OBIT: Mr. Brian Gibbs
Mr. Brian Gibbs Mr. Brian Gibbs age 34 of Carthage died at 10:19 a.m. Thursday morning January 17, 2019 in Gladstone in Clackamas County, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, while on an over the road truck assignment. He would have been 35 on January 24th. Funeral services will be conducted from the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Ann Parkerson Williams
Mrs. Ann Parkerson Williams Mrs. Ann Parkerson Williams, age 86, of the Nabors Hollow in Hickman, TN, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019. Mrs. Ann was born October 7, 1932 in Lancaster, TN, a daughter of the late James Roy Parkerson and Fannie Bell Moss Parkerson. She was also preceded in death by Brother-in-Law;…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Robert MacAger Smith
Mr. Robert MacAger Smith Mr. Robert “Mack” McAger Smith, age 81, of Carthage, TN, and a longtime resident of Canton, GA, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Mr. Smith was born June 25, 1937 in Coosa, GA, a son of the late Ives McAger Smith and Stella Mae Hassell Smith. He was also preceded…
Read MoreOBIT: Sylvia Dianne Martin
Sylvia Dianne Martin Mrs. Sylvia Dianne Martin, age 71, of Hartsville passed away Tuesday evening, January 15, 2019 at St. Thomas West, Nashville. She is preceded in death by: father, Edgar Waller; grandson, Edgar B. Arnold IV; mother-in-law, Evelyn Saddler Martin. Survived by: husband, Kenny Martin-Hartsville; 2 daughters, Cynthia (Trey) Arnold-Nolensville, Sylvia Eden-Hartsville; 4 grandchildren,…
Read More2019 Smith Co. Elementary Basketball Tournament
2019 Smith Co. Elementary Basketball Tournament UPDATE: SMITH CO. ELEMENTARY TOURNAMENT RESULTS: BOYS SEMIFINAL: Forks River 39, Gordonsville 28 GIRLS ELIMINATION: Defeated 21, Union Heights 10 BOYS ELIMINATION: Defeated 46, Union Heights 18 Below are the brackets for the 2019 Smith Co. Elementary Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be at Smith Co. Middle School.
Read MoreCHESTNUT MOUND AREA ROAD GIVING WAY
CHESTNUT MOUND AREA ROAD GIVING WAY The county road department is searching for a solution to fix a county road located in the Chestnut Mound community which is routinely threatened by a slide area. Enigma Road connects the Engima/Indian Creek area with the Chestnut Mound community. The one lane road winds down a hillside. A…
Read MoreTRIAL DATE SET IN DEFEATED AREA DOUBLE HOMICIDE
TRIAL DATE SET IN DEFEATED AREA DOUBLE HOMICIDE A trial date has been set for this summer for one of two men charged in a double homicide which occurred last spring near the Defeated community. David Ortiz Bibian, 53, Difficult, is one of two men charged in connection with the murder of two people on…
Read MoreROADS RESURFACED WITH ADDED GAS TAX
ROADS RESURFACED WITH ADDED GAS TAX The county was able to resurface several miles of county roadway this past year with added funds from the state’s fuel tax. The additional fuel tax funds are the result of the Improve Act which was approved by legislators two years ago. In most cases entire roads were resurfaced…
Read MoreNUMBER OF ARRESTS/BOOKINGS UP
NUMBER OF ARRESTS/BOOKINGS UP The number of people being processed through the county jail is up significantly. Statistics provided by the Smith County Sheriff’s Department show that 803 people were booked and processed at the county jail from July 1 (2018) to December 31 (2018). That number is up significantly from the same period a…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/17/19
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/17/19 NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Reynolds Sealing & Striping, Inc. PROJECT NO.: 98302-4190-04 CONTRACT NO.: CNS053 COUNTY: Smith The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make final settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing…
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