Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/12/24
Public Notice The Smith County Board of Education will have the monthly board meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at the Smith County Board of Education, 126 SCMS Lane, Carthage, Tennessee. ______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Smith County Government will be accepting Sealed Bids for Senior Nutrition Program. The bid should include food and non-food items. A bid packet is available at the Smith County Finance Offi ce…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Sue Pettross Woosley
Longtime Tanglewood Community resident, Mrs. Sue Pettross Woosley age 87, was pronounced deceased at 6:40 p.m. Friday evening December 6, 2024 under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Lebanon at The Pavilion in Lebanon where she had made her home since November 21, 2018. Private graveside services will be conducted with Mike Bounds officiating. Burial…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Erline White
The angels in heaven are rejoicing with the welcoming home of Mrs. Erline White, age 77, of the Stonewall Community. She was pronounced deceased at 9:22 a.m. Monday morning December 2, 2024 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with her family at her bedside. She was airlifted to the facility after suffering what…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jeff Knox Sr.
Mr. Jeff Knox Sr. of the Brush Creek Community passed peacefully at the St. Thomas Mid-Town Hospital in Nashville at 7:24 p.m. Tuesday evening December 3, 2024 where he was undergoing cardiac care. Mr. Knox was 71. Cremations arrangements were made at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and he was cremated at the…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Brandi Lane
Ms. Brandi Lane of the Brush Creek Community was pronounced deceased at the age of 33 at the Highpoint Health – Sumner in Gallatin at 8:14 a.m. Saturday morning November 30, 2024 where she was admitted from Highpoint Health – Riverview on November 21st in respiratory distress. Ms. Lane was at the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Bettye Gwaltney Wills
Mrs. Bettye Gwaltney Wills of the Hickman community passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2024. She had made her home at the Carthage Pavilion since November 23, 2016. Born Bettye Catherine Gwaltney on September 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Fred H. Gwaltney who died December 31, 1994, at the age…
Read MoreObit – Mr. James Willard “Jim” Fuller
Mr. James Willard ‘Jim’ Fuller, age 91 of Cabot, AR., died December 3, 2024 at Smith County Health and Rehab in Carthage, TN, where he had lived since August 17, 2023. He was a son of William Coy Fuller who died May 23, 1996, at age 91, and Hazel Nipper Fuller who died July 02,…
Read MoreObit – Sharon Suzanne Shoopman
Sharon Suzanne Shoopman, aged 60, of Carthage, Tennessee, passed away on November 22, 2024. Born on October 11, 1964, Sharon was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and a cherished member of her community. She was married to her beloved husband, Johnny Shoopman, for 34 wonderful years. Sharon is survived by her two children, Corey Shoopman…
Read MoreSouth Carthage house searched
By Eddie West Staff Writer Multiple drugs were located by law enforcement authorities after a search warrant was executed at a South Carthage residence. The search warrant was obtained when a sheriffs department K-9 unit officer learned illegal drugs were allegedly being sold at the residence. Multiple officers with the sheriffs department and Carthage Police Department…
Read MoreCharges in three county pursuit
By Eddie West Staff Writer A woman faces multiple charges, including kidnapping and reckless endangerment, following a lengthy pursuit which began in Gordonsville and ended in Davidson County. While on patrol in the Gordonsville area, sheriffs department K-9 officer Sgt. Junior Fields attempted to stop a 2007 Nissan Altima, which the woman was driving, at the…
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