Obit – Mrs. Hazel Gregory
Mrs. Hazel Gregory age 75, a homemaker of the Tanglewood Community, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Highpoint Health-Riverview Regional Medical Center Emergency Room in Carthage at 12:21 p.m. Saturday afternoon March 22, 2025 after a call for assistance to Smith County E-911 was received at 11:42 a.m. from the family’s Taylor Street home.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Derek Myers
Mr. Derek Myers was discovered unresponsive at his Smith Lane farm home on Thursday morning and was pronounced deceased at 6:32 a.m. March 27, 2025 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center Emergency Room at the age of 34. Mr. Myers is at the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his funeral services will be…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Teresa Mayo Waldran
Mrs. Teresa Mayo Waldran age 78 of Madison transitioned from her earthly journey to her eternal abode at the Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville at 9 p.m. Thursday evening March 27, 2025. She was admitted there on Tuesday March 25th from the Satin Thomas Mid-Town Hospital where she was being treated for cancer. Public graveside…
Read MoreObit – Linda Agee Little
Linda Agee Little, our wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the age of 83 in Crossville, TN. Born on May 3, 1941, in Smith County, TN, Linda is the daughter of Fred Floyd Agee and Emma Frances (Gwaltney) Agee of Brush Creek, who preceded her. Linda left an…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Frances Williams Maynard
Mrs. Frances Williams Maynard, age 89, of Lebanon, TN, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Mrs. Maynard was born July 27, 1935 a daughter of the late Charlie Williams and Elizabeth Parker Williams. She married James Howard “Jimmy” Maynard on August 5, 1955 and he preceded her in death on December 15, 2015. She…
Read MoreObit – Alice Read Ligon Dalton
Alice Read Ligon Dalton passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in Carthage, Tennessee, “Baby Alice” lived a life marked by dedication to her family, her faith, and her love of learning. Alice graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1955 and married Martin L. Dalton, Jr., MD, on…
Read MoreCouncil votes to buy land for new city hall
By Eddie West Staff Writer Purchase of a tract of land along the Carthage Bypass, intended for a new Carthage city hall, has been approved. With a tie-breaking vote from the town’s mayor, the Carthage City Council approved a motion to purchase seven acres of land at $700,000, intended for the project. Purchase of the land…
Read MoreGordonsville Tigerettes Softball/Tigers Baseball
SOFTBALL Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Tigerettes 10, Clay Co. 0 Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Tigerettes 7, Upperman 0 Monday, April 14, 2025 Tigerettes 2, Smyrna 1 BASEBALL Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Tigers 7, Clay Co. 0 Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Tigers 11, Clay Co. 0 Thursday, April 10, 2025 Lebanon 14, Tigers 2 …
Read MoreSmith Co. Lady Owls Softball/Owls Baseball
SOFTBALL No games BASEBALL Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Owls 11, Monterey 1 Saturday, April 12, 2025 Upperman 2, Owls 1 READ MORE COVERAGE AND STORIES IN COURIER SPORTS
Read MoreMan injured after falling into a dumpster on Highway 70
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man is recovering after accidentally falling into a dumpster at one of the county’s convenience sites, Friday afternoon. The county’s rescue squad and ambulance service were dispatched to the Popes Hill convenience site located on Highway 70 just east of the Rock City community. Shortly after 1 p.m., emergency personnel…
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