Area News

By Eddie West Staff Writer A woman faces multiple charges following a sheriff’s department search of her Hickman area residence. K-9 officers and deputies went to the Hackett Valley Road residence of Robin Lynn Woodard, 37, Hickman, to execute a search warrant on November 24. K-9 officers Sgt. Junior Fields and Sgt. Ridge Long, as…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A Gordonsville man faces multiple charges in connection with a shooting which injured a Wilson County Sheriffs Department deputy. The shooting incident occurred following a high speed pursuit which started in Smith County and ended in Wilson County, according to the Wilson County Sheriffs Department. The gunfire came after the…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man has pled guilty to second degree murder for his involvement in an April 2019 homicide which occurred in South Carthage. James Matthew Murray, who was 35 at the time of the murder and a resident of Buffalo Valley, entered a plea of guilty to second degree murder in…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A Carthage resident, who led law enforcement authorities on a high speed pursuit into Wilson County, faces multiple charges. Calvin Lee Scruggs, 20, was stopped by Deputy Nathan Williams around 4:22 p.m., Friday (November 18) at the South Lovers Lane intersection with Highway 70, according to an offense report filed…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Despite a decrease in rate, residents are finding themselves paying more in county property taxes than a year ago. With this year’s county property reappraisal, the value of land and structures, including homes and commercial buildings, increased in value. In some cases, the increase is modest, while in others it…

By Eddie West Staff Writer School officials are looking to strengthen policies concerning vapes/vaping for students and individuals found in violation of regulations while on school property or at a school sponsored event. This comes as school board member Randy Glover noted to fellow board members there were “80 incidents of vapes inside schools in…

By Larry Woody (Special to the Courier.) Smith County wildlife officer Bob Lowery has been patrolling Middle Tennessee’s woods and waters for 30 years, following in the boot-prints of his dad, Bob Sr., who in 1950 became one of the area’s first game wardens. “A lot has changed since then,” says Lowery, who was recently…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Stop lights at the intersection of Gordonsville Highway/Highway 53 and Interstate 40 are being installed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) While there have been traffic lights on the south side of the interstate at the east bound exit and entrance ramps, there’s none on the west bound or…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A series of first term mayors countinues as residents elected Councilman Stephen “Steve” Babcock to become the town’s next mayor. Babcock becomes the fourth first term mayor elected in four consecutive city elections.  The last Carthage mayor to win consecutive races was longtime mayor David Bowman. The mayoral seat is…

By Eddie West Staff Writer At least nine motorists have died on roadways in the county during 2022. The latest fatality occurred last Tuesday (November 8) night on Interstate 40 when a tractor-trailer truck over turned. The accident occurred at the 261 mile marker (east of Gordonsville) in the west bound lanes. The accident involved…