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ELECTION 2020 – RECORD NUMBER EARLY VOTE ELECTION RESULTS HERE WHEN AVAILABLE (For local election results from Tuesday’s election, residents can check the Courier website for a link to the Smith County Election Commission’s website which posts results as they become available.) Early voting has become increasingly popular. A total 6,495 county residents voted before…

VETERANS DAY PARADE, CEREMONY SUNDAY The annual Smith County Veterans Day parade and ceremony is set for Sunday. The event is held each year in downtown Carthage and is organized by American Legion Post 57. The parade begins at 2 p.m. at Carmack Avenue and continues along Main Street to the historic courthouse where a…

SO. CARTHAGE’S HWY 70 BLUFF PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE FOWARD While one Tennessee Department of Transportation rock mitigation project (bluff work) is nearing the construction phase, a second continues to be in the planning stage. The two projects are located on opposite sides of the Cumberland River. One is located on Highway 25 and a…

JUDGE KANE ISSUES 2 LIFE SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER A man found guilty in connection with a 2018 double murder near the Defeated community will spend life behind bars. Fifteenth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Brody Kane sentenced Alain Benitez, age 20, to two life sentences for the two murders during a sentencing hearing Friday…

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME THIS WEEKEND Daylight Saving Time ends 2 a.m., Sunday, November 1. Residents will need to set their clocks back an hour.

SECRETARY OF STATE VISITS Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, right, visited the early voting station at the Smith County Election Commission office located in the Turner Building in Carthage, Thursday morning. Administrator of Elections Yvonne Gibbs, second from left, listens as Secretary Hargett speaks. Poll workers Brycen Claywell and Lisa Overstreet also listen in.…

SOME HALLOWEEN EVENTS CANCELED, BUT EXPECT SPOOKS TO STILL BE OUT A COVID-19 influenced Halloween will be taking place this year. Halloween conveniently falls on a Saturday night so there will be trick-or-treaters and adults out there attending parties, but how many is anybody’s guess. Two main events held in Carthage and Gordonsville will not…

• HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION ARRIVES TUESDAY (For local election results Tuesday night residents can check the Courier website for a link to the Smith County Election Commission’s website which posts results as they become available. Also, look for a recap of the election in next week’s edition of the Courier.) Residents will be participating in…

FREE Drive-through COVID-19 Testing Saturday, October 31 from 9 a.m. to Noon Smith County Ag Center 159 Ag Center Lane Carthage TN, 37030

NATIONAL DRUG TAKEBACK DAY EVENT PLANNED Smith Countian’s have an opportunity to safely and securely dispose of potentially addictive prescription medications at the upcoming National Prescription Drug TakeBack Day. The event is set for Friday, October 30 from 1-5 p.m. at the Carthage Walmart. Take back events offer an opportunity for anyone to properly dispose…