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Obit – Mr. Daniel Bean

Mr. Daniel Bean of the Grant Community died Friday afternoon June 14, 2024 at 6:01 p.m. at the Saint Thomas Mid-Town Hospital in Nashville where he was admitted June 7th. Mr. Bean, a Texas native, was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home, and will be cremated at Cumberland Family Services in Algood. His…

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Obit – Ms. Lisa Harris Rich

Ms. Lisa Harris Rich, a homemaker of Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday afternoon June 18, 2024 at the HighPoint Health – Riverview in Carthage after being discovered unresponsive at her Jefferson Avenue West home in Carthage. She was 61. Pastor Lanny Thomas officiated at the 11 a.m. Saturday morning June 22nd funeral…

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Obit – Arlene M. Jacobson Droste

Arlene M. Jacobson Droste, age 78, of Lebanon, TN, formerly of Necedah, WI passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Tri Star Summit Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. Visitation will be 12:00 Noon until the…

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Obit – Don Wallace (Donnie) Hearn

Don Wallace (Donnie) Hearn, age 77, of Alexandria, passed away at home on June 14,2024.  During his elementary school years, his family moved to Murfreesboro where he attended Mitchel Nielson Elementary and Murfreesboro Central High School before his family moved back to Alexandria. He graduated from Watertown High School and attended Cumberland University and Middle…

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Obit – Mr. Ricky Dale Bowman

Ricky Dale Bowman age, 68, of Gordonsville and formerly of Smithville, passed away June 16, 2024, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital.  He was born to his parents the late Brockett Bowman and Loretta Shoemake Bowman Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Willard Brown; brothers, Tom Bowman and…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/20/24

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated August 30, 2016, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded September 2, 2016, in Book No. 309, at Page 85, and modified on October 2, 2023, in…

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TIGERETTES SOFTBALL HONORED AMONG MIDDLE TENNESSEE’S BEST

Shea Haile Courier Sports The accolades and achievements continue to mount for the 2024 Gordonsville High Tigerettes softball team.  Last Monday night, the back -to-back Class A champions were tabbed as the Girls Team of the Year at the Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards.  Big Blue star and University of Tennessee commit Kailey Plumlee…

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SCHS GRIDIRON LEGEND RANKIN TO JOIN NATIONAL HALL OF FAME

Shea Haile Courier Sports Tennessee prep football’s all-time winningest coach and  Smith County High School graduate Gary Rankin will be enshrined among elite members in the high school sports landscape. The legendary coach has been selected to the Class of 2024 inductees to the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.  The former Owls head…

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Businessman passes away after accident in South Carthage

By Eddie West Staff Writer Funeral services were held Friday for well-known retired businessman Mark Reece. Reece passed away around 5 p.m., Monday (June 10) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Earlier in the day, Reece  was involved in a single vehicle accident which occurred on Highway 70 just west of the south end…

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County, school board debate over school’s budget ongoing

By Eddie West Staff Writer Days before the county commission is to vote on an overall 2024-2025 fiscal year county budget, debate continues over the school system’s budget for next year.  Questions remain as to whether the school system’s proposed budget will be approved or rejected by the full commission. At issue is added spending…

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