Obit – Mr. Donnie Smith
Mr. Donnie Smith age 59 of the Defeated Creek Community was discovered unresponsive at his Lakeside Drive home on Friday afternoon. Donnie was pronounced deceased at 4:40 p.m. September 6, 2024 at the Highpoint Health – Riverview Emergency Room. His former pastor Bro. Tim Miles assisted by Bro. Tim Frank officiated at the Thursday afternoon…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Bea Davis
52-year-old Mrs. Bea Davis, of the McClures Bend Community, was pronounced deceased at 4:44 p.m. Friday afternoon September 13, 2024 from complications following open heart surgery. She was a patient at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where she was admitted August 31st. Funeral services were conducted from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ren Coker
Mr. Ren Coker of Cookeville was pronounced deceased at the age of 27 at 9:05 a.m. Sunday morning September 8, 2024 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center Emergency Room after being discovered unresponsive earlier that morning at his Choate Cemetery Road home. Edward L. Anderson officiated at the 3 p.m. Fridy afternoon September 13th funeral…
Read MoreObit – Retired MSGT. John Bransford “Peck” Smith
Retired MSGT. John Bransford “Peck” Smith, age 86, of Chestnut Mound, TN, passed away September 14, 2024. He was born in Robertson County, Tennessee on May 14, 1938, to Hershel and Hazel Smith. Growing up farming, he learned the value of hard work and the many strong morals and values he would live and teach…
Read MoreROME BRIDGE CLOSURE DELAYED
Due to the forecasted rain, this weekend’s full closure of the Rome Bridge over Round Lick Creek in the Rome community has been rescheduled for next weekend – Friday, Sept. 20 at 6pm until Monday, Sept. 23 at 6am. An announcement was made Wednesday after the Courier was printed.
Read MoreDeer blamed for fatal wreck
By Eddie West Staff Writer A deer is being blamed for a fatal motorcycle accident which claimed the life of a man in the Defeated community. The wreck occurred around 2:30 p.m., Friday, on Lakeside Drive. The victim was identified as Wayne Crump, 44, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). “The victim was driving…
Read MoreTOTAL TEAM EFFORT; Grisham’s 5 TD performance, stingy defense powers Tigers in third straight shutout against TCHS
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — The Gordonsville High Tigers football team remained unblemished in the 2024 season and extended their win streak against the Trousdale County Yellow Jackets to three games in the series. Big Blue registered a 41-0 victory over the visiting Yellow Jackets last Friday night at Turney Ford Field. The shutout…
Read MoreWOLVES ESCAPE OWLS; Black-and-Gold offensive miscues, 4th quarter Liberty Creek touchdown leads to SCHS demise
By Terry Collins Courier Sports GALLATIN — The Smith County High Owls football team had its first road trip of the year with a game at Liberty Creek in Gallatin last Friday night. Both teams were 0-2 entering the game as the Owls had only scored six points in each of their defeats. The Wolves used…
Read MoreNew $1.6 million bridge planned for Enigma area
By Eddie West Staff Writer A state bridge construction project in the Enigma community, located in the far eastern section of the county near the Putnam County line, is moving forward. The single lane Little Indian Creek Bridge was abruptly shut down by the state in the fall of 2021, effectively making Webster Road (located…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/12/24
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Charles Ray Gray Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2809 Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day of August, 2024, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Charles Ray Gray, Deceased, who died on the 16th day of August, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…
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