Maneuvers event Saturday
By Eddie West Staff Writer Downtown Carthage will be filled Saturday with exhibits, military vehicles and activities as the Tennessee Maneuvers Remembered event will take place. Held in recognition of the World War II maneuvers which took place in Smith County and around Middle Tennessee, the event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All…
Read MoreRace For Jordan Saturday
By Eddie West Staff Writer Hundreds of participants are expected for Saturday’s (May 2) annual Race For Jordan 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run. The event takes place each year in the Turkey Creek community at the Cordell Hull Dam site located on Corps Lane off Turkey Creek Highway. This will mark the 23rd year the event…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/30/26
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Phyllis J. Paschal Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2940 Notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of April, 2026, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Phyllis J. Paschal, Deceased, who died on the 2nd day of February, 2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Beverly Dillehay Dennis
Mrs. Beverly Dillehay Dennis age 78 of the Tanglewood Community peacefully entered into eternal rest at 12:54 a.m. Monday morning April 20th at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had been receiving care since March 12th. Eld. Stephen Farley Brooks officiated at the 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon April 22nd funeral…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Grace Ferrell Hobbs
A precious soul has departed this life peacefully and is basking in the fields of glory with her family who have gone on before. Mrs. Grace Ferrell Hobbs was pronounced deceased at 4:12 p.m. Wednesday afternoon April 22, 2026 with her two children at her bedside at the TriStar Stonecrest Medical Center in Smyrna where…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ron Roeker
Life’s journey ended for Mr. Ron Roeker of the Hickman Community at 11:17 a.m. Thursday morning April 23, 2026 at the Highpoint-Health- Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted at 2:33 a.m. that morning and passed from complications of pneumonia. Mr. Roeker was 76. Mr. Roeker is at the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Cheryl Beckstead
Mrs. Cheryl Beckstead, a homemaker of the Brush Creek Community, received the reward of her heavenly life with Jesus at 5:18 a.m. Monday morning April 20, 2026 with all her family present with her. Graveside services were conducted by her pastor, Bro. Brian Armstrong, on Tuesday morning April 21st at 11 a.m. at the Ridgewood…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Chelsea Elizabeth Pirtle
Chelsea Elizabeth Pirtle, age 24, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026. Ms. Pirtle was born October 3, 2001 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of Wesley David Pirtle and Tara Lynn Runnells Pirtle. She was preceded in death by Grandmothers; Flora “Flo” Mabery Runnells and Ginger Duchow Pirtle. Ms. Pirtle was a…
Read More25/26 Elementary All-County Teams
2025-2026 All-County teams announced in this week’s Courier
Read MoreWork was ‘inspection’ of South Carthage bluff — TDOT says
By Eddie West Staff Writer An “inspection” conducted by a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crew took place at a section of Highway 70 in South Carthage long eyed as a potential rock (bluff) mitigation project. “Crews are inspecting this area, resulting in intermittent lane closures,” a TDOT spokesperson said, Wednesday. The lane closures took place…
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