Obit – Robby Dale Robertson
Robby Dale Robertson – age 62 of Pleasant Shade passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026. He was preceded in death by father, Andrew Jackson Robertson. Dale is survived by wife of 31 years, Barbara Ann Cummings Robertson; mother, Lori Robertson Buttles; daughters, Michelle (Robby) Napier and Misty Dawn Woodard; grandchildren, Destiny House, Dustin Allen,…
Read MoreProperty values up dramatically
By Eddie West Staff Writer Property values within the county continue to increase at a dramatic rate. Some residents were alarmed by the increase after receiving their 2026 property reappraisals through the mail. Countywide, the average increase was 38 percent, said Assessor of Property Terry Collins, noting overall the value of land increased at a greater…
Read MoreGHS PLANTS FLAG AT STATE
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — The first ever sanctioned TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) girls flag football state tournaments will include the Gordonsville High School Lady Tigers (16-1). Big Blue clinched a spot in the Class A eight team tournament. The girls flag football state tournament games will be hosted at Murfreesboro’s Richard…
Read MoreMR. BASEBALL FINALIST; Gordonsville’s Bennett selected among 1A elite
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — Gordonsville baseball’s all-time strikeout leader is adding another accolade as the Tigers’ senior pitcher Colton Bennett has been named a Class 1A Mookie Betts Mr. Baseball finalists. East Tennessee State signee Bennett, who holds the state’s record for no-hitters, was named a finalist last week along with Coalfield’s Jackson…
Read MoreREGION BUSINESS; Tigers run-rule 4-1A foes Trousdale, Jackson
By Shea Haile Courier Sports SOUTH CARTHAGE — It was an all District 8-1A affair as the Gordonsville High Tigers baseball team and the Trousdale County Yellow Jackets battled for the Region 4-1A title. The Tigers plated eight runs in the first two innings en route to an eventual 11-1 victory last Saturday evening at Crump…
Read MoreREGION BUSINESS; Owls topple Marion, Sequatchie for crown
By Terry Collins Courier Sports CARTHAGE — The Smith County High Owls baseball team faced off against Sequatchie County last Saturday morning for the Region 3-2A championship game in Carthage. The winner of this game would host a two out of three sectional series while the loser went to the losers bracket. Smith Co. won the…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/14/26
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Philip G. Claywell Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2943 Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of May, 2026, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Philip G. Claywell, Deceased, who died on the 10th day of March, 2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jimmy Key
A kind and soft-spoken Southern Gentleman, Mr. Jimmy Key of Carthage, entered into eternal rest with his loving family at his side at 5:59 p.m. Friday evening May 8, 2026 at the Highpoint – Health Riverview with Ascension Saint Thomas in Carthage where he was admitted May 4th being treated for pneumonia. Mr. Key was…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jim “Flash” Hays
Mr. Jim, better known as “Flash”, Hays age 72 of the Funns Branch Community and longtime Nashville resident, departed this life at 2:24 a.m. Sunday morning May 3, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he was admitted February 12, 2026. The 1 p.m. graveside funeral services were conducted by…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Clarence (Junior) Davis Jr.
Mr. Clarence (Junior) Davis Jr. of the Brush Creek Community departed this life at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital on Saturday afternoon May 9, 2026 at the age of 71. He was admitted May 4th to the medical facility. Mr. Davis is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his memorial services were…
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