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Highway 70 would be closed with construction By Eddie West Staff Writer A Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Highway 70 rock mitigation project continues to  face opposition from residents and local officials. The project is planned for the South Carthage bluff located at the south end of the Cordell Hull Bridge. A sign located just outside…

By Eddie West Staff Writer Three people have been charged by Gordonsville police in connection with a drug-related investigation. The investigation began when Gordonsville Officer Dusten Holder went to a Gordonsville restaurant where two people, a male and a female, were reportedly acting under the influence. The two were asked to step outside the restaurant…

(Information provided by District Attorney General’s office)  Ronnie Butler, 74, Carthage, recently entered a guilty plea in criminal court to inappropriately touching a child under the age of 13. Butler pled guilty to one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery and was sentenced to ten years to serve in the Tennessee Department of Correction.   The…

By Eddie West Staff Writer The sheriff’s department has filed theft of property charges against a man for receiving payment for services and/or products which were not delivered. The case involves a Smith County resident who hired a Lebanon man to construct a new house for him in Smith County. The prospective homeowner alleges he…

By Eddie West Staff Writer More students are expected to see “A’s” on their report cards this school year because of a new grading scale. In addition, the new grading scale is expected to result in more straight “A” students. In turn, this will increase the likelihood of additional students receiving college scholarships. The change…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A former American Idol contestant has an upcoming concert in South Carthage. Country music artist Alex Miller will be performing at the Smith County Agricultural Center. A singer/songwriter Miller appeared on American Idol Season 19 as a contestant. While Miller was not the top contestant that season, the Kentucky native…

A Brush Creek author plans to hold a book launch party at the Carthage Junction Depot. A fiction writer, Ronald Kelly will be unveiling his new book Southern Fried and Horrified at the depot from noon until 4 p.m., September 3. Southern Fried and Horrified is Kelly’s new memoir and writing guides. The event will…

The Carthage Courier collected a record 14 total awards and landed 2nd Place for General Excellence among Division I newspapers from across the state in last Friday’s 2022 Tennessee State Press Contest Awards held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville. The awards, sponsored by the University of Tennessee (UT) and Tennessee Press Association…

By Eddie West Staff Writer  A vehicle which appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed caught the eye of a sheriff’s department K-9 officer, leading to a pursuit and arrest. K-9 officer Sgt. Ridge Long was observing traffic at the Gordonsville Exit to Interstate 40 when he noticed the vehicle which appeared…

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man faces a host of charges after eluding law enforcement authorities in Trousdale County only to be taken into custody by Smith County Sheriff’s Department deputies in the Dixon Springs community. Meanwhile, the suspect allegedly attempted to fight-off deputies as he was being arrested. The investigation began when a…