Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The Lewis County Commission meeting, held Monday, October 17th, opened as it always does; in prayer. The leader prayed for knowledge and unity within the walls of the court room, and as a member of this great community, this writer is thankful for that. Unity: the state of being united or joined as a whole. This way of thinking and working leads to the betterment of our community as a whole. People are happier, because they feel safer and more secure, way-of-life is more fruitful, benefits are...
"They Never Let Poor Rudolph Join In Any Reindeer Games..." We've all belted the lyrics in our shiny red outfits with Santa hats and bells in grade school Christmas programs while Mrs. Partridge mouthed the words and directed with that wand thing and little Timmy outshined the whole crew with his hip dance moves, but have we ever stopped to think about poor Rudolph here? His bully sled-mates wouldn't let him play any Reindeer games! Why? Was it because he was different? A different color? He shi...
Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin died at the age of 98. His fashionable creations and powerful branding made him a household name. Stars like Elizabeth Taylor and The Beatles wore his designs. Lori Loughlin, Full House actress, was released from prison after serving just two months for her role in the college admissions scandal. Police were responding to a report of shots fired downtown when they discovered a suspicious vehicle parked nearby. Anthony Quinn Warner detonated a bomb...
The Looney Tunes Christmas Parade got rained out on the original event date, Thursday, December 3. Since "Bo" Duke wouldn't be able to come back on the new date, he proceeded to have a "One-Man Parade" on the streets of downtown Hohenwald. Duke planned to run the parade route, but he got distracted by the wet roads, "perfect for spins and donuts," he said. Well, while showing out, the Hohenwald Polic Department caught wind of the rebellious act and headed his way. With police lights in his...
McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli! The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Canadians say “sorry” so much that a law was passed in 2009 declaring that an apology can’t be used as evidence of admission to guilt. The only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table is J. If a Polar Bear and a Grizzle Bear mate, their offspring is called a “Pizzy Bear”. in 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded...
The name of the pilot episode of “The Dukes of Hazzard” was “One Armed Bandits.” The General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard is a ‘69 Dodge Charger. It’s estimated the show wrecked a total of somewhere between two and three hundred Chargers. Boss Hogg’s famous car was the white 1970’s convertible Cadillac Deville. Dixie was the name of Daisy’s Jeep CJ-7. The Dukes of Hazzard show took place in the fictitious Hazzard County, Georgia. The first five episodes were filmed in Covington, Georgi...
Hold on to your seats, ladies! "Bo" Duke is stepping out of your dreams and into your town Thursday night! And, he's bringing The General Lee with him! Friday night, John Schneider aka "Bo" Duke from "The Dukes of Hazzard", will be at the Pink Cadillac Drive-In in Centerville promoting his newest film, "Stand On It." He, along with Stars 'n Bars Band with Cody McCarver, will be doing live performances. Thursday night December 3, however, he will be right here in Downtown Hohenwald driving the...
Each year, the South Central Area Fair Board chooses a Grand Marshal for their Christmas parade. The decision is never a difficult one in our little town as we have an abundance of good-hearted, worthy individuals. This year's choice is Tonya Woodward: Hohenwald transplant turned staple. Tonya moved to Hohenwald from Henderson. "We vowed we would never move. We loved the town, church and home we were in and really believed we would stay there forever," she recalls. "God had other plans." She...
Christmas in Hohenwald has become one of Lewis County’s most beloved events. And, for good reason. Traveling out of town to visit Santa, see Christmas light displays, go ice skating and train riding and shopping is no longer a necessity. We have it all right here in our community. Unless you’re hiding out in the basement, you’ve probably noticed the “Looney” ness of 2020 so far. I mean, Covid, quarantine, murder hornets, the prince and princess quitting the royal family, the passing of Kobe B...
UNITED STATES - More than 96 million Americans had already cast ballots in early in-person and mail-in voting. According to election officials, the race, as usual, may come down to a few key states. This year, all eyes are on Arizona and Pennsylvania as they don’t even start counting mailed ballots until election day. Puerto Rico is also voting, again, on possible statehood, and other local votes on abortion accessibility and marijuana legality are being made. With federal law allowing states t...
During the “Bleeding Kansas” election in 1855, over 5,000 so-called “Border Ruffians” entered Kansas to sway the election in order to force pro-slavery legislation. Even though the number of votes cast was more than the number of eligible voters in the territory, the governor approved the election. In the 1872 United States election, President Grant ran against a dead man. His opponent, Horace Greeley, died during the election process. Up until 2012, it was illegal in South Carolina to buy alc...
Confirmed by the Senate, Amy Coney Barrett is the newest Supreme Court justice. Barrett takes the bench one month after her nomination following the death of Justice Ruth Badar Ginsburg. The court now holds a 6-3 conservative majority. The dreaded fall surge, warned about in the spring, seems to have made its appearance. The US has seen almost half a million new coronavirus cases in one week. The American Academy of Pediatrics says it’s seen a 14% increase in child Covid-19 cases over the l...
Nearly 55 years after she "graced earth with her presence" (as she would say), Becky Lucille Carroll left it behind: better and brighter than she found it. Just her style. Born in Lewis County, August 9, 1965, Becky grew up in Michigan. She graduated from L'anse Creuse North in Chesterfield, Michigan in 1983. She went through Culinary School while in high school and worked at The Burning Tree Country Club and Golf Course for several years. During that time she entered many cooking competitions,...
As someone who is considered "high risk," I have avoided lots of places like the plague during this time. I mean, don't get me wrong, I've made the faithful stop at High Forest ReLeaf, been greeted by the amazing faces giving out school lunches to the kids everyday, and it's quite impossible to avoid a weekly run to wally world or the dollar store. However, all of that stopped for a few days when I developed a cough. At first, I was dismissive as I had just mowed the yard for the first time...
