Area Breaking News
Vehicle runs through guardrail, overturns
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man apparently escaped critical injuries following a horrific single vehicle wreck in South Carthage. The vehicle in which the man was driving crashed through a guardrail, traveled several yards down a steep embankment before landing upside down near a creek and the Cumberland River. The incident occurred Wednesday (March 25)…
Read MoreTeen’s birthday request a little unusual to most
By Eddie West Staff Writer It’s not uncommon for a teenager to request a pet for their birthday. Possibly a puppy. Maybe a cat. But when Grant area resident Samantha Blankenship asked her son Matthew what he wanted for his last birthday she wasn’t prepared for his answer. It was a bird. Not an exotic bird…
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BOYS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS Owls 61, Lewis County 60 By Terry Collins Courier Sports MURFREESBORO — The Smith County High Owls basketball team made its seventh state tourney appearance last Wednesday afternoon at the Murphy Center at MTSU in Murfreesboro. The Owls had lost in the Round of 16 in 1931, 1955 and 1961. Smith Co. had…
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BOYS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS Westview 47, Owls 37 By Terry Collins Courier Sports MURFREESBORO — The Smith County High Owls basketball team faced off against Westview out of Martin, Tennessee last Friday morning in the Class 2A state tournament semifinals in Murfreesboro. The Chargers and the Owls were battling for their schools’ first ever appearance in the…
Read MoreMurfreesboro resident John Ash looking to become newest director
By Eddie West Staff Writer Reviewing his career in the educational field, it may seem the person selected to become the county’s next director of schools is far removed from Smith County. However, that’s not the case. Murfreeboro’s Central Magnet School Principal John Ash has followed his career in the field of education predominantly to places…
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Full-time office candidates Six full-time county offices are up for election this year. Here’s how qualifying for county offices went: County Mayor— •Incumbent County Mayor Jeff Mason is seeking re-election. The county mayor qualified to run in the May Republican Primary Election. County commission seats Interest in seats on the county commission in this year’s elections is mixed. The…
Read MoreDisturbance call in Carthage turns deadly as man jumps into river
By Eddie West Staff Writer A disturbance call in Carthage turned tragic as a man jumped into the Cumberland River and drown. The incident began shortly after 5 a.m., Tuesday (February 10) when the Carthage Police Department received a call related to a disturbance outside an Upper Ferry Road residence. The residence was located between Walnut…
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