Obit – Mrs. Polly Dixon
Buffalo Community homemaker, Mrs. Polly Dixon, transitioned from her earthly journey to her heavenly home at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday morning November 6, 2024 at her Buffalo Road home with her family at her bedside. Mrs. Dixon was pronounced deceased by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston twenty days before her 92nd birthday. Mrs. Dixon was at the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Wayne Carver
A longtime farmer has died at the age of 69 following a brief battle with Adreno carcinoma. Mr. Wayne Carver of Carthage departed this life at 5:05 a.m. Saturday morning November 9, 2024 with his family at his bedside at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon where he was admitted under hospice care on…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Randy Lutrell Dillehay
Retired Lafayette businessman, Mr. Randy L. Dillehay, died at the age of 74 at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday afternoon November 6, 2024 at the Palace Care and Rehabilitation Center in Red Boiling Springs following an extended illness. Funeral services from the Lafayette Chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home were conducted Sundy afternoon November 10th with…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Daniel Hailey
Mr. Daniel Hailey, age 38 of the Hillsdale Community in Macon County was pronounced deceased at his Cumberland Lane home on Sunday evening November 3, 2024 at 10:55 p.m. He was transported to the Metro Medical Examiner Office in Nashville for anatomical examination. Mr. Hailey was released Tuesday morning November 5th to the Carthage Chapel…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Scottie Grisham
Mr. Scottie Grisham of the Turkey Creek Community was discovered unresponsive at 4:30 a.m. at the Spears Lane home of his sisters. He was pronounced deceased at the age of 57 at 6 a.m. at the Highpoint Health – Riverview Emergency Room on Wednesday morning November 4, 2024. Monday afternoon November 11th funeral services were…
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Read More$50 wheel tax approved
By Eddie West Staff Writer County commissioners have approved on final reading a resolution implementing a $50 wheel tax with funds benefiting the county highway department. More specifically, funds collected from the wheel tax are to be designated for county road improvement projects such as resurfacing. The second reading and final approval came during the…
Read MoreAbigail looking for permanent home
By Eddie West Staff Writer An ever increasing number of residents are finding a family is incomplete without a pet. In particular, dogs are becoming a family essential not only for playful interaction with youngsters and adults, but also companionship especially for individuals who may live alone. A family pet such as a dog can…
Read MoreCourthouse set to be focal point with grant
By Eddie West Staff Writer The Historic Smith County Courthouse in downtown Carthage is poised to make a return as a main focal point for the county with an extensive restoration project. Plans are to restore the historic courthouse to its stately manor along with the addition of new technologically advanced features. The project is…
Read MoreCROWN SLIPS AWAY
By Shea Haile Courier Sports CELINA — It was the fourth season in a row that the Gordonsville High Tigers football team and the Clay County High Bulldogs met in the regular season finale with the Region 4-1A crown on the line. Last Friday night in Celina, the Bulldogs mounted a furious fourth quarter comeback…
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