OBIT: Mrs. Pauline Bush York, Age 90, Of The Rome Community
Mrs. Pauline Bush York, age 90, a longtime resident of Dr. James Fisher Circle in the Rome Community, died at The Pavilion in Lebanon at 2:20 p.m. Friday afternoon March 31, 2017. She had made her home there since June 24, 2014 suffering from pulmonary lung disease. Mrs. York was at the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Christine Harrison McDonald, Age 98, Of Carthage, TN
Mrs. Christine Harrison McDonald, age 98, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Mrs. McDonald was born May 18, 1918 in Elmwood, TN, the daughter of the late Thomas Bransford Harrison and Bessie Mae Gibbs. She married Sam King McDonald on July 28, 1935 and he preceded her in death on February 26,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Larry Bowman, Age 59, Of Cookeville
Mr. Larry Bowman, a longtime resident of South Carthage and more recently a resident of Cookeville, died at 1:21 p.m. Thursday afternoon March 30, 2017 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The 59 year old was transferred by Life Flight on Tuesday evening March 28th following a single car accident at 387 Defeated…
Read MoreTBI: AMBER ALERT/CONFIRMED SIGHTING
AMBER Alert Update 6: Elizabeth Thomas The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed a sighting of the 15-year-old victim in an ongoing AMBER Alert, along with the 50-year-old man believed to have kidnapped her earlier this month. Late Thursday, after receiving information from a tip, investigators obtained surveillance images from a Walmart on East I-240…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Paul Hackett, Age 76 Of Tanglewood
Mr. Paul Hackett, Banking was central to the working life and legacy of Citizens Bank President Paul E. Hackett who passed peacefully from this life Friday morning March 31, 2017. Death came at 2:08 a.m. and he was at his Morris Drive home with his wife, daughter and granddaughter. He was pronounced deceased at 3:31…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Jack Mason, Age 70, Of Gordonsville, TN
Mr. Jack Mason, age 70, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Jack was born March 1, 1947 in the Mason Hollow of Smith County, TN, the son of the late John Washington Mason and Robbie Geneva Reed. He was also preceded in death by Brothers; James Ledford Mason, Michael Lynn “Speck” Mason,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Ruth Shoulders, Age 78, Of Tanglewood
Mrs. Ruth Shoulders, age 78 of the Tanglewood Community died at 5:22 a.m. Tuesday morning March 28, 2017 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage suffering from respiratory failure. She was admitted March 24th from the Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had made her home since July 8, 2016 suffering from dementia. Eld.…
Read More‘LITTLE MOE’ CAPTURED HEARTS, IMAGES OF GRANVILLE
‘LITTLE MOE’ CAPTURED HEARTS, IMAGES OF GRANVILLE Quaint Town Honors WWII G.I.s With ‘Memories of the 1940s’ A Ken Beck Feature A half-pint in stature but with a giant of a heart inside, 22-year old Vincent B. DeNardo arrived in Granville on July 4, 1943, one of a thousand G.I.s who trained in the area…
Read MoreECLIPSE: STARS/PLANETS VISIBLE DURING DAY
ECLIPSE: STARS/PLANETS VISIBLE DURING DAY Few people can say they have seen stars and planets during daylight hours. However, all Smith Countians will have the opportunity to witness such a spectacle when the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse occurs. Smith County is located along what is known as the path of totality for this summer’s…
Read MoreSHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT GOES DIGITAL
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT GOES DIGITAL The sheriff’s department is expected to transition from analogue to digital radio communications this week. While digital communication has been available to the sheriff’s department for several months, the department continued to communicate primarily by analogue means. A number of residents listen to sheriff’s department analogue radio communication through police scanners…
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