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FORMER CHAMBER DIRECTOR PASSES Funeral services were held Sunday for longtime Smith County Chamber of Commerce director Regina Brooks. For a number of years, Brooks was the face of the community organization, hosting events, promoting businesses and carrying on day-to-day operation for 22 years. Brooks began her employment with the chamber of commerce in 1988,…

SUSPECT IN HOGAN CREEK SHOOTING FACES 1ST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE A Gordonsville area woman charged in the murder of a Hogans Creek man has been indicted for first degree murder by the county’s grand jury. Tara Leigh Greene, 34, was indicted for felony first degree murder and theft of property between $2,500 and $10,000 during…

GRAND JURY’S SPECIAL SESSION RESULTS IN OVER 100 INDICTMENTS Meeting in special session Wednesday, the county’s grand jury returned well over 100 indictments. As many as 57 of the indictments involved one or more drug related offenses. Most of the drug related charges involve methamphetamine and prescription medications. The more than 100 indictments is one…

The UCEMC Annual Meeting of the Members Format Changes   Carthage, TN. Due to safety concerns for cooperative members and Upper Cumberland Electric Membership employees, the traditional format has changed for the UCEMC Annual Meeting of the Members set for tomorrow, September 11.   Members may come to the Smith County Ag Center, 159 Ag…

ELECTRIC WORK DOWNTOWN Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) has been conducting work on utility lines on Third Avenue East in downtown Carthage in recent days. The work has been occurring between Main Street and Spring Street across from Ebel’s Tavern. The work required the street to be temporarily shutdown. There has been some discussion…

TWO FACE BURGLARY CHARGES Shampoo, deodorant and razors were some of the least expensive items reported stolen in a recent home burglary. Meanwhile, the sheriff’s department has arrested two suspects in connection with the residential burglary which took place on Hartsville Pike. Two bottles of shampoo was valued at $10, two containers of deodorant was…

STRING OF ROADWAY DEATHS CONTINUE Latest Accident Involves Motorcycle The death total on Smith County’s roadways continues to climb. As many as eight people have died in seven fatal wrecks within the county this year. Meanwhile, back-to-back fatal wrecks have occurred in the past two weeks. The latest fatality occurred on Interstate 40 at the…

COURIER RECEIVES 5 STATE AWARDS, 2 FIRST PLACE The Carthage Courier was selected for five awards, including First Place in two categories, in last Friday’s 2021 Tennessee State Press Contest Awards held at the Franklin Marriott Hotel. The awards, sponsored by the University of Tennessee (UT) and Tennessee Press Association (TPA), resulted in a Top…

SCHOOL COVID-19 POLICY CHANGE It’s now school board policy—“Students and staff with a COVID-19 positive case will be quarantined; and school direct exposures will be contacted to inform families and allow parents the choice of isolating their exposed asymptomatic child at home or allow the child to return to school highly requesting to wear a…

ONE VICTIM OF FRIDAY ACCIDENT An already tragic year on roadways in Smith County continued this past week as one person was killed in a single vehicle accident in the Grant community, Friday. Meanwhile, it’s also been a tragic year for Smith County residents on roadways outside the county as a Carthage resident was the…