Obit – Mr. Don Coldwater Jr.
Joliet, Illinois native, Mr. Don Coldwater Jr. of the Defeated Creek Community was pronounced deceased on Thursday afternoon May 15, 2025 at 4:49 p.m. at the TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 64 after suffering an apparent heart attack at his Harris Hollow Road home on Tuesday morning May 13th. He…
Read MoreObit – Mr. K.C. Lackey
Wilson County native and Carthage resident, Mr. K. C. Lackey, was pronounced deceased at the Alive Hospice Residence in Murfreesboro on Monday May 12, 2025 at the age of 70. Funeral services from the Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home in Lebanon were conducted by Tom Grant and Bro. Todd Lackey on Friday afternoon May 16th…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Fonda White
A South Carthage homemaker, Mrs. Fonda White, died peacefully with her caregiver Tonya Parker present at her Hazel Drive home. She was pronounced deceased at 1:12 p.m. Monday afternoon May 12, 2025 by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Mrs. White was 66. Mrs. White was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and to comply…
Read MoreObit – Chad Edward Dickens
Chad Edward Dickens went to his heavenly home on May 1st, 2025 at 3:15 pm at the home of his brother Mike Kemp after a long hard battle with cancer surrounded by family members. He was 46. Chad was under the excellent care of Highpoint Hospice. Chad was born on May 22nd, 1978 at the…
Read MoreObit – Bobby D. Brown
Bobby D. Brown, (Dale) age 73, passed away April 25, 2025 at his residence in Murfreesboro, TN. He was a native of Dillards Creek and an electrical engineer with Smith Seckman Reid (SSR) until his retirement. He was currently associated with DFH Services. Dale was preceded in death by his parents, John Marshall and Anna…
Read MoreFifteen year old eludes police in stolen vehicle through three counties before pursuit ends
By Eddie West Staff Writer A 15 year old male subject wearing a black mask was taken into custody after attempting to evade law enforcement authorities in a stolen vehicle in three counties. The youth’s temporary flight came to an end on Highway 70/Lebanon Highway in South Carthage near the entrance to the wastewater treatment plant…
Read MoreGraduation: Class of 2025
Smith County High School Friday, May 16, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. Gordonsville High School Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. PICK UP A COURIER FOR THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL GRADUATION SECTION
Read MoreGordonsville Tigerettes Softball / Tigers Baseball
SOFTBALL Thursday, May 1, 2025 Tigerettes 12, Red Boiling Springs 0 Monday, May 5, 2025 Tigerettes 9, Clay Co. 0 Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – District 7A Championship Tigerettes 7, Clay Co. 1 Monday, May 12, 2025 – Region 4A Semifinal Tigerettes 13, East Robertson 0 BASEBALL Friday, May 9, 2025 – Region 4A…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/15/25
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Shelby Gregory Case#80CH1-2025-PR-2868 Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of April, 2025, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Shelby Gregory, Deceased, who died on the 20th day of February, 2025, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Frances Barton Williams
Saved at the age of 13 at the Union Missionary Baptist Church under the preaching of the late F. L. Ray, Mrs. Frances Barton Williams, age 94 of the Difficult Community, made her transition from her earthly journey to her permanent heavenly home to join her husband and other family members and friends for all…
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