RESCUE SQUAD DISPATCHED TO AID STRANDED HIKERS
RESCUE SQUAD DISPATCHED TO AID STRANDED HIKERS The county’s rescue squad was dispatched to the Bearwaller Gap hiking trail on the Cordell Hull Lake, Sunday evening. Four hikers including a mother, her two daughters and a son became stranded after wandering off the trail. The children, two girls and a boy, were ages 7, 8…
Read MoreVEHICLE RUNS OVER MAN IN BRUSH CREEK
VEHICLE RUNS OVER MAN IN BRUSH CREEK A man was run over by a pickup truck in an unusual pedestrian accident in the Brush Creek community. The accident occurred around 6:25 p.m. on Brush Creek Circle on Monday, January 15. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, “A 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck was stopped partially…
Read MoreUPSURGE IN HOUSE FIRES WITH COLDER TEMPS
UPSURGE IN HOUSE FIRES WITH COLDER TEMPS Three Destroyed During January With January’s below freezing temperatures, there has been an upsurge in house fires. Since January 1 three families have lost their homes to fires. The latest fire destroyed a house in Stonewall community on Tuesday (January 16). Known as the Bellar family residence, the…
Read MoreROAD SUPERINTENDENT LOOKS TO UPGRADE ROADS WITH ADDED FUNDS
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT LOOKS TO UPGRADE ROADS WITH ADDED FUNDS Approximately half of county roads could be classified as being in “poor” condition, according to Road Superintendent Steve Coble standards. The road superintendent says until last year’s approval of the Improve Act by the General Assembly, funds to upgrading county roads were minimal, curtailing road resurfacing…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/25/18
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/25/18 UPPER CUMBERLAND ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION UCEMC ISSUES INVITATION TO BID The Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) is accepting bids for the Mowing/Bush-Hogging of the Cooperative’s Substations, District Office Yards and Adjacent Properties located in Carthage, Cookeville, Livingston and Gainesboro for the 2018 growing season. Copies…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Leo Douglas Duncan, Jr, Age 44 Of Lebanon, TN
Mr. Leo Douglas Duncan, Jr, age 44, of Lebanon, TN, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018. Mr. Duncan was born January 12, 1974 in Carthage, TN, the son of the late Leo Douglas Duncan, Sr, and Janice Kay Potts. Mr. Duncan is survived by several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Graveside Services and Interment for…
Read MoreOBIT: Donald Lohorn, Of Smithville
81 year old Donald Lohorn of Smithville died Tuesday January 16th at NHC Healthcare in DeKalb County. He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years Faye Lohorn, his parents Ray and Mary Lou Collins Lohorn, siblings Thelma, Alvin, Ella Joe, Jesse and Vernon Lohorn. Over the years he managed the Smithville Drive In,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Denise Bryant, Age 51, Of Carthage
Mrs. Denise Bryant, age 51, of Carthage, died at 3:47 a.m. Monday morning January 22, 2018 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after suffering a fatal attack at her 1st Avenue East home Sunday evening. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Friday afternoon January 25th with Eld. David Norris…
Read MoreOBIT: Jimmye Key Chitwood, Age 86, Of Jasper, TN
Jimmye Key Chitwood Jimmye Key Chitwood age 86 of Jasper, TN and formerly of Carthage, TN, departed this world on January 18, 2018, five days shy of her 87th birthday. Jimmye was born January 23, 1931, as Jimmye Maxine Key. She was preceded in death by her parents Keeton and Lizzie Mae Key, sisters Joyce…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. George Nichols, Of Carthage
Mr. George Nichols of Carthage and a former resident of the Riddleton Community was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:15 a.m. Sunday morning January 21, 2018 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. Mr. Nichols was 65. Mr. Nichols is the son of the late Joe and Irene Nichols of the Riddleton Community. His…
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