Military vehicles, soldiers to fill downtown Saturday as maneuvers celebrated
By Eddie West Staff Writer Military vehicles, weapons, memorabilia, etc. will be on display during Saturday’s Tennessee Maneuvers Remembered event in downtown Carthage. The day long event recalls the maneuvers which took place in Smith County and other Middle Tennessee counties. In addition to featuring military artifacts, period re-enactors will participate in the event. Also, various…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/01/25
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Wilma Dean Evitts Price Case#80CH1-2025-PR-2854 Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of April, 2025, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Wilma Dean Evitts Price, Deceased, who died on the 12th day of February, 2025, were issued to the undersigned by…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Tommie Jean Clemons
Mrs. Tommie Jean Clemons age 94, a homemaker of Carthage, was called to her heavenly home of eternal rest with her family at her bedside at 6:24 a.m. on Tuesday morning April 22, 2025 at the Highpoint Health-Riverview Medical Center in Carthage. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted on…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Leila Anne Howard
Mrs. Leila Anne Howard age 74 of South Carthage lost her earthly battle, but had earned an eternal home with God and the reuniting with her husband, parents, and sister, whom she loved so much and were dearly missed by her. Mrs. Howard was pronounced deceased with family at her bedside at 10:35 a.m. Monday…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Danny Andrews
Mr. Danny Andrews, age 75 of Lebanon, departed this life at his Crowell Lane home at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday evening April 23, 2025 with his family at his bedside. He was pronounced deceased by Alive Hospice of Lebanon at 11:06 p.m. They had been assisting the family with his care. Mr. Andrews was suffering from…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jerry Coker
Mr. Jerry Coker of the Rock City Community was pronounced deceased at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday evening April 23, 2025 at the age of 57 shortly after arrival at the Highpoint Health-Riverview Emergency Room in Carthage after being discovered unresponsive by his wife at their Lebanon Highway home. Eld. Barney Allison and Bro. Mike Turnipseed officiated…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Velma Beth Martin
Mrs. Velma Beth Martin, age 60, of the Popes Hill Community in Smith County, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Mrs. Martin was born March 24, 1965 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late William Riley Bates and Marion Star Maynard Bates. She married Jerry Lynn Martin and he preceded her in…
Read MoreFire destroys residence; former store building saved
By Eddie West Staff Writer Fire destroyed a house in the Elmwood community, last week. However, firemen were able to save a historical community grocery building located a couple of feet away from the blaze. The fire was reported at 7:19 p.m., Wednesday (April 16), at a residence located only a couple of feet to the…
Read MoreNew CEO at DTC Communications
DTC Communications is pleased to announce the appointment of Kasey Krueger as the new Chief Executive Officer of the cooperative. With over a decade of senior leadership experience in the telecommunications industry, Krueger most recently served as Assistant CEO at Pioneer Communications in Ulysses, Kansas. His previous roles included Director of Marketing and Chief Customer…
Read MoreLaw elected bank’s Chairman of Board
The Board of Directors of Citizens Bank have announced the election of Johnny Law as Chairman of the Board effective with their board meeting of February 18. Law joined Citizens Bank in November of 1987 and has served as President and CEO since the passing of former President and CEO Paul Hackett in 2017. Walter…
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