Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Monday night, April 17. After the pledge and prayer, roll call was made. Commissioners Aren Ragsdale was absent. Before opening the floor for public input, Mayor Jonah Keltner addressed an heroic act by a trustee working at the Lewis County Transfer Station by presenting him with a certificate of appreciation. See the story on page A-4. Once the floor opened, Twila Pigg, Lewis County 911 Dispatcher, addressed the commission regarding...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter The City Council met in regular session, April 4, 2023. City Mayor Danny McKnight, Vice Mayor Don Barber, and Councilmen Scotty Bass, and Cody Mitchell were in attendance. Councilman Kevin King was absent. The floor was opened to public input, at which time City Council candidate Susan Hensley, and members of the 2023 Leadership Lewis class took the floor to introduce themselves, and as they do each year, Leadership Lewis attendees asked the questions brought befo...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter "The Best." When we hear those words, we think of premiere, top notch, fullest potential. Now, add "Lewis County" to it for that local touch. We think of our favorite places around town like the Best Restaurant, Junkyard Dog, the Friendliest Retail Staff, H&R Hardware and Lumber, Best Septic Tank Business, 2C's Septic. What about the people, though? Out of all the fine people of Lewis County, how do we possibly choose just two to reign as The Best? Well, we...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter "Thankfully, in our community, a neighbor extends past one's street." Krista Hinson's words couldn't be proven more true than they have this past week as community members booted up to help each other. Destruction is only for the property and love 'em or hate 'em, it is what brought friends and neighbors together. Late Friday night, March 31, and early Saturday morning, April 1, the tornado sirens in town rang loud, warning residents to take cover as a verified...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter The Lewis County Board of Commissioners met in regular session March 20, at the newly renovated board room in the Historic Court House on Park Street. Kyle Bobo opened the meeting in prayer, and Caleb Feichtinger led the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. During public input, following the approval of last month’s minutes, it became clear why there was standing room only. On the agenda was the appointment of a new Lewis County Highway Commissioner, and the c...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter When a person is placed on probation, that person signs an agreement that their place of residence is subject to unannounced searches at any time. On Friday, March 17, the Hohenwald Police Department was called to safety-assist with a home compliance check at the address of 109 Swan Avenue. During the home check, the probation officer discovered pills, scales, residue-pasted paraphernalia such as cut straws, pipes, etc. Also found and sent off for testing, was a...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter "With 20 years of experience, nine of them being with our Highway Department, Kerry Cagle is the right choice." These are the words of Joyce Holt who retired from the commission just three months ago. She and several others showed up to the County Commission meeting held March 20th to speak in support of Mr. Cagle's Highway Commissioner nomination. Some complimented his attention to detail, others his experience, and others spoke on his ability to maintain a...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter Photo by Adam Grosz Locals, long-time McDonald's Restaurant employee Patricia, lovingly known as Patty, and husband, Jason Charland, were killed in a three vehicle crash in Henry County on Friday, March 17. The couple leaves behind three boys and was pregnant with twins. According to the THP report, a 2014 Nissan Frontier driven by Henry Walker of Tennessee, a 2023 Freightliner driven by Terrance Creech of Georgia, and the 1998 Kenworth driven by Jason Charland...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter Kip Kelsey's career in law enforcement began in 2005 when he was hired on as a Deputy at the Lewis County Sheriff's Department. From midnight shifter and school resource officer to narcotics work and special response teams, Mr. Kelsey's experience over the next 14 years within, first, the Sheriff's Department, and then the City of Hohenwald Police Department, prepared him for his appointment of Chief of Police in 2019. Community-minded has been Mr. Kelsey's...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter At approximately 10 p.m. on March 8, a patron using the charging bench at the Lewis County Library heard glass breaking across the street. Once the patron realized what was happening, they made a call, and soon after, Hohenwald Police Department officers David Sublett and Kalum Halfacre arrived on the scene of Last Chance Market on North Park. Immediately, the officers noticed the front door busted on the store closed for the day, and upon further inspection,...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter If you've been dieting lately, you may have found yourself holding onto trees and street signs to avoid blowing away. Dramatic? Maybe. The pictures, however, prove maybe not. March 3, 2023 brought nearly a foot of snow in some parts of the country, downed power lines, tornado watches, flooding rains and school closings. Most notable was the wind. More than 70 mile an hour winds were recorded, and proof was in the proverbial pudding via blackouts, missing roofs an...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter The Hohenwald City Council met in regular session Tuesday, February 7. When Mayor Danny McKnight opened the floor for public input, the reason for the standing-room-only meeting became immediately apparent. School Board members, county commissioners, city councilmen and concerned citizens filled City Hall’s board room in hopes to ensure the agreement up for vote, the Sales Tax Agreement, passes the council. “The sales tax increase was voted on and states it wil...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter The Lewis County Commission met in regular session Monday, February 13. All commissioners were present and approved minutes from last month’s meeting. Invitations passed out to commissioners by Brandi Feichtinger was the only order of business during public input. The invitation, passed out on behalf of Director of Schools, Dr. Tracy McAbee, invited all commissioners to a luncheon titled, “Making Students Productive Tennesseans.” Mrs. Feichtinger invited the c...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter According to Hohenwald Chief of Police Kip Kelsey, 'it's not that we thought he was heading to the school necessarily. We were thinking, if he were to see us looking for him through the neighborhoods, he may run and do anything to get away from us, including running into a door of the school. From myself, the Chief, to the Assistant Chief, SRO's, patrolmen and sergeants, as well as the Sheriff's Department, and school personel all responded swiftly, and I can't...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter The Lewis County Commission met on January 23 to discuss the following items. All minutes from the last meeting were approved by all, and the floor opened to anyone in the audience wanting to address the board. A group of community members came before the board regarding the rollout of on-house wireless meters by MLEC. The concern is regarding the dangers of aggressive electronic frequencies. 20 year citizen, Mrs. Rosemary, told the story of two friends who...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter "Having tangible proof, a paper trail, of the election results has really brought a peace of mind to the voters of this community," says Administrator of Elections Rusty Isbell, referencing the new voting machines first used in August of 2022 by approximately 8,000 voters. "Tennessee is voted #1 in the country in election integrity. With the consistent checks and balances, accountability and action, it is no secret as to why." This May, voters will return to the...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter The regularly scheduled Lewis County Board of Commissioners meeting opened with prayer led by Houston Hamblin and the Pledge led by Commissioner Caleb Feichtinger. All commissioners were present with the exception of Bill Dyer who was positive with Covid at the time of the meeting. Although the executive order allowing voting by phone had expired, Dyer still chose to call in to listen in on the meeting. Minutes from last month’s meeting were approved by all, t...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter When I hear "the thin blue line," my mind immediately goes to "serve and protect." This holiday season, the Hohenwald Police Department stepped back up to the plate for another serving of Blue Christmas. The second annual event brought 911 Dispatch, the 4-H Extension Office, Hope Hohenwald, Inc. and Farm Bureau together to serve 160 plates of Christmas dinner to citizens around the community. The Hohenwald Police Department hosted the meal at the Lewis County...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter November’s meeting of the Lewis County Board of Commissioners was held in the new fire hall due to construction being done in the court room at the time of meeting. All commissioners were present. Commissioner Kyle Bobo led the prayer, and Brian Peery led the Pledge of Allegiance. Peery and Ragsdale motioned to approve minutes from the October meeting. All approved. During public input, a community member from Trace Creek Road offered up $100 from his wallet t...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter September 4, 2022 was the beginning of "a very rare vacation" for Lewis County residents Barri and Keith Comer. The couple was headed to Florida and decided to board their dog, Boomer, with Paw Paw's Porch Park Avenue Pet Spa. They had been taking their dog, Oreo, to the spa every six weeks for a few years and trusted Tommy and Deborah to take care of Boomer. On September 11, on their way back home, the Comers received a call that would change their lives, and ma...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter The annual Christmas in Hohenwald festivities kick off tonight, Thursday, December 1st, with the South Central Area Fairboard's "A Barnyard Christmas" Parade at 7:00 p.m. The lighting of the new tree on Main Street will be held at 7 p.m., followed by a local group of carolers who will sing around it. As previously printed, don't forget the route will run in reverse this year! If you are a parade entrant, please enter Memorial Park via Smith Street 5:30-6:30 p.m....
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter The Lewis County Herald recieved a call after press deadline on Tuesday evening, November 15 in response to our inquiry regarding the delinquent notice of the effective date of the new rate of sales tax collection. Kelly Cortesi, Communications Director for the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, informed us that the State of Tennessee is now suspending the sales tax increase in Lewis County until December 1, 2022. The local sales tax percentage will...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter Lewis County Elementary second grade teacher Jan Ammons said it best when she answered the question, What is a Veteran? "A Veteran is someone who, at some point, has written a check to the United States of America for the amount up to and sometimes including their life." A sense of pride exuded from her as she hosted the 2022 Veterans Day Program at Lewis County Elementary School, and it could be seen and felt throughout the gymnasium. As they do every year,...
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter UPDATED: The Lewis County Herald received a call after press deadline on Tuesday evening in response to our inquiry regarding the delinquent notice of the effective date of the new rate of sales tax collection. Kelly Cortesi, Communications Director for the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, informed us that the State of Tennessee is now suspending the sales tax increase in Lewis County until December 1, 2022. We appreciate their timely attention to this m...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Writer Tammy's School of Dance has seen thousands of kids' dancing feet, thousands of costumes, 31 seasons in business, and hundreds of performances. "This one was a dream come true for me," said Tammy Simmons, owner/instructor. The Halloween Spooktacular Parade event at Walt Disney World in Florida is held by a California based company called, "Dance the Magic," and is offered to dance studios everywhere, but not everyone gets to go. "We were given a video of...
