OBIT: Longtime Dillards Creek Community Homemaker, Mrs. Alice Dickens
Longtime Dillards Creek Community homemaker, Mrs. Alice Dickens, died at 11:59 p.m. Thursday evening June 1, 2017 at the Mabry Health Care in Gainesboro at the age of 69. She had made her home there since December 12, 2013. Mrs. Dickens suffered from diabetes. Eld. Anthony Dixon officiated at the 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon June…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: HWY 25 CLOSED – TDOT UPDATE
Highway 25 has been closed indefinitely due to falling rock this afternoon. UPDATE 2: FROM TDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY – SR 25 in Carthage Closed at Rockfall Mitigation Site Roadway will be re-opened on or before August 1, 2017 CARTHAGE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation has closed SR 25 in Carthage at the…
Read MoreTORNADO STRIKES WESTERN SECTION OF COUNTY
TORNADO STRIKES WESTERN SECTION OF COUNTY Tornado strong winds swept through the Hiwassee community, Wednesday (May 24). High winds and hail struck around noon, downing trees and tree limbs and causing property damage. On the Joe Massey farm, a shed was blown down. A tractor, cattle trailer and truck escaped without damage. The winds ripped…
Read MoreINFO SOUGHT IN BURGLARIES
INFO SOUGHT IN BURGLARIES The sheriff’s department is investigating a series of auto burglaries which occurred in the Tanglewood community. Individuals went through vehicles in the Morris and Hackett subdivisions, located off Highway 25. Cash and two handguns were among the items reported missing. The burglaries occurred overnight on Monday, May 22, and Tuesday, May…
Read MoreTIGERS ROAR WITH FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE
TIGERS ROAR WITH FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE Program’s Second Consecutive State Trip Comes Up 1 Step Shy Of Class A Title Game The Gordonsville Tigers baseball team saw their season came to an end with a loss to Loretto last Thursday afternoon at Murfreesboro Riverdale in the Class A state tourney semifinals. The Big Blue ended…
Read MoreTRAFFIC LANE TO CLOSE AS PROJECT PROGRESSES
TRAFFIC LANE TO CLOSE AS PROJECT PROGRESSES Motorists can expect additional delays at the Highway 25 rock mitigation construction project. While blasting is taking place, the state highway is sometimes closed for brief periods. The blasting takes place weekdays around mid-day where the bluff is being scaled back on the north side of the state…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Bill Reynolds, Age 80, Of Grant
Mr. Bill Reynolds, age 80, a resident of the Grant Community for over twenty six years, died peacefully at 12:25 p.m. Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 at the St. Thomas Mid-Town Hospital in Nashville where he was admitted May 22nd. Memorial services were conducted by his grandson, Bro. Rocky Cowell, on Thursday evening June 1st…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/01/17
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/01/17 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated October 5, 2009, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded October 7, 2009, in Book No. 213,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Kenneth “Q-Ball” McCarter, Age 75 Of Hartsville, TN
Mr. Kenneth “Q-Ball” McCarter, age 75 of Hartsville, TN passed away Friday morning, May 26, 2017. Mr. Kenneth McCarter was born March 14, 1942, the son of the late Dewey Elmore and Nellie Josie Evans McCarter. Also preceding him in death are his brothers, Harold, Richard and Junior Fay McCarter and a grandson Brandon Yates.…
Read MoreOBIT: Ms. Angel Summer Brawner, age 31, Carthage Native
Ms. Angel Summer Brawner, age 31, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Ms. Brawner was born April 7, 1986 in Carthage, TN, the daughter of Timothy Joe Gibbs and Cynthia Jean Sutton. She was a 2004 graduate of Red Boiling Springs High School. Ms. Brawner is survived by her Daughter; Isabelle Lucille Bennett. Mother;…
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