FLORIDA BOUND
FLORIDA BOUND Senior League All Stars Take State, Earn Trip To Region Tournament The Smith County Senior League All Stars claimed the state title last week in the state tournament at New Tazewell. Smith Co. tallied wins against Murfreesboro, New Tazewell and Madison Co. to earn a trip to Tampa, Florida for a chance to…
Read MorePAVILION RESIDENT CELEBRATES 100
PAVILION RESIDENT CELEBRATES 100 At 100 years old, Irene Frank can still skillfully play tunes on the harmonica. In addition to playing the harmonica, Frank can recite traditional folk rhymes from her youth and sing folk songs learned years ago. Originally from Mulberry Grove, Illinois, Frank is a resident of The Carthage Pavilion where she…
Read MoreNEW PRINCIPALS AT SEVERAL SCHOOLS
NEW PRINCIPALS AT SEVERAL SCHOOLS Many students returning to school in two weeks will be greeted by a new principal. There are typically a couple of principal changes each year, but for the 2017-2018 school year there are new principals at five schools. Here’s a list of principals and assistant principals for the upcoming school…
Read MoreHWY 25 WORK ON SCHEDULE
HWY 25 WORK ON SCHEDULE Construction work which will lead to the re-opening of Highway 25 is on schedule, according to the state’s department of transportation. The highway is expected to re-open “on or before August 1”, according to community relations officer Kathryn Schultz. The state road has been closed between Tanglewood and Carthage since…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/20/17
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/20/17 Foreclosure Notice Default having been made in the terms, conditions and payments made and provided for in the Deed of Trust dated November 30, 2016 and executed by CHRISTIAN M. WALKER to James L. Bass, Trustee, which is of record in Record Book 314, Page 57,…
Read MoreOBIT: Alva Bennett Ledbetter, Age 85, Of Lebanon
Alva Bennett Ledbetter, age 85 of Lebanon, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Southern Manor Assisted Living Center. A native of Smith County, Tennessee, she was born to the late Jess Bennett and Mattie Belle Ray Bennett. Mrs. Ledbetter was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lebanon. Besides…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Ethel Jones Huddleston, Age 95, Of Silver Point, TN
Mrs. Ethel Jones Huddleston, age 95, of the of Silver Point, TN, and formerly of the Wolf Creek Community of Dekalb County, TN, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Mrs. Ethel was born April 5, 1922 in Smith County, TN, the daughter of the late Lewis Calvin Jones and Maggie Lou Jones. She was also…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Hugh Guffey, Age 76, Of Kenny’s Bend
Mr. Hugh Guffey, age 76 of the Kenny’s Bend Community at Rock City died under the care of High Point Hospice at 12:23 p.m. Monday afternoon July 10, 2017 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted July 7th, suffering from respiratory health problems. Eld. Dewey Dyer officiated at the 3 p.m. Thursday…
Read MoreMAN CHARGED WITH METH MANUFACTURING
MAN CHARGED WITH METH MANUFACTURING A Carthage man faces promotion of methamphetamine manufacture following an investigation conducted by the sheriff’s department. The investigation began when Sheriff Steve Hopper and Sgt. Dusty Hailey went to Mark Justin Robertson’s residence at Phelps Court to serve a criminal warrant for violation of parole. During the investigation, police alleged…
Read MoreSECOND BURGLARY SUSPECT JAILED
SECOND BURGLARY SUSPECT JAILED A second individual wanted in connection with a high dollar residential burglary in the New Middleton community is now in the county jail. Benjamin Charles Lee, 27, Smithville, was released from the Wilson County jail on Thursday. Lee was released to the Smith County Sheriff’s Department charged with theft of property,…
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