Obit – Mrs. Melva Lee Salzler
Mrs. Melva Lee Salzler, age 85, a longtime resident of Elmwood, TN, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Mrs. Salzler was born in East Eden, NY, on March 22, 1939, a daughter of the late August Eichler and Mary Ann Hoelscher Eichler. She was also preceded in death by husband; Germain Salzler, Brother; August…
Read MoreLocals voting early in Tuesday’s elections
By Eddie West Staff Writer Residents will be electing a new president, as well as filling a number of state, federal and local offices with Tuesday’s (November 5) elections. At the end of a half-day of voting on Saturday, October 26, the number of residents taking advantage of early voting was closing in on five thousand.…
Read MoreWILD SHOOTOUT; Offensive explosion, late Big Blue surge highlight 45-35 GHS loss at Bledsoe Co.
By Shea Haile Courier Sports PIKEVILLE — A combined 80 points and 709 yards of total offense was the storyline in the Gordonsville High Tigers 45-35 loss to Class 2A elite Bledsoe County last Friday night in high school football action. As the fourth quarter began, Gordonsville trailed 35-14. Big Blue outscored the hosting Warriors 21-10…
Read MoreConstruction cost of bridge project nearly doubles since 2017
By Eddie West Staff Writer Construction cost of a replacement bridge in the Enigma community has almost doubled since first proposed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). When the General Assembly met in January of 2017, former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam introduced what was termed the state’s “most ambitious transportation department infrastructure plan in the…
Read MoreSTATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Frances Louise Ballard Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2819 Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of October, 2024, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Frances Louise Ballard, Deceased, who died on the 10th day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Henrietta Carver
A Godly Christian lady has departed this life to begin her heavenly journey to be reunited with her family members who have gone on before her. A longtime Riddleton Community resident, Mrs. Henrietta Carver age 91, transitioned at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday evening October 22, 2024 with her children by her bedside at the Alive Hospice…
Read MoreMs. Kathy Lewis
Ms. Kathy Lewis age 72, was pronounced deceased at 11:07 a.m. Friday morning October 25, 2024 at the Highpoint Health – Riverview Emergency Room after being discovered unresponsive at Ms. Lewis’s Sunny View Lane home in the Tanglewood community. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted on Monday afternoon October…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Eddie Denney
Mr. Eddie Denney of the Rock City Community was pronounced deceased with his family present at his Lost Creek Lane home at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon October 24, 2025 by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. The 75-year-old Mr. Denney had been battling leukemia with which he was diagnosed in December of 2021. Mr. Denney was at…
Read MoreObit – Becky Ann Bennett Bellar
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Becky Ann Bennett Bellar, aged 84, of Seymour, Tennessee, who left this world peacefully on October 23, 2024. Becky was a cherished daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, whose enduring spirit touched the hearts of everyone who had the pleasure of knowing…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Alva Hieronimus
Alva Eugene Hieronimus, age 84, of Carthage, Tennessee passed away Wednesday October 23, 2024 after a short illness. Alva is survived by two sons, and daughters-in-law, Raymond and Mary Hieronimus of Mt. Juliet, TN, and Greg and Amanda Hieronimus of Carthage, TN, grandson James Hieronimus and a brother, Don Hieronimus of Ohio. On November 14,…
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