🌱 What Carthage residents need to know from this week’s legal notices
Carthage, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Carthage! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Carthage residents need to know from this week’s legal notices
- Smith County motorcyclist dies after crash; here’s what investigators know
- Carthage community remembers the life of Connie Slagle Bowman
Also on today's calendar: Town of Gordonsville Planning Commission.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 72, low: 41.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 05/14/26 (carthagecourier.com) — Several new legal notices out of Carthage detail probate cases, a Chancery Court publication order, and a vehicle ownership notice, all affecting local residents. Carthage officials also announce a May 18 zoning appeals meeting at City Hall and seek contractor proposals for major landfill timber removal and rock excavation, plus an online auction of surplus school buses. 
• Motorcyclist dies at Nashville hospital after crash in Smith County (wsmv.com) — A motorcyclist seriously hurt in a Smith County crash near Club Springs Road was airlifted from Stonewall to TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville but later died. Responders from the Smith County Rescue Squad and Gordonsville Fire Department assisted at the scene, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating as the community is asked to keep the family in their thoughts.
• Connie Slagle Bowman (davidsoncountysource.com) — Carthage and Smith County neighbors are mourning 61-year-old Connie Slagle Bowman, remembered for her local roots, work at Carthage Hardee’s, and ties to area churches. She passed away May 9, 2026, and, per her family’s wishes, no public services will be held.
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🗞 Nearby News
Gordonsville
- REGION BUSINESS; Tigers run-rule 4-1A foes Trousdale, Jackson (carthagecourier.com)
- Obit – Mr. Clarence (Junior) Davis Jr. (carthagecourier.com)
Watertown
- Bernie Kane Jr. (wilsoncountysource.com)
- TSSAA softball region tournament brackets, schedules, scores for Nashville area (theleafchronicle.com)
Smithville
- Walmart Smithville Donates $2,000 to Support the Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree & Crafts Festival (herald-citizen.com)
- DCHS Senior Emily Anderson now Motlow College Graduate (wjle.com)
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