vivian Bowman Petty age 76, a homemaker of Carthage, died at 6:46 a.m. Monday morning May 20, 2019 shortly after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E.R. in Carthage after becoming gravely ill at her Bradford Place home. She was the fifth and last surviving of ten children and…
Read MoreOBIT: Dr. Bill (Doc) Paris
Dr. Bill (Doc) Paris, age 88, of Murfreesboro and a longtime resident of the Dickerson Hollow at Pleasant Shade, died at 3:45 a.m. Saturday morning May 18, 2019 at the Alive Hospice Residence in Murfreesboro where he was admitted April 26, 2019 suffering from congestive heart failure. Dr. Paris was at the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Thomas M. Cox, Jr.
Mr. Thomas M. Cox, Jr. Dixon Springs native Thomas Cox Jr. died at 10:12 a.m. on Thursday morning, May 16, 2019 at his Skyview Drive home in Columbia under the special care of Compassus Hospice following a period of declining health. He was 91. Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon Nay…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Fausteen Agee Hodge
Mrs. Fausteen Agee Hodge Mrs. Fausteen Agee Hodge, age 83 of Hickman, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Mrs. Hodge was born March 19, 1936 in Hickman, TN, a daughter of the late Johnny Floyd Agee and Posie Cornelia Agee. She married Dr. R. David Hodge on December 17, 1960 and he preceded her…
Read MoreTIGERS ROAD TO STATE
TIGERS ROAD TO STATE: After claiming a 16-4 victory over Monterey in the Region 3A Championship game, the Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team (29-4) will host Region 4A runner-up Eagleville Friday, May 17 at Crump Paris Park in Class A sub-state action. With a victory, the Big Blue would secure their fourth consecutive trip to…
Read MoreMRS. BRIDGEWATER CHICKEN CELEBRATION THIS SATURDAY
MRS. BRIDGEWATER CHICKEN CELEBRATION THIS SATURDAY Chickens will be all around the Smith County community of Dixon Springs this Saturday (May 18) as the town hosts its annual “Mrs. Bridgewater’s Chicken Extravaganza”! From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., the small community welcomes visitors to see chickens of every size and description. The birds will be…
Read MoreTREES USED TO CLEAN UP CONTAMINATION
TREES USED TO CLEAN UP CONTAMINATION Removal of contaminants from the soil at the former Robertshaw factory site, located on Industrial Drive in Carthage, continues. The building which housed Robertshaw was torn down a few years ago. Prior to that the building had been vacant for a number of years. In recent years, cleanup of…
Read MoreHEOIN, METH LOCATED BY K-9 OFFICER
HEOIN, METH LOCATED BY K-9 OFFICER Two people face charges after heroin and methamphetamine were located during a sheriff’s department investigation in the Dixon Springs community. The investigation began when Sgt. Junior Fields (K-9 unit) saw an individual identified as James Gardner, 37, Lebanon, standing in the drive-through at the Stage Coach Market. According to…
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