Handcuffed suspect steals THP vehicle; man jailed
By Eddie West Staff Writer A handcuffed suspect who made an improbable escape in a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) vehicle in Smith County is behind bars. Charles D. Lawson, a Tennessee resident, is being held in neighboring Putnam County, facing numerous theft-related and kidnapping charges which occurred during his temporary flee from law enforcement officers. State…
Read MoreRANKIN ENSHRINED IN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME
Shea Haile Carthage Courier With 17 state championships and 486 wins on the gridiron, Tennessee high school football coaching great Gary Rankin has been a mainstay on the state’s big stage. Last Monday night, the former Smith County High coach and Tennessee’s winningest high school football coach was spotlighted on the national stage. Rankin was honored…
Read MoreDramatic boost in fair attendance
By Eddie West Staff Writer Officials are reporting the 2024 Smith County Fair was one of the most successful ever, attendance-wise. The county fair recorded an approximately 35 percent increase in attendance, fair officials say. “We can’t thank the community and fair sponsors enough for their support. Without both our fair couldn’t happen, especially with…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/11/24
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Steven Wayne Carey Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2797 Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of June, 2024, Letters Administration in respect to the estate of Steven Wayne Carey, Deceased, who died on the 23rd day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Alline Proffitt Smith
A Lock Seven Community homemaker, Mrs. Alline Proffitt Smith age 92, transitioned from her earthly journey to her heavenly walk to be reunited with her family on Saturday Morning June 29, 2024 with her extended family of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews surrounding her bed. She was pronounced deceased at 9:30 a.m. by…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Hilda Polston Flatt
Mrs. Hilda Polston Flatt age 74 of the Difficult Community was discovered deceased by her daughter at the Flatt family’s Kemp Hollow Road farm home. She was pronounced deceased at 7 a.m. Thursday morning June 27, 2024 at the Highpoint-Health Riverview Emergency Room. Mrs. Flatt was at the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Pat Donoho Christian
Flatrock Community homemaker and retired nurse, Mrs. Pat Donoho Christian, was pronounced deceased at 3:15 p.m., Sunday afternoon June 30, 2024, one day before her 84th birthday at the Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Christian had made the decision to donate her body to the Genesis Group in Memphis for an anatomical study…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Payten Bailey Cowan
Mr. Payten Bailey Cowan age 33, of the Love Valley Community of DeKalb Co. passed away Monday July 1, 2024 at Sumner Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Cowan was born February 27, 1991 in Lebanon, TN, son of Robert Glenn (Bobby) Cowan Jr. and Amanda Faye Green Cowan. He was a 2009…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Patricia Ann Anderson
Mrs. Patricia Ann Anderson, age 50 of Lebanon, TN passed away Saturday July 6, 2024. Mrs. Anderson was born on August 7, 1973 in Arab, Alabama a daughter of the late Delmer Spurlock and Edith Currie Spurlock. She was married to Billy Anderson on September 8, 1992. She worked as a metal fabricator at AFI…
Read MoreObit – Denise “Scoot” Summar
Denise “Scoot” Summar passed away on June 30, 2024 at age 64. The Funeral Service, conducted Brother David Rhodes, is 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Hillcrest Baptist Church (621 Hartsville Pike), Lebanon TN. Burial in Smith County Memorial will follow the service. Pallbearers: Kevin, Michael, and Andy Summar, Wynn Gentry, Scott Brewer, Maddux…
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