OBIT: Mr. Donald Pharris, 80, Of Granville, TN
Funeral services for Mr. Donald Pharris, 80, of Granville, TN, will be held at 11 A.M. on Friday, November 3, 2017, at Anderson – Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Vinson Cemetery on Shepardsville Highway in Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4 P.M. –…
Read More1ST ROUND PLAYOFF GAMES – GHS/SCHS
1ST ROUND PLAYOFF GAMES – GHS/SCHS Smith County High’s Owl Stadium and Gordonsville High’s Turney Ford Field will both play host to at least one high school football game this season. Both the Smith Co. Owls (7-3) and Gordonsville Tigers (6-4) clinched their respective region titles last Friday night. The teams earned the right to…
Read MoreFORMER CITY CLERK PASSES
FORMER CITY CLERK PASSES Funeral services for a former longtime Carthage city employee were held Monday afternoon. Brenda McKinley, 66, was discovered deceased at her Ward Avenue East home in Carthage, Wednesday (Oct. 25) afternoon. McKinley was a 37 year employee with the city, retiring in May of 2015. As a city clerk, for years…
Read MoreANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE SUNDAY
ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE SUNDAY The annual Veterans Day parade will be held Sunday (November 5) in Carthage. The parade will begin at 2:30 p.m., with lineup starting at 2 p.m. The parade will travel along Main Street to the historic Smith County Courthouse, where a program will start at 3 p.m. This year’s guest…
Read More‘BLUFFED’ AGAIN – HWY 25 STILL CLOSED
‘BLUFFED’ AGAIN – HWY 25 STILL CLOSED State First Says Hwy 25 To Reopen, Decides Otherwise After setting three deadlines, state transportation department officials now say they don’t know when Highway 25 west of Carthage will reopen. The project is scheduled to be completed in May of next year and transportation officials now say they…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/02/17
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/02/17 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, SMITH COUNTY WHEREAS, Joshua Wilkins and Tiffany Reavis-Wilkins executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., Lender and Joseph B. Pitt, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated November 25, 2014 and…
Read MoreROAD WORK ON THE HWY 25 DETOUR OCT 31/NOV 6
ROAD WORK ON THE HWY 25 DETOUR OCT 31/NOV 6 From Smith County Road Commissioner Steve Coble: Tomorrow from 8:00 A.M until 2:30 P.M. Hartsville Pike will be shut down . It will be closed from the top of Massey Road to 263 Turkey Creek Highway. The highway department will be clipping shoulders and pushing…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Robert Nelson Smith, age 85, of Hickman, TN
Mr. Robert Nelson Smith, age 85, of Hickman, TN, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017. Mr. Nelson was born May 8, 1932 in the Sykes Community of Smith County, TN, the son of the late William Robert “Bill” Smith and Callie Hatton Agee Smith. He was also preceded in death by Brother; John Donald Smith. Mr.…
Read MoreFRIDAY NIGHT SCORES – OCT 27
FRIDAY NIGHT SCORES – OCT 27 GORDONSVILLE 27, CLAY CO. 14 FINAL SMITH CO. 39, GRUNDY CO. 0 FINAL
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Ronnie Oliver Boyd, Sr., Age 57 of Carthage, TN
Mr. Ronnie Oliver Boyd, Sr., age 57 of Carthage, TN, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017. Mr. Boyd was born August 17, 1960 in the Buffalo Valley Community of Putnam County, TN, the son of Mary Ann Woodard Boyd and the late John Oliver Boyd. Ronnie worked for Ken Lawrence Landscaping. He has had many, many…
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