Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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Members of the Pilot Club of Hohenwald visited the Lewis County Highway Department on Thursday, August 13, 2020 and delivered cookies. Club members have chosen this way to show their appreciation to the people who take care of our city and county. They have visited the AHC Lewis County Nursing and Rehab Center, the E911 staff, the Lewis County Health Department and will be visiting others in the coming weeks. Pictured are, left, Pilots Denise Skelton and Barbara Hinson, Highway Department...
American Legion Post 127 provides funds for Lewis County School nurses. Theresa Gifford, left, representing Post 127, presented school nurse Wanda Holloway with a check to help purchase supplies for the schools’ nursing clinics. The American Legion is a participant in the schools’ partnership in education program, Adopt-A-Class. For more information on the program, contact the Family Resource Center at 796-2375....
4 Lewis County High School Football held a Media Day Saturday morning, August 15, at Bobby W. Sharp Stadium with players, coaches and cheerleaders for the 2020 season on display for parents, family, friends and supporters. Cheerleaders were recognized individually by the voice of Panther Football Bill Lynch. The football team, coaches and managers were also honored in like fashion as they marched onto the field from the field house. Health requirements for the season include temperature...
A former employee of Lewis County government was indicted by a Lewis County Grand Jury on charges of theft over $10,000 but under $60,000. Boyd Blair Scott, who served as an executive assistant in the Lewis County Mayor’s office, has been charged with a Class C Felony when he obtained health insurance benefits without paying the proper premium “allowing for additional money in personal paycheck from Lewis County Government,” the indictment read. A second count of official misconduct stemmed from the unauthorized exercise of official power...
Editor & Publisher Hulon O. Dunn Jr., left, presented Ricky DePriest $100 as Week 5 winner in the Lewis County Herald's Cool It With Cash Summer Game Series. Barbara Brown has been declared the winner of week 6 with the correct answer, "Bank of Lewis County offers competitive interest rates to benefit customers." Be sure to thank the sponsors of Cool It With Cash: Bank of Lewis County, Citizens Bank of Lewis County, Cornerstone Health Systems, Hillbilly Liquors & Wines, Lewis & Clarke's...
Do you have a girl in Kindergarten through 12th grade looking to learn more about Girl Scouts? If so, they are invited to join Lewis County Girl Scouts and learn more about the scouting program during Virtual Taste of Girl Scouts. This is a chance for girls and family to learn about Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. “We also have a fun activity to do with the girls during each Virtual Taste of Girl Scouts,” Coordinator Dorothy Warf stated. Visit the website gsmidtn.org/join-us to sign up or call Dorothy Warf at 931-796-3880. “We will be hosti...
Members of the Lewis County Historical Society assembled at the Wilhelm Telplatz Park on Maple Street at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020 to unveil pavers engraved to honor the memory of Dolene Rogers and Tommy White. They both were long-time members of the Historical Society, lovers of history and very faithful museum volunteers. For over twenty years, they served in the capacity of treasurer of the Historical Society. Through the years, as part of her volunteering at the museum, Dolene...
Pilot Club of Hohenwald has been busy doing Pick-Me-Ups for the Heroes of the community. Thursday, July 30, they delivered homemade cookies to the workers in the Lewis County Health Department. Making the delivery were, left, Pilots Annette Peery, Pat Bonarek and Jessie DeBord. Health Department employees appreciating the cookies were, left behind the window, Virginia James, Debbie Johnston, Dannye Rhineheart and Maranda Scott. Pilot Club members strive to make the community a great place to...
Lewis County Middle School Football players getting ready for their season opener this Thursday, August 20, on A.B.Sisco Field. Face masks are required. Varsity Aug. 20 Community - Home Aug. 25 Burns - Away Aug. 27 Henderson Co. South - Home Sept. 3 Fairview - Home Sept. 8 Parson's Riverside - Home Sept. 15 E.O. Coffman - Away Sept. 17 Camden - Home Sept. 24 Hardin County - Home Oct. 1 Open Oct. 3 Bowl Game - Hickman Co. Junior Varsity Sept. 1 E.O. Coffman - Away Sept. 7 Parson's Riverside -...
Editor & Publisher Hulon O. Dunn Jr awarded Hohenwald Police Department Sgt. Michael Dunn $100 in Week 4 of the Lewis County Herald's Cool It With Cash. Ricky DePriest was the winner of week 5 with the correct answer, "Juicy ribeye steaks delight hungry diners at L&C." Sponsors of the 2020 Summer Games Series, Cool It With Cash, include Jones Hometown Health Mart Pharmacy, Bank of Lewis County, Citizens Bank of Lewis County, Cornerstone Health Systems, Hillbilly Liquors & Wines and Lewis &...
School officials reported the opening two weeks of classes went smoothly with both students and staff members in all schools responding well to temperature checks. Extra staff hired continues to assist with cleaning daily. An automated call received at the Lewis County Herald last week indicated a Lewis County Schools’ student had tested positive for COVID-19. Protocol for students and faculty exposed to the virus involves a quarantine for either 48 hours prior to the onset of symptoms or 48 hours from the test date. Students sent home b...
Lewis County High School Panther football will kick off with Picture Day for parents, grandparents and guardians at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2020 on the high school football field. Ads for the football program will be sold to family members at this time. All attending are asked to donate soap, towels and laundry detergent. No meal will be provided. All parents, guardians and grandparents are invited to attend. Student athletes, both cheerleaders and football players, are expected to begin fall sports next week with games scheduled at the...
Jerry and Joyce Tatum Hildenbrandt will be celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary, 50 years, on August 15, 2020. The couple exchanged vows August 15, 1970 at Springer Church of Christ with Eugene Durham officiating. They have one son, Justin and wife, Marinda, and two loving grandsons, Aiden and Eli. Due to Covid-19, the couple chose not to have a gathering....
The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for July 14 thru August 3, 2020. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence nor guilt of charges placed. Kaylie Ann Caplan, Walker Road, Summertown, charged July 15 with a capias. Brian Tibbs, Cherry Point Road, charged with domestic assault on July 17. Charles William Perdue, Backwoods Drive, charged July 17 with methamphetamine - manufacture, deliver, sell and possess, simple possession and drug paraphernalia. Jeremy Robert Roush,...
Using the Code Red system of Lewis County’s Emergency Management Agency, Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick issued a call Monday to citizens to assistance. Officials with the department are requesting that anyone who may have seen an abandoned 2002 red Honda Civic in the area of Springer Road on July 17-18, 2020 contact them at 931-796-5096. The driver of the vehicle, Dean Elvis Berube, age 76, has been missing since that time. Search and rescue efforts by canine units trailed the man to Little Swan Creek Road, where the scent v...
During the 2020 legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly added an additional sale tax holiday for 2020 only. In an effort to help boost the economy, the second sales tax holiday weekend focuses on restaurant sales. It begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 and ends Sunday, August 9, at 11:59 p.m. During this time, the retail sale of food and drink by restaurants and limited service restaurants, as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-4-102, is exempt from sales tax. Liquor by the drink tax will still apply For more information, visit...
Ethan Lindsey, a 2020 graduate of Lewis County High School, signed to play baseball with Martin Methodist Red Hawks on Friday, July 31. Lindsey received a scholarship to play in the 2020-21 season. Pictured, seated, left, are Ethan's parents, Terrell Lindsey, Ethan, David Lindsey; standing back, LCHS Athletic Director Jonathan Owen and LCHS Head Baseball Coach Tim Tiller....
Isla Whit Schwendimann was welcomed into the world on June 18, 2020, by her parents, Hans and Brittany Schwendimann, and her big sister, Ava. She was born at Maury Regional Hospital, weighing seven pounds, one ounce and measuring 19 1/4 inches long. Isla is the granddaughter of the late Don Schwendimann, Judy and Joe Edward McClearen, and Doug Barber Jr., all of Hohenwald, and Selina and Eric Pirkle of Nashville....
Katelyn Summer Johnston of Hohenwald graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University's commencement ceremony, held on May 18, 2020 in Teaneck, New Jersey. While at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Katelyn studied criminal justice abroad in London, England, and she also completed an internship at Northern State Prison in Newark, New Jersey. Katelyn is a 2014 graduate of Lewis County High School in Hohenwald, and a 2018 graduate of Cumberland...
JoAnn Hensley, left, accepted a check for $100 as week two winner in Cool It With Cash last week from Managing Editor Becky Jane Newbold. Week three winner is the lucky Faye Holt (lucky as she was a winner last year too!). Ms. Faye wins week three with the correct answer, "Apply for a home equity loan at Citizens today." Sponsors of the 2020 Summer Games Series, Cool It With Cash, include Hillbilly Liquors & Wines, Lewis & Clarke's Restaurant, Jones Hometown Health Mart Pharmacy, Bank of Lewis...
An unsuccessful search for an elderly Lewis County man who has been missing since July 17, 2020, has left local officials puzzled and at a dead end. A 2002 Honda Civic, owned by Dean Elvis Berube, 76, and his wife, was found abandoned on Springer Road by a rural mail carrier. Local deputies responded and went to the residence on Dyestone Springs Road. Mrs. Berube reported her husband left home around 7:30 p.m. on July 17 and had not returned. Mr. Berube has dementia, a law enforcement report...
Lewis County Sheriff reported his department responded to a call from the wife of a missing man in the Haist Road area on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Barry Jerome Zaremsky, 76, had been observed by neighbors walking away from his vehicle at the intersection of Haist Road and Trace Creek Road on July 20. A motor vehicle accident was worked by THP, but no one was at the scene. Helicopters, canine units, and searchers on horseback were utilized in a search for the man, Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick stated...
Lewis County's Board of Commissioners posed with Fire Chief Steve Vineyard, Captain Ryan Johnston, State Senator Dr. Joey Hensley, Mayor Jonah Keltner and South Central Tennessee Community Development Director Lorie Fisher Monday evening at Lewis County Court House with a new fire truck recently acquired by Lewis County. A Community Development Block Grant funded the purchase. Lewis County received extensive assistance from the City of Hohenwald in retrieving the necessary survey information....
Jones Hometown Pharmacy will be holding a Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, August 1 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Leading up to the big day, there will be special discounts all week, starting Tuesday, July 28. Customers may enter for door prizes all week as well. Prize drawing will be done on Saturday. Saturday’s events will include crafts, games for kids and free gifts for both children and adults, while supplies lasts. There will be prize drawings for adults and children throughout the day. Social distancing and masks are encouraged when a...
Editor & Publisher Hulon O. Dunn, left, presented a check for $100 to week one winner, Cheri France last Thursday. Winner of week two is JoAnn Hensley with the correct answer, "Cornerstone is Hohenwald's local source for medical needs." Sponsors of the 2020 Summer Games Series, Cool It With Cash, include Cornerstone Health Systems, Hillbilly Liquors & Wines, Lewis & Clarke's Restaurant, Jones Hometown Health Mart Pharmacy, Bank of Lewis County and Citizens Bank of Lewis County. Prize money is...
