SEVERAL ALARMED BY IRS CALLS
SEVERAL ALARMED BY IRS CALLS Dispatchers with the Carthage Police Department and sheriff’s department say they received an unusually high number of calls from concerned residents about an IRS scam, Thursday. Residents reported the caller claimed they have not filed their income taxes for this year. The caller went on to threaten the recipient of…
Read MoreSCHOOL OFFICIALS MEET WITH ROSE ABOUT LAND
SCHOOL OFFICIALS MEET WITH ROSE ABOUT LAND Discussions concerning a proposal made by a businessman and congressional candidate to donate land for a new Gordonsville High School have resumed. The discussions first surfaced in December of 2017 when John Rose offered to donate 20.86 acres of land at the intersection of Highway 141/New Middleton Highway…
Read MoreTURKEY CREEK HIGHWAY TO CLOSE FOR WORK
TURKEY CREEK HIGHWAY TO CLOSE FOR WORK The state transportation department is eying a roadway repair project which will require the temporary shut down of Highway 263/Turkey Creek Highway. The repair work is expected to be just days away and will require a detour for through traffic. Weather permitting, the state transportation department says repair…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 10/11/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 10/11/18 NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Highway Markings, Inc. PROJECT NO.: 56946-3439-94, etc. CONTRACT NO.: CNQ937 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 to…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Bonnie Osborn
Mrs. Bonnie Osborn, age 91, of South Carthage, died Tuesday evening, October 2, at The Pavilion Senior Living in South Carthage. She is survived by: 2 children, Brenda Whetnall and husband Jerry of Lebanon and Jill Hypes and husband Ron of Frazeysburg, OH; 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Osborn was cremated at Cumberland Family…
Read MoreCarthage Courier Friday Night Scores
Carthage Courier Friday Night Scores DeKalb Co. 34, Smith Co. 47 FINAL Picket Co. 13, Gordonsville 42 FINAL
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Tony Joe Corley
Mr. Tony Joe Corley, age 54, of Liberty, TN, passed away Tuesday October 2, 2018. Tony was born September 29, 1964, in Smithville, TN, a son of Ruth Hancock Corley and the Late Billy Joe Corley. He graduated from DeKalb Co. High School. Tony worked as a construction worker. He was a Christian and attended…
Read MoreWHIPPER SNAPPERS ON TO STATE
WHIPPER SNAPPERS ON TO STATE It’s on to the state championship in Jonesboro for three ladies known as the Whipper Snappers. At the Smith County Senior Citizens Center Wednesday afternoon, the Whipper Snappers defended their home turf by defeating two opponents to win the regional competition in the Senior Brain Game. Earlier this month the…
Read MoreROBINSON FINISHES 3RD AT THRU-HIKE
ROBINSON FINISHES 3RD AT THRU-HIKE Kempville resident Kirk Ward Robinson finished his third Appalachian Trail thru-hike on September 29 at 4:55 p.m. EDT after a final hike of 31 miles to the southern terminus on the summit of Springer Mountain, Georgia. “I actually slowed down the past few days so that I would have good…
Read MoreCOMPANY MOVING INTO FORMER TX BOOT BUILDING
COMPANY MOVING INTO FORMER TX BOOT BUILDING A company is in the process of moving into an Industrial Drive building in Carthage which once housed Texas Boot Company. TKI (Technical, Knowledge and Innovation), is moving into the 40,000 square foot building and vacating its Gordonsville facility, according to a company spokesperson. The company, which designs…
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