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ARRESTS IN GUN STORE BURGLARY

ARRESTS IN GUN STORE BURGLARY Two people have been arrested and another suspect is being sought in the April burglary of the Patriot Gun and Pawn in the Tanglewood community. Roderick Dannell Crowell, 19, Nashville, has been charged with aggravated burglary, criminal attempt to commit second degree murder, four counts of reckless endangerment and vandalism.…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/10/18

Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/10/18 IN THE CHANCERY COURT, FOR SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE CANDICE ALEXIS SIANO-GAGEN PLAINTIFF VS. FILE NO. 8290 PATRICK MICHAEL GAGEN DEFENDANT ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Plaintiff, CANDICE ALEXIS SIANO-GAGEN, has requested an Order allowing service of process upon, Defendant, PATRICK MICHAEL GAGEN, allowing service of Defendant by…

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OBIT: Mrs. Mary Ellen Poston, A Homemaker Of The Grant Community

Mrs. Mary Ellen Poston, a homemaker of the Grant Community, died at the age of 63 at her Grant Highway home on Sunday afternoon April 29, 2018 at 3 p.m. following a three year battle with lung cancer. She was under the care of Caris Healthcare Hospice of Cookeville. Mrs. Poston was at the Carthage…

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OBIT: Ms. Mary Ruth Leftwich, Age 70 Of Carthage, TN

Ms. Mary Ruth Leftwich, Age 70 of Carthage, TN, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. Mary Ruth was born November 9, 1947 in Nashville, TN, the daughter of the late Ray Leftwich and Mary Lancaster Leftwich. She was also preceded in death by Brother; John Wayne Leftwich, Sr. Mary Ruth was a 1965 graduate of…

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OBIT: Mr. Herbert Haley, Jr., Age 71, Of Lancaster, TN

Mr. Herbert Haley, Jr., age 71, of Lancaster, TN, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. Herbert was born February 5, 1947 in Woodbury, TN, son of the late Herbert Haley, Sr. and Altie Pearl Bogle. He grew up in the Short Mountain Community and graduated from Dekalb County High School. Herbert married Helen Faye Bennett.…

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OBIT: Mrs. Virginia Ann Martin, Age 79, Of Lebanon, TN

Mrs. Virginia Ann Martin, age 79, of Lebanon, TN, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018. Virginia was born January 2, 1939 in Macon County, TN, Daughter of the late Sam Carver and Pearl Swindle. She was also preceded in death by Five Children and Three Brothers. Virginia married Robert C. Martin and he preceded her in…

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OBIT: Mrs. Dolores Smith, Age 54, Of The Defeated Creek Community

Mrs. Dolores Smith, age 54, of the Defeated Creek Community died at 7 a.m. Sunday morning May 6, 2018 at her Lakeside Drive home following a short three month battle with lung cancer. She was pronounced deceased at 9:08 p.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville. At Mrs. Smith request she will be cremated. She was…

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OBIT: Ms. Sara Kaye Stallings, Age 55, Of The Buffalo Community

Ms. Sara Kaye Stallings Ms. Kaye Stallings age 55 of the Buffalo Community died at 11:27 a.m. Tuesday morning May 1, 2018, one day before her 56th birthday, at the Residence of Alive Hospice in Nashville. She had battled cancer for several years. Bro. Bobby Ray officiated at the Friday afternoon May 5th funeral services…

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UPDATED – SM. CO. MAN ADDED TO TBI’S TOP 10 MOST WANTED LIST

SMITH COUNTY MAN ADDED TO TBI’S TOP 10 MOST WANTED LIST UPDATE – The suspect, Alain Benitez, has been taken into custody in Wilson County. More details to come. NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, Alain Benitez of Smith County. Alain Benitez…

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PLEASANT SHADE MURDER TRIAL

PLEASANT SHADE MURDER TRIAL The first degree murder trial of a man charged in the death of a Carthage woman is scheduled for next week. In October of 2013, Dawn Duke, 29, was found stabbed to death on Thomas Ridge Lane just north of the Pleasant Shade community near the Macon County line. Stephone Berry,…

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