OBIT: Mr. Wayne Hensley
Mr. Wayne Hensley, age 45 of the Dixon Springs Community was pronounced dead at 9:40 p.m. Sunday evening December 23, 2018 at the Riverview Regional E. R. in Carthage. Funeral services were conducted from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home on Friday morning December 28th. Chaplin Jon Shonebarger officiated at the 11 a.m. services and…
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SANTA SHOPPERS Sheriff’s department Lt. Ronnie Maynard checks items with a youth while waiting to check out during the department’s annual Santa Shoppers event held on Tuesday night, December 18. Youth gathered at the courts facility for pizza, treats and Santa before going on a shopping spree at Walmart with law enforcement officers from the…
Read MoreSMITH UTILITY DISTRICT RECEIVES WATER TANK LOAN
SMITH UTILITY DISTRICT RECEIVES WATER TANK LOAN A local utility district has received a nearly one million dollar loan to construct a new water storage tank. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced Smith Utility District was awarded a $933,000 loan, according to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The project will receive…
Read MoreEXPLOSION OCCURRED AT PIPELINE IN 1949
EXPLOSION OCCURRED AT PIPELINE IN 1949 The explosion in the Pleasant Shade community, along what is known as the East Tennessee Natural Gas pipeline, is believed to be the second major blast on its primary route in Smith County since its installation in the late 1940s. The main pipeline enters northern Smith County from Trousdale…
Read MoreEXPLOSION PROBE TO TAKE MONTHS
EXPLOSION PROBE TO TAKE MONTHS An investigation to determine the cause of a natural gas pipeline to suddenly explode, rocking the Pleasant Shade community, is expected to take months. The 22 inch pipeline is owned and operated by Enbridge, a Houston, Texas based energy company. Michael Barnes, a spokesperson for Enbridge, estimated it would take…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/27/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/27/18 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated March 13, 2006, executed by GERALD K. WILLIS, conveying certain real property therein described to TITLE PROFESSIONALS INC., as Trustee, as same…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Jeanne Barnett Marion
Mrs. Jeanne Barnett Marion Mrs. Jeanne Barnett Marion, age 71, of Carthage, TN, and a longtime resident of Nashville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Mrs. Marion was born October 18, 1947 in Middlesboro, KY, a daughter of the late Shirley Thomas Barnett and Flora C. Barnett. She was also preceded in death…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Dorothy Ione Malone
Mrs. Dorothy Ione Malone, age 89, of Temperance Hall, TN, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Mrs. Malone was born January 14, 1929 in the Hays Ridge Community of Dekalb County, TN, a daughter of the late Bill Judkins and Virgie Bates Cripps Judkins. She married William Logan Malone on January 3, 1975 and he…
Read MoreLETTERS TO SANTA/CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
LETTERS TO SANTA/CHRISTMAS GREETINGS The 2018 Carthage Courier Christmas Greetings & Santa Letters section is in this weeks Courier!
Read MoreMURRAY NAMED NEW SCHS FB COACH
MURRAY NAMED NEW SCHS FB COACH Last Thursday, Smith County High School introduced a new head coach for the Owls’ football program. Scott Murray, a 1990 graduate and former football player for the Black-and-Gold, was selected to lead the Smith Co. High football program. Murray explained how attaining the position and returning to his alma…
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