Area News

By Eddie West Staff Writer Residents will be going to the polls for the third time this year in November. The November 8 elections will include municipal elections in Carthage and Gordonsville, a Tennessee General Election and residents will be voting four proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution. Meanwhile, early voting in the elections begins…

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for an 18-year-old Popes Hill man killed in a single motorcycle accident in neighboring Trousdale County. Titus Mofield died at a Nashville hospital from injuries sustained in the accident. The wreck occurred around 3 p.m., Wednesday (October 5) at 316 East Main Street within the Hartsville city limits, according…

By Eddie West Staff Writer An altercation at a Carthage residence erupted into gunfire Thursday morning. One person was grazed in the ear by a bullet and another faces aggravated assault (domestic). The incident is the result of an ongoing dispute between the two parties, police say.  When the investigation was completed, Sharon Camp, 60,…

Pick up your Carthage Courier for pictures of the 2022 Gordonsville High School Homecoming Court and the Homecoming parade

By Eddie West Staff Writer The need for additional school bus drivers. What some school officials viewed for years as a problem, just may have reached a point of crisis.  “I feel like we’re at a crisis. If we’ve got to spend money then we need to spend money. We need to be more aggressive,”…

By Eddie West Staff Writer The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is soliciting public comments on concerns about the potential construction of a new natural gas pipeline which would pass through the northern section of Smith County. The federal agency is in the process of conducting what it calls a “Notice of Scoping Period Requesting…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A ribbon cutting and open house for the new Fifteenth Judicial District Attorneys office complex in Carthage was held Friday. Located in the former First Tennessee Bank building on Main Street, the facility houses a number of Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney offices, providing a variety of legal support services for…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A woman wanted by Florida Department of corrections and a male subject were taken into custody during an investigation, Thursday. The investigation into the two individuals began when a bolo (be on the look out) was issued for a pickup truck with a Florida license plate was reported leaving from…

By Eddie West Staff Writer The William Walton Harvest Festival is scheduled for Saturday. The event will take place on the square in Carthage at the historic courthouse beginning at 10 a.m. The annual event features various activities for children and adults, food booths, arts and craft booths and live entertainment. SEE FULL SCHEDULE IN…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man was discovered deceased inside a burning mobile home Thursday afternoon in the Elmwood community. Firemen with the Forks River, Central District and Rome/Rock City fire departments were dispatched to the blaze at 2:07 p.m. A 911 caller reported the fire and that an individual could be inside the…