OBIT: Mr. Mack Holliman, Age 87, Of Kempville
Mr. Mack Holliman A farmer, educator, philosophizer and southern country gentleman has died at the age of 87 following a debilitating stroke suffered Friday morning April 20th at his Southern Cross Farm home in the Billy Hollow, where he was born October 21, 1930, reared his family and was laid to rest. Mack Holliman succumbed…
Read MoreGOOLSBY MR. BASEBALL FINALIST
GOOLSBY MR. BASEBALL FINALIST Smith County High baseball’s senior catcher Bryant Goolsby has been selected as a finalist for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association’s Class AA Mr. Baseball award. Goolsby has led the Owls offensive production on the diamond throughout his four year career. This season, the Black-and-Gold bomber has compiled a batting average of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Max Messenger, Age 84, Of Brush Creek, TN
Mr. Max Messenger Mr. Max Messenger, age 84, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Max was born August 19, 1933 in West Virginia, a Son of the late Oras Virgil Messenger and Ollie Ruie Rose. He married Suzanne Francis Damrau Messenger on January 31, 1959 and she preceded him in death…
Read MoreMAN FACES ARSON CHARGE
MAN FACES ARSON CHARGE A Carthage man is behind bars for allegedly setting fire to a mobile home in the Rock City community. Mark Houston Mofield, 53, was indicted by the county’s grand jury in April for arson and reckless burning. Mofield was arrested on May 5 and is to appear before Criminal Court Judge…
Read MoreGRADUATION SECTION IN THIS WEEKS COURIER
GRADUATION SECTION IN THIS WEEKS COURIER Graduations will be held at the county’s two high schools this week. Graduation will take place at Gordonsville High School at 7 p.m., Friday and at Smith County High School at 10 a.m., Saturday. SEE OUR GRADUATION SALUTE IN THIS WEEKS COURIER!
Read MoreFUGITIVE LOCATED IN CARTHAGE
FUGITIVE LOCATED IN CARTHAGE A man wanted in North Carolina has been located in Carthage. Dalton Grady Moore, 25, was taken into custody as a fugitive from justice on May 8. Moore was located at Phelps Court and was taken into custody by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, Smith County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreRIVER CITY BALL HELD
RIVER CITY BALL HELD The first annual River City Ball was held Saturday night on Main Street in Carthage. SEE A FULL PAGE OF COLOR PHOTOS IN THIS WEEKS COURIER!
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/17/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/17/18 PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Carthage will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 07, 2018; 5:45 p.m. at City Hall to solicit the public’s views and comments on: ORDINANCE 460: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF CARTHAGE, TENNESSEE: TO AMEND…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Ruby Goodman, Age 72, Of Carthage
Mrs. Ruby Goodman, a housewife of Carthage, suffered a fatal heart attack at her Bowman Street home early Monday morning May 14, 2018 and was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m. at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. Mrs. Goodman was 72. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Peggy Newsom, Of The Kempville Community
Mrs. Peggy Newsom, of the Kempville Community, died at the age of 70 on Thursday morning May 3, 2018 at her home following an extended illness. Funeral services from the Anderson and Son Funeral Home in Red Boiling Springs were conducted Saturday afternoon May 5th at 2 p.m. Bro., Steve Waller officiated and burial…
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