Big Blue makes rare early playoff exit, falls to talented third-seed Chattanooga Prep
By Shea Haile Courier Sports GORDONSVILLE — For the first time since the 2014 season, the Gordonsville High Tigers football team had a first round exit in the Class 1A playoffs last Friday night — following a 25-7 loss to the Chattanooga Prep Sentinels. Big Blue saw their 2024 campaign come to an end at…
Read MoreOwls season ends at hands of top-seeded Marion County in historic postseason loss
By Terry Collins Courier Sports JASPER — The Smith County High Owls football team traveled to a tradition rich venue last Friday night in the opening round of Class 2A playoffs. Smith Co. had played Marion County four times in the playoffs with the Warriors winning all four contests in Carthage with the last matchup…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices Of The Week Of 11/14/24
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Kathy Neal Lewis Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2820 Notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of November, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Kathy Neal Lewis, Deceased, who died on the 25th day of October, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…
Read MoreObit – 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…
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