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GORDONSVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE SATURDAY The Gordonsville Christmas Parade is set for 5 p.m., December 4. The parade is generally held each year, the Saturday following the Carthage Christmas Parade.

QUALIFYING FOR ELECTIONS BEGINS THIS MONTH School Board Candidates To Declare Political Affiliation Candidates will begin picking up their qualifying petitions for several county and district offices this month. Qualifying for certain offices begins Monday, December 20 (2021) and continues until noon, February 17 (2022). This year’s qualifying deadline is much earlier than in previous…

APPOINTED COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER RESIGNS For a second time since the late Road Superintendent Steve Coble’s resignation earlier this year, commissioners will be discussing filling the position. Micheal Kemp, who was appointed by commissioners in August, resigned the position as of Thursday (November 18), citing “unforeseeable personal and health problems”. County commissioners meet at least…

OVER 40 INDICTMENTS ISSUED-GRAND JURY SPECIAL SESSION The county’s grand jury met in special session on Monday (November 22) and returned some 48 indictments. It’s the second time since August the grand jury has met in special session. During the two special sessions (the first one held in September and a second last week) 159…

CARTHAGE CHRISTMAS PARADE, EVENTS SUNDAY The annual Carthage Christmas Parade is Sunday (November 28). The parade is held each year the first Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday and sponsored by the Carthage Lions Club. This year the parade will be held beginning at 4:30 p.m. Also, a Hometown Christmas will be held which includes events…

BONUS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES EXPECTED BEFORE CHRISTMAS School employees are expected to receive a “COVID-19 appreciate bonus” in time for the Christmas holiday. The one-time bonus has been discussed extensively by school board members in recent weeks at various meetings. Payment guidelines were approved by the school board during their November meeting. The guidelines stipulate…

TRIAL NEXT MONTH FOR OFFICER STABBING SUSPECT The trial of a man accused of attacking and injuring a Carthage police officer with a knife, as well as attempting to break into the Carthage Police Department at city hall is set for next month. In December of last year, Ralph Edward Overstreet Jr., 40, Carthage, was…

WOMAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTS MAN;COMBATS OFFICERS A woman faces several charges after allegedly threatening and injuring a male subject with a machete, before becoming combative with officers multiple times as she was being arrested and booked. The incident began when a male subject contacted the police, saying he was being threatened with a knife inside a…

SUSPECT WANTED IN 3 COUNTIES CHARGED A man sought in multiple counties has been arrested by Carthage police. The investigation began when Carthage Officer Stephen Enoch noticed a vehicle traveling on the Carthage Bypass had a broken taillight. The vehicle pulled into the Walmart parking lot. Officer Enoch walked up to the passenger side of…

NEW CARTHAGE DA’S OFFICE A multi-purpose judicial agency and related services complex, which includes a third office of Fifteenth Judicial District Attorney, is under development in Carthage. The complex will be located in the former First Tennessee Bank building, located on North Main Street and is expected to open the first of 2022. Prompted by…