Area News

By Eddie West Staff Writer Nyrstar’s Middle Tennessee Mines (zinc mine) plans to “temporarily pause in production operations”, beginning this month. “Nyrstar’s Middle Tennessee Mines in Gordonsville, announces it will temporarily pause production operations on November 30,” company officials said in a statement released to the media, Tuesday (October 31) and posted on its website.…

By Eddie West Staff Writer While many reports of out of the ordinary occurrences from our county’s past are associated with the early 1900s or before, others are somewhat more current. For instance, in November of 1957, several Smith County residents looked skyward and witnessed mysterious lights not that far in the distance. One particular…

By Eddie West Staff Writer While there will still be plenty of door-to-door trick-or-treating come Halloween night (Tuesday, October 31), celebrating the holiday is trending toward more organized community events. Here’s some local community events taking place Halloween night: •The annual Hometown Halloween will be held on the square in downtown Carthage from 4-7 p.m.,…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man arrested in Smith County after being discovered possessing multiple bogus drivers licenses has become the subject of a much broader investigation. Aaron Scott Wilcox, 44, Harrisburg, North Carolina,  was taken into custody by the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) after being found in possession of eight drivers licenses. The…

By Eddie West Staff Writer The case against a man, who faces an act of terrorism charge, as well as ten other criminal offenses, following a shooting spree in Gordonsville has been bound over to the grand jury. Allen Jeffrey Martinez, 33, Howe, Texas, is accused of firing multiple shots from a handgun while at…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man faces multiple charges after being discovered in possession of eight different drivers licenses with his photo, each with different names and addresses. The man, identified as Aaron Scott Wilcox, 44, Harrisburg, North Carolina, was also found in possession of 16 fraudulent checks and 10 fraudulent credit cards. Wilcox,…

By Eddie West Staff Writer The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville (USACE) District celebrated Cordell Hull Dam’s 50th Anniversary, Saturday. The commemorative event was held on the navigation lock side of the dam at 24 Cordell Park Lane in the Horseshoe Bend community. The location is the site where construction of the project began,…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Trees and bushes located along Highway 70 on the bluff at the south end of the Cordell Hull Bridge in South Carthage are expected to be cut and/or trimmed in the days ahead. The targeted area runs from the former South Carthage Quick-N-Easy, a building which now sits empty, or…

(The following story was written by Bill Peoples with the United States Army Corps of Engineers public information office.) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville (USACE) District invites the public to attend Cordell Hull Dam’s 50th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, October 7 (2023) at the dam. The commemorative event will be…

By Eddie West Staff Writer The William Walton Harvest Festival will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Saturday. Featuring food and craft vendors, as well as live entertainment and activities, the annual event is held the last Saturday in September. Popular with visitors are the various craft demonstrations, some from pioneer days. Also,…