JoAnn Newbell

  JoAnn Newbell was born on June 18, 1936, to her parents, Wilson and MoDean Davis Barry. She passed away peacefully in her Alexandria, TN home surrounded by her family on October 12, 2026, at age 90. She graduated from Liberty High School in 1954 and loved to...

Early Voting Begins in Smith County

Voters Encouraged to Review Proposed Constitutional Amendments Before Casting Their Ballot Smith County, Tenn. – Early voting for the November 3 election begins on October 14, 2026, and continues through October 29, 2026, providing voters with a convenient...

Mr. Clarence Lee Carr

BAXTER CHAPEL-Clarence Lee Carr, born June 7, 1951, in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2026, at Signature of Putnam in Algood, TN. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather whose life was deeply...

Mr. Richard Stanley

Mr. Richard Stanley, age 63 of Elmwood, died Sunday afternoon, October 11 at Vanderbilt Wilson in Lebanon. He is survived by a friend, James Huffine of Elmwood. Mr. Stanley is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside Services and Interment will be...

Mrs. Jean Rollins Smith

  Mrs. Jean Rollins Smith, age 94, of Hickman, TN, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026. Mrs. Jean was born October 9, 1932, in Gordonsville, TN, daughter of the late Charlie Lee Rollins and Julia Bell Winfree Rollins. Mrs. Jean was a graduate of Gordonsville...

Mrs. Brenda Bunker

  Mrs. Brenda Bunker, age 75 of the Difficult Community, died Friday evening, Oct 9 at her home. She is survived by: husband, Walt Bunker; 2 step-sons, Richard Bunker and wife Shannon of Difficult, Jimmy Bunker of Cabot, Arkansas; 2 sisters, Sharon Tanksley of...