POULTRY FARM FIRE: DEVASTATING LOSS
POULTRY FARM FIRE: DEVASTATING LOSS A farm which breeds poultry sustained a devastating loss when a large barn housing thousands of chickens was destroyed by fire. Scores of various breeds were lost in the blaze. Firemen were dispatched to Poultry Hollow Farm, located in the Wilkerson Hollow off Bradford Hill Road, in the early morning…
Read MoreSHOOTING SUSPECT MAKES SECOND COURT APPEARANCE
SHOOTING SUSPECT MAKES SECOND COURT APPEARANCE Wife Remains Hospitalized A preliminary hearing for a Grant area man involved in three shooting incidents has been rescheduled for January. Meanwhile, one of the victims in the shooting, the suspect’s wife, remained hospitalized, last week. Stacye Lee Nash, 55, a resident of Tribble Lane, was charged with one…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/14/17
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/14/17 NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Lu, Inc. PROJECT NO.: 98302-4101-04 CONTRACT NO.: CNQ151 COUNTY: Smith The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make final settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to file claims…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Bobby Phillips, Of Chestnut Mound
Former Smith County educator Mr. Bobby Phillips of Chestnut Mound was pronounced dead at 3:22 p.m. Monday afternoon December 4, 2017 at the Cookeville Regional Medical. He died peacefully in his sleep at his West Walton Circle home. Memorial services are scheduled to be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon December 16th from the…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Raymond “Flat” Smith, Of The Russell Hill Community
Mr. Raymond “Flat” Smith, a retired self-employed truck driver of the Russell Hill Community, died at the age of 94 on Sunday evening December 4, 2017 at 10:59 p.m. at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Funeral services from the Red Boiling Springs Chapel of Anderson and Son Funeral Home were conducted Wednesday afternoon December 6th…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Charley Litherland, Of Lafayette
Mr. Charley Litherland of Lafayette died at 3:22 a.m. Thursday morning December 7, 2017 at Cura Health Center in Nashville at the age of 73. Graveside services will be conducted with his Pastor, Pastor Gary Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Ridgewood Cemetery. At presstime the hour and day of the service had…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Sammy Rigsby, Age 71, Of Elmwood
Mr. Sammy Rigsby An Elmwood Community resident and Vietnam veteran, Mr. Sammy Rigsby, was pronounced dead at Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage at 10:24 a.m. Thursday morning December 7, 2017. He suffered an apparent heart attack while working with his equipment in the Turkey Creek Community. He was 71. Bro. Tracy Symoens…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Gloria Jean Hawkins, Age 71, Of The Ferguson Hollow
Mrs. Gloria Jean Hawkins, age 71, of the Ferguson Hollow in Clubb Springs, TN, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Mrs. Hawkins was born April 24, 1946 in Margaretville, NY, the daughter of the late Fredrick Arthur Haynes and Adeline Helen Lyons. She married David Paul Hawkins on May 3, 1986. Mrs. Hawkins worked for…
Read MoreGRAND JURY RETURNS SEALED INDICTMENTS
GRAND JURY RETURNS SEALED INDICTMENTS Theft, Drug Fraud, Exploitation The county’s grand jury met Monday and returned 57 indictments. Thirteen of those indictments were sealed, Tuesday morning. Indictments include: Dakota Shane Caraker, 20, Pleasant Shade—possession of drug paraphernalia. Tana Shephard, 63, Pleasant Shade, assault. Richard Evans, 21, Carthage—simple possession of schedule VI drug, marijuana. Nicholas B.…
Read MoreGRANVILLE GUSSIES UP FOR CHRISTMAS,1940’S STYLE
GRANVILLE GUSSIES UP FOR CHRISTMAS,1940’S STYLE A Ken Beck Feature For those yearning for a bit of an old-time Christmas, a sentimental journey to tiny Granville will fulfill that portion of your wish list quite nicely. Cozied up to the Cumberland River, this peaceful Jackson County hamlet gets a makeover this season of year. The…
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