TRAFFIC FATALITIES AT 7 FOR YEAR
TRAFFIC FATALITIES AT 7 FOR YEAR Going into the final week of 2017, seven people have died on roadways within the county. The seventh fatality occurred on Monday, December 18, when David “Brad” West was killed in a single vehicle accident on Highway 25 in the Tanglewood community. Compared to 2016, 2017 traffic fatalities in…
Read MoreHWY 70 BLUFF PROJECT LOOMS
HWY 70 BLUFF PROJECT LOOMS While the state transportation department’s rock mitigation project on Highway 25 west of Carthage has been the topic of many recent conversations, it’s the bluff on Highway 70 in South Carthage which will be much debated in 2018. The state’s rock mitigation project for the bluff on the south end…
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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/28/17
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/28/17 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Upper Cumberland Development District’s Area Agency on Aging and Disability (AAAD) will receive sealed Proposals for the provision of Professional Nutrition Services (Home Delivered and Congregate meals). The AAAD contracts for services in the fourteen county region of the Upper Cumberland. The…
Read MoreSANTA DELIVERS – HWY 25 RE-OPENING EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT
SANTA DELIVERS – HWY 25 RE-OPENING EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT Santa delivered an early Christmas present for thousands of motorists who routinely travel Highway 25 west of Carthage. Detour barriers were removed and traffic began flowing from Carthage to Tanglewood, Thursday afternoon. It was the fourth attempt by the state transportation department to open the state…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. David “Brad” West Of The Riddleton Community
Mr. David “Brad” West of the Riddleton Community, died Monday morning, December 18, 2017 near 284 Dixon Springs Highway as the result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident. He was 68 and was pronounced dead at 9:21 a.m. at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. Smith County E-911 received the call for assistance…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Wilma Barber Bransford Johns, Age 87, Of Carthage
Ms. Wilma Barber Bransford Johns, age 87, of Carthage and formerly Lafayette, passed from this life on December 13, 2017, at Concordia Nursing and Rehabilitation of Smith County. She was born on March 10, 1930, in Macon County, TN to the late Earl Barber and Vida Jones Barber. Along with her parents, Wilma is…
Read MoreCLARENCE NIXON – LOCAL BUSINESSMAN PASSES
CLARENCE NIXON – LOCAL BUSINESSMAN PASSES Funeral services were held Monday for longtime Smith County businessman Clarence Edward Nixon. The Hickman resident passed away Thursday, December 14 at the age of 89. Nixon is noted for co-owning and operating the Nixon & Paschall General Merchandise Store which was operational in Hickman for several years. Nixon…
Read MoreGORDONSVILLE’S ‘KEEPER OF THE CROSS’
GORDONSVILLE’S ‘KEEPER OF THE CROSS’ A Ken Beck Feature In his basement in 1968, Southside Lions Club member Hollis Blair, 84, designed and built the 14-foottall lighted cross that stands as a beacon atop the Gordonsville water tank. He has been maintaining the cross ever since and estimates he has made the climb to the…
Read MoreSANTA LETTERS/CHRISTMAS GREETINGS SECTION THIS WEEK
The Carthage Courier’s annual Santa Letter & Christmas Greeting section is in this weeks Carthage Courier!!
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