TBI Agents Investigating Carthage Officer-Involved Shooting At the request of 15th District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, TBI Special Agents continue to investigate the circumstances of an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday morning in Carthage. Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 4:30 AM, shortly after a security guard at Smith County Hospital called the…

BREAKING: AUGUST INDICTMENTS The grand jury met for its August session, Monday (August 6). Forty-four indictments were returned. Zachary Lee Micha Thackxton, 29, Carthage—possession of drug paraphernalia, seatbelt law violation, failure to show proof of insurance. Michael W. Jones, 47, Lebanon—DUI (fourth offense), implied consent law violation, simple possession of schedule VI drug marijuana, possession…

SCHOOLS BACK IN SESSION – TRAFFIC Residents traveling along Highway 25 may want to leave a little early because of traffic delays. With school starting, traffic has picked up along the state highway. Monday morning, there were reports of traffic backing up as far as Smith County Motor Company. The delay is because of work…

MAN BOOKED INTO JAIL FOR 64TH TIME A man who has been booked into the county jail 64 times has been arrested again. According to Smith County Jail records, Eddie Lee Upchurch, 59, Carthage was booked into the county jail at 3:43 a.m. on July 23 for the sixty-fourth time. Upchurch has been charged with…

MASON NEW COUNTY MAYOR – INCUMBENTS SEATED Jeff Mason will become the county’s new mayor. Mason defeated four candidates in Thursday’s general election to win the county’s top seat. Mason received 2,409 votes. County Commissioner Mark Jones finished second with 1,664 votes, followed by Billy M. Woodard with 940 votes, Ricky Slack with 175 votes…