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π± Carthage relatives remember the life of Kay Marie Woods
Also, don't miss It's A KILLER BEAZ New Year's Eve on the Carthage Patch calendar

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- Carthage relatives remember the life of Kay Marie Woods
Also on today's calendar: It's A KILLER BEAZ New Year's Eve.
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Low clouds may break, temps: high: 54, low: 42.
- Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 61 and low of 28 degrees.
π° News we're reading
β’ Obit β Mrs. Kay Marie Woods (carthagecourier.com) β A Carthage connection is part of this remembrance of 79-year-old Kay Marie Woods of Lebanon, whose sister Ann DeBanks lives in Carthage. Woods, a beloved longtime Waffle House employee in Gordonsville, died December 10, and her family plans a later celebration of life while requesting memorial donations to help with funeral expenses.
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- It's A KILLER BEAZ New Year's Eve
2121 Event Ctr Dr, Cookeville
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Sugar Lime Blue @ BB's Bistro
BB's Bistro , 4 E Main St , Gordonsville
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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π Events Nearby
- Lebanon In Motion
Lebanon Wilson County Chamber Of Commerce , 149 Public Sq , Lebanon
9:00 am - Wilson County Bar Association
Farm Bureau Exposition Center , 945 E Baddour Pkwy , Lebanon
11:00 am - Mobile Unit - Hartsville
106 E McMurry Blvd , Hartsville
7:30 pm - Southside Lions Club
BB's Bistro , 4 E Main St , Gordonsville
6:30 pm - Wilson County Planning Commission
228 E Main St , Lebanon
4:00 pm - FCS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Trousdale County
Trousdale County High School , 262 W McMurry Blvd , Hartsville
6:00 pm - Trousdale County Yellowjackets vs Franklin Classical School Knights
Trousdale County High School , 262 W McMurry Blvd , Hartsville
6:00 pm - The Fiddle Sisters - Dec. 20th - 5:00 PM Dining
Sutton General Store , 169 Clover St , Granville
5:00 pm - Economic Development Division
Lebanon Wilson County Chamber Of Commerce , 149 Public Sq , Lebanon
12:00 pm - THW Christmas Tournament DAY 1
Watertown High School , 9360 Sparta Pike , Watertown
9:00 am - Tom Jones Broom Shop Saturdays at Sadie Ford Farm
Cedars of Lebanon State Park , 328 Cedar Forest Rd , Lebanon
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Thursday December 25
Saturday December 27
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π Nearby News
Gordonsville
- South Korean Firm To Make Single Largest Corporate Investment In Tennessee History (chattanoogan.com)
Cookeville
- In-N-Out COO talks more Tennessee plans. Will the burger chain keep moving east? (fox17.com)
- How Lebanon's Jayden Bailey continues to inspire despite cancer diagnosis, arm amputation (mainstreetmediatn.com)
- We re-ranked all 137 TSSAA football teams in Nashville area after 2025 season (tennessean.com)
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