STORM RESULTS IN SOME WIND DAMAGE
STORM RESULTS IN SOME WIND DAMAGE High winds resulted in downed trees and tree limbs and some property damage over the weekend. Damage was reported on Wilburn Hollow Road in the Dixon Springs community, as well as Nickajack Road, Pleasant Shade Highway and Sloan Branch Road in the Pleasant Shade community. A small barn or…
Read MoreSANTA SHOPPERS PROGRAM PICTURES
SANTA SHOPPERS PROGRAM PICTURES The Smith County Sheriff’s Department held its Santa Shoppers program last week. Law enforcement officers and staff from the sheriff’s department, Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville police departments and Tennessee Highway Patrol participated in the event. More than 100 children were taken on a shopping trip to Walmart. Channel 4’s Snowbird and…
Read MoreOUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GREETINGS & SANTA LETTERS
OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GREETINGS & SANTA LETTERS This weeks Courier includes our annual Christmas Greetings & Santa Letters section, featuring elementary, kindergarten, and daycare children’s letters to Santa. Many, many will make you smile, some will make you scratch your head in wonder, but all will delight. READ SANTA LETTERS IN THIS WEEKS COURIER
Read MoreOPERATION ‘SEASON’S GREETINGS’
OPERATION ‘SEASON’S GREETINGS’ Law Enforcement Officers Search for 47 Suspects Law enforcement agencies scanned the county Monday searching for 47 suspects wanted in connection with “Operation Season’s Greetings”, the latest Fifteenth Judicial District Drug Task Force undercover operation. Most of the suspects arrested and those still being sought face illegal drug sale charges. While the…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/22/16
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/22/16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing on a proposed annexation and on a plan of service therefore for property located at 288 Gordonsville Highway and the right-of-way of said highway fronting said property, will be held in Gordonsville City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Monday,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Kerr Woods Age 82, Of The Rawls Creek Community
Mr. Kerr Woods age 82, a farmer of the Rawls Creek Community, died at 7:28 a.m. Friday morning December 16, 2016 at his Rawls Creek Road farm. He had been under the care of High Point Hospice since November 17th and they pronounced him deceased at 9:34 a.m. Bro. Jimmy Gregory and Bro. Wayne Malone…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Neal Hackett, Age 90, Of Lock Seven
Mr. Neal Hackett, age 90, of Lock Seven, died Saturday evening, December 17, at Riverview Regional in Carthage. He is survived by: daughter, Lisa Anderson and husband Ricky of Difficult; sons, Michael Hackett and wife Beth of Nashville, Chad Hackett and wife Krissa of Lock Seven; sister, Mary Vance of Lock Seven; 8 grandchildren, Wendy…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Thelma Crawford White, Age 91, Of New Middleton, TN
Mrs. Thelma Crawford White, age 91, of New Middleton, TN passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Mrs. White was born September 25, 1925 in Smith County, TN, the daughter of the late Charlie Campbell Crawford and Susie Katherine “Kate” Mason. She was also preceded in death by Brothers; Glen Crawford, L.B. Crawford, and Billy…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Joyce Rash, Age 67, Of Carthage
Mrs. Joyce Rash, age 67, of Carthage, died Monday afternoon, December 12, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. She is survived by: husband Dennis Rash; mother, Helen Manuel of Barren Springs, Virginia,; children, Lee Rash and wife Melissa of Lebanon, Denise Agnew and husband Jason of Lebanon, Sarah Rash of Mt. Juliet; siblings, Betty Morehead…
Read MoreCOBLE: ROAD REPAIRS SLOWED BY EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS
COBLE: ROAD REPAIRS SLOWED BY EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS Mechanical breakdowns with county highway department equipment has led to a delay in repairs to some roads in the northwestern section of the county damaged by flooding earlier this year, according to Road Commissioner Steve Coble. The flood water damaged bridges and washed out sections of roadway in…
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