Area News

HWY 25 CLOSING CANCELED WITH CHANGE IN BLUFF PROJECT It was the planned road closing that didn’t happen. The state department of transportation recently announced a temporary closure for Highway 25 at the rock (bluff) mitigation project for this past Saturday (April 17). As many know, it didn’t happen. Thursday (April 15), the transportation department…

CARTHAGE MARKET-FEST SET FOR SATURDAY Carthage Market-Fest will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Saturday, (April 24). The event will take place at the city park/walking track located on Industrial Drive. The event will include food, crafts and other vendors. Musical entertainment is planned including bluegrass, old timey and blues genres. Performers include…

SCHOOL SYSTEM TO GET MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDS/COVID The school system is set to receive millions of dollars in federal funds designated for improving student achievement which has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds are being released by the state to school systems across the state in three rounds and comes with specific…

GORDONSVILLE TEACHER PASSES AWAY “She was a sweet soul.” It’s one of the first thoughts which comes to mind as Gordonsville High School Principal Shane Vaden describes Tracy Alexander. The seventh and eighth grade teacher at Gordonsville Middle School, which shares the same building with Gordonsville High School, passed away Sunday afternoon, at Cookeville Regional…

ONE TIME COUNTY ATTORNEY PASSES Well-known Carthage Attorney Jacky O. Bellar has died. For several decades, Bellar has maintained a law practice on Main Street in Carthage. In addition to a private practice, Bellar was a longtime county attorney. Bellar passed away Monday morning at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital where he was admitted on April…

HWY 25 ONE DAY CLOSURE The state’s department of transportation has announced a temporary closure for Highway 25 at the rock (bluff) mitigation project. The temporary “full closing” will take place from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., Saturday, April 17. The contractor for the state road project will be using a “helicopter to hang wire…

FORMER GYM INSTRUCTOR NOW FACING 12-COUNT INDICTMENT A gym instructor charged with secretly videoing minor females in various stages of undress with a camera hidden inside a bathroom at an athletic training center in the Tanglewood community faces a host of new charges. When first arrested in January, the sheriff’s department filed four charges against…

PLEASANT SHADE RESIDENTS FACING DRUG CHARGES A sheriff’s department investigation has led to the arrest of three Pleasant Shade area residents. The investigation began when Sgt. Terrance Adams spotted a Honda Civic in the parking lot of Shoulders Motor Company located on Highway 25 with a male subject looking under the hood of a vehicle.…

LOCAL AUTHOR RELEASES NEW BOOK Kirk Ward Robinson has released a new book of short fiction, A Robin Waits. Robinson’s previous collection of short fiction, 2012’s Life in Continuum, was awarded the Kirkus Star and called, “A classic in the making.”  In this new collection, Robinson journeys through diverse settings, from the backroads of Appalachia…