Obit – Mrs. Helen Irene Davis
Mrs. Helen Irene Davis, age 89, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mrs. Davis was born August 23, 1935 in Flynn’s Lick, TN, a daughter of the late Armel Hamlet and Gertie Mai Tyree Hamlet. She married J.B. Davis on October 12, 1953 and he preceded her in death on July…
Read MoreSuspect in three county pursuit indicted by county’s grand jury
By Eddie West Staff Writer A woman who led officers on a high speed pursuit along Interstate 40 from Gordonsville into Davidson County has been indicted by the county’s grand jury on multiple charges, including kidnapping and reckless endangerment. Jaimea Anderson, 26, Knoxville, was indicted on three counts kidnapping, three counts reckless endangerment (deadly weapon…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/17/25
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Helen W. Birdwell Case#80CH1-2025-PR-2857 Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of March, 2025, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Helen W. Birdwell, Deceased, who died on the 26th day of February, 2025, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Rickey Angel
Mr. Rickey Angel, age 65 of the Turkey Creek Community, was pronounced deceased shortly arrival at 11:45 p.m. Saturday evening April 5, 2025 at the Highpoint Health – Riverview Emergency Room after being discovered unresponsive at the family’s Turkey Creek Highway home by his wife. The call for assistance to Smith County E-911 was received…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Richard Brown
Mr. Richard Brown of the Bradford Hill Community was discovered unresponsive at his Bradford Hill Road North home on Saturday morning. He was pronounced deceased at 4:43 a.m. Saturday morning April 12, 2025 shortly after arrival at the Highpoint Health – Riverview Emergency Room in Carthage with C. P. R. in progress. Mr. Brown was…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Herschel Coomer
Mr. Herschel Coomer age 87 of the Kempville Community, and formerly of Mesa, Arizona, died peacefully at 10:23 a.m. surrounded by his loving family at their Reece Hollow Road home on Cordell Hull Lake and was pronounced deceased by Highpoint Hospice of Gallatin at 11:01 a.m. Thursday morning April 10, 2025. Mr. Coomer was at…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Joyce Johnson
Longtime Tuckers Cross Roads Community resident, Ms. Joyce Johnson, made her heavenly transition at 7:36 a.m. Saturday morning April 12, 2025 with her family at her bedside at her Trousdale Ferry Pike home. She was under the care of Alive Hospice of Lebanon. Memorial services will be conducted on Thursday afternoon April 17th at 1…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Shannon Baker Bishop
Mrs. Shannon Baker Bishop of the Boulton Bend Community departed this life into eternity at 5:23 p.m. Thursday evening April 10, 2025 at the Saint Thomas Ascension Hospital Mid-Town where she was admitted March 10th at the age of 53 suffering from sepsis. Graveside services were conducted with her father James Lee Baker, delivering the…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Karol Stanley
Ms. Karol Stanley of the Smith Bend Community in Jackson County passed peacefully from this life into eternity at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning April 8, 2025 with her family at her bedside at their Rarick Lane home. She was pronounced deceased at 2:59 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been loving assisting her…
Read MoreLand purchase for new city hall in Carthage halted
By Eddie West Staff Writer Search for the location of a new city hall in Carthage continues. This comes as the city’s council halted plans to purchase a tract of land referred to as the “Stallings property”, located on the Carthage Bypass off Breezy Lane behind Walmart. It was during a special called meeting on…
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