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SUSPECTS FACE CHARGES IN CAR WASH BURGLARY/VANDALISM Gordonsville police have charged two people in connection with the burglary and vandalism of the car wash located on Gordonsville Highway. Individuals broke a security camera and door at the business. Individuals are suspected to have been searching for coins at the business. Thomas L. Walker, 46, Gastonia,…

RESIDENTS CALL FOR BUDGET CUTS – FRUSTRATED WITH PROPOSED TAX HIKE PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR THURSDAY – VOTE MONDAY NIGHT Residents vented their frustrations over the county’s proposed 59 cent property tax increase during a town hall meeting held at Union Heights Elementary School, Thursday night. A series of budget miscues has left the county…

SA-LOOT! KORNFIELD COUNTY ‘Hee Haw’ Survivors Look Back On 50 Years Of Picking And Grinning Some things in this world cannot be explained. Near the top of the list would be “Hee Haw.” The TV critics held their noses and threw rotten tomatoes, predicting it would be dead before its first episode got off the…

TWO CHARGED WITH CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE Two people face multiple charges for allegedly breaking into Cumberland Supply Company in South Carthage and causing thousands of dollars in damage. The two are accused of burglarizing nine vehicles at the South Main Street business, causing nearly $100,000 in damages. Also, according to an affidavit…

BODY OF SMYRNA MAN FOUND IN LANCASTER The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating the second homicide to occur in Smith County since April. The body of a Smyrna man was discovered laying beside the railroad tracks off Seabowisha Lane in the Lancaster community, Sunday morning. The TBI identified the man as Cameron Wilson,…

THREE INDICTED IN SO. CARTHAGE MURDER CASE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES – MORE CHARGES POSSIBLE Three people have been indicted in connection with the April homicide of a South Carthage man. Meanwhile the district attorney’s office is not ruling out others may be charged, citing the investigation is ongoing. The indictments come after evidence in the case…

DEFEATED CREEK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND The annual Defeated Creek Bluegrass Festival will be held June 14-15. The two-day event features bluegrass music, square dancing, food and craft booths and activities and is held at the Defeated Creek Marina. The event also feature a kid’s fun zone with inflatables and activities. Friday night’s musical entertainment includes…

SMITH COUNTY NATIVE HALL OF FAME SELECTION A Smith County native has been selected as a 2019 inductee into the Southern Gospel Music Association (SGMA) Hall of Fame. The late Jackie Wilburn was a well-known southern gospel music singer, radio host and pastor. During his career as a singer, Wilburn was a member of a…

BEACH REOPENS – E. COLI DISCOVERED Residents are heading to the beach. After being closed for almost a week, the beach at the Defeated Creek Recreational Day Use Area at Cordell Hull Lake is back open. The beach reopened Friday after it was closed because of high levels of E.Coli. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

COUNTY’S FUND BALANCE DEPLETED; TAX HIKE PROPOSED Three critical county budget projections, totaling approximately one million dollars, have depleted the county’s fund balance. The budget miscues mean the county’s Budget and Finance Committee is set to recommend a 59 cent property tax increase in order to fund the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget which is set…