OBIT: Mrs. Anita Sircy, Age 75, Of Rawls Creek
Mrs. Anita Sircy, age 75, of Rawls Creek, died Friday morning, January 27, at Riverview Regional in Carthage. She is survived by: husband, Ray Sircy; 2 children, Mike Sircy and wife Martina of Rawls Creek, Ashley Massey and husband Russell of Rawls Creek; 6 sisters, Bobbye York of Monoville, Robbie Overstreet and husband George William…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Billy Enoch, Age 62, Of Brush Creek
Mr. Billy Enoch, age 62, of Brush Creek, died Saturday morning, January 28, at Riverview Regional in Carthage. He is survived by: daughters, Tracy Shafer and husband Scott of Turkey Creek, Crystal Enoch and Cody O’Regan of Granville, Jennifer Poindexter and husband Dewayne of Cookeville; 3 grandchildren, Derrick Schafer and wife Danielle; Alexis Tisdale, Kara…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Bobbie Jewell Woodard Bennett, Age 81, Of Lebanon, TN
Mrs. Bobbie Jewell Woodard Bennett, age 81, of Lebanon, TN passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Mrs. Bennett was born December 27, 1935 in the Buffalo Valley Community of Smith County, TN, the daughter of the late Buck Woodard and Gracie Medley. She married Billy B. Bennett and he preceded her in death on…
Read More2017 SMITH COUNTY ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
2017 SMITH COUNTY ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Charles Ray Kelley, Age 83, Of Popes Hill
Mr. Charles Ray Kelley, of the Popes Hill Community died at 1:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon January 26, 2017 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where he was admitted Sunday January 22nd being treated for pneumonia. Mr. Kelley was 83. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Sunday afternoon…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Lonnie “Doc” Horton, Age 90, Of Tanglewood
Mr. Lonnie “Doc” Horton, age 90, of Tanglewood, died Thursday morning, January 26, at Riverview Regional Medical Center. He is survived by: wife, Edna Horton; 2 step-sons, Donald Thomas and wife Mary of Powell, Wyoming and Carl Caler of Texarkana, Arkansas; sister, Rose Horne of Benton, Arkansas; 7 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Friends and family will…
Read MoreTHP ARREST 3 ON DRUG CHARGES
THP ARREST 3 ON DRUG CHARGES Three people face drug-related charges after being stopped on Interstate 40 in Smith County by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper. Trooper Jason Cobble stopped the vehicle the three were traveling in for speeding on Tuesday night of last week. After approaching the vehicle, Trooper Cobble “smelled an odor of…
Read MoreREPLOGLE PLACES FIRST
REPLOGLE PLACES FIRST Smith County native Jay Replogle placed first in last Tuesday night’s “Forged in Fire” series which airs on the History Channel. Replogle beat three competitors for a $10,000 cash prize. A blacksmith/bladesmith, Jay Replogle is a 2002 Smith County High School graduate who now lives in Sparta. Replogle had to make a…
Read MoreSHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT MAKES DRUG ARRESTS
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT MAKES DRUG ARRESTS A man and woman, who told a sheriff’s department deputy they were resting beside a road, face multiple drug-related charges. Deputy Dakota Hunter was dispatched to the area of Kemp Bottom Road in the Defeated community after a concerned resident reported a vehicle parked along the roadway with two individuals…
Read MoreZINC MINE WORK ON SCHEDULE
ZINC MINE WORK ON SCHEDULE Work to re-start production at Nyrstar’s Middle Tennessee Mines (Gordonsville, Carthage and Elmwood) is on schedule, according to company officials. In December of 2015, operations at the three mines were halted because of a decline in the price of zinc. In October of 2016, company officials announced plans for “ore…
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