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Murfreesboro’s Central Magnet High School Principal John Ash is poised to become the county’s next director of schools. The ...

Three people face charges in connection with a sheriffs department investigation which resulted in the discovery of multiple drugs and the seizure of more than 50 firearms. The discovery was made ...

Hundreds of participants are expected for Saturday’s (May 2) annual Race For Jordan 5K Run/Walk and Fun Run. The event takes ...

Downtown Carthage will be filled Saturday with exhibits, military vehicles and activities as the Tennessee Maneuvers ...

Mrs. Cheryl Beckstead, a homemaker of the Brush Creek Community, received the reward of her heavenly life with Jesus at 5:18 a.m. Monday morning April 20, 2026 with all her family present with her.

All-County teams announced in this week’s Courier ...

An “inspection” conducted by a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crew took place at a section of Highway 70 in ...

Mrs. Cindy Recob age 66, a homemaker of the Horseshoe Bend Community, was pronounced deceased at 4:36 p.m. Saturday evening April 11, 2026 at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @ Ascension Saint Thomaas ...

John Ash was selected by the county’s school board to become the new Smith County Director of Schools. Ash was selected during Tuesday night’s (March 17) regularly scheduled monthly school board ...

Mrs. Mary Lucille Napier, age 84, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mrs. Napier was born January 18, 1942 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late Walter Lee Kent and Daisy Ann ...

Maggart resident Richard Sevier dropped by the Courier office in Carthage Thursday shortly before noon, reporting he had ...