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  • Bharatbhai Patel

    Jan 2, 2025

    June 12, 1959 - December 25, 2024 Bharatbhai Ramdas Patel, age 65, a resident of Hohenwald, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A funeral ceremony was held on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....

  • BILLY POPE

    Jan 2, 2025

    November 2, 1952 - December 15, 2024 Billy Joe Pope, age 72, of Waynesboro, passed away on December 15, 2024. He was born on November 2, 1952, in Hohenwald, the son of the late Robert and Margaret Walker Pope. Billy's journey through life was marked by a deep love for his family and a dedicated work ethic. He married his beloved wife, Rebecca Ann Creecy, on August 24, 1973, starting a partnership that would bring joy and harmony to their lives for many years. For 47 fulfilling years, Billy contr...

  • Willis Sullenger

    Jan 2, 2025

    Willis Dean Sullenger, age 82, of Dukedom, Tennessee, passed away on December 22, 2024. He was born on June 17, 1942, in New Madrid, Missouri, to the late Odie Sullenger and Lulu Stockton Sullenger. For 15 years, Willis lived in the Riverside community of Hohenwald, Tennessee, before moving to Dukedom. He was married to Claudia Mathis Sullenger, his beloved wife of 15 years. Willis dedicated much of his life to hard work and craftsmanship. A proud Union Boilermaker, he retired at the age of 55...

  • Columbia Mall Sold to Highest Bidder: Highland Capital

    Jan 2, 2025

    Highland Capital announced last month, the official acquisition of the former Columbia Mall. The company plans to redevelop the site into a Class A power center, with a projected reopening in 2025. A “Class A power center” mall consists of an open-air mall of 250,000 to 600,000 square feet with anchor tenants dominated by multiple big-box retailers (e.g., Target, Walmart, Best Buy) with a focus on value and national brands, with fewer smaller stores. According to Main Street Maury, “Following the acquisition, Highland Capital has engaged in ne...

  • SUSPECTED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN TENNESSEE

    Jan 2, 2025

    The Tennessee State Veterinarian is reporting a suspected detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in West Tennessee. This occurrence affects a commercial chicken facility in Gibson County. Following a sudden spike in deaths in the flock, testing at the Breathitt Veterinary Center Laboratory in Hopkinsville, Ky. determined the cause is likely a form of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Sequencing to determine the specific influenza strain is pending. “Although we are awaiting final confirmation, we are confident the illness a...

  • Lewis Co. Senior Citizen Center

    Jan 2, 2025

    Lewis Co. Senior Citizen Center Melinda Warren, Director 931-796-5558 347 East Main Street [email protected] Calendar Of Events: * MONDAY 9-11 a.m. TOPS meeting 10-11 a.m. Bible Study * TUESDAY 10-11 a.m. Bingo 1 p.m. Line Dancing. * Second TUESDAY of each month at 11:00 a.m. there will be a Mary Kay representative at the center. * WEDNESDAY 9:30-10:30 a.m. Health and Fitness Classes. * THURSDAY 10-11 a.m. Bingo 1p.m. Line Dancing. * FRIDAY 10:00 a.m. Bible Study with Helen Gardner * The center is open for social gathering to play cards, puz...

  • How Will You Celebrate the "Y2K BUG" 25th Anniversary?

    Danny Tyree|Jan 2, 2025

    My wife recalls the night of December 31, 1999 as a time of anxiety and trepidation. (Of course she views every night as a time of anxiety and trepidation. Okay, I’ll trim my toenails! Are you satisfied???) *Ahem* We were at her parents’ home for our customary New Year’s Eve celebration and feared that the ball drop on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” would coincide with the plunging of Times Square into total darkness (and my father-in-law having to use a flashlight instead of the...

  • End of The Era

    Jan 2, 2025

    It's the literal end of an era. It seems a population of the world went from living reality in chapters or seasons to living eras Everyone was in their "boss babe era" or "looking out for me and mine era" or insert any significant grouping of time in your life, and call it an era. However, the 10 million concert-goers and Swifties the tour entertained on the road will have to say goodbye to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, as the $2 billion record-breaking tour concluded Sunday night at BC Place in...

  • Jo Knows

    Jan 2, 2025

    “Hey, Jo, I am new to town and am interested in joining an adult choir. Do you know if Lewis County has a community choir or something similar? Hey Reader, Hohenwald once had a German Chorus, but unfortunately it is no longer active. However, if you are interested in starting something new, reaching out to local organizations and churches, or contacting Debbie Landers at the Chamber of Commerce could be a great first step. There, you might find support or be connected with others who are on the same note. Alternatively, if you’re int...

  • Sheriff Report

    Jan 2, 2025

    The following is the Lewis County Sheriff Department report for December 17-December 26, 2024. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Lisa Renee Mosier was charged with reckless driving on December 17, 2024. Jerry Wayne Cooper was charged with violation of sexual abuse registry on December 18, 2024. Christina Rose French was charged with simpole possession/casual exchange, unlawful drug paraphernalia on December18, 2024. Karl Lee Polston was charged with violation of probation on...

  • Words Hurt, and Words Heal

    Jan 2, 2025

    The impact of our words is profound. They represent the most potent force at our disposal as humans. We can wield this power constructively, uplifting others, or destructively, causing harm. Just a handful of words can inflict pain, and while those wounds may eventually heal, the scars often remain. Our words carry significant weight; they can either nurture or damage, mend or injure, elevate or dismantle, connect or isolate, support or challenge. In politics, our leaders have the power to either impose harm or bring healing through their...

  • SUSPECTED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN TENNESSEE

    Jan 2, 2025

    The Tennessee State Veterinarian is reporting a suspected detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in West Tennessee. This occurrence affects a commercial chicken facility in Gibson County. Following a sudden spike in deaths in the flock, testing at the Breathitt Veterinary Center Laboratory in Hopkinsville, Ky. determined the cause is likely a form of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Sequencing to determine the specific influenza strain is pending. “Although we are awaiting final confirmation, we are confident the illness a...

  • Tennessee could see as many as 17 new public charter schools next year

    Jan 2, 2025

    Tennessee school districts could see as many as 17 new public charter schools next year. That’s how many letters of intent potential charter operators sent to five schools districts across the state by the December 3 deadline. Letters of intent are the first official step in next year’s new start charter application process. Charter schools are free public schools operated by an independent contract or “charter” with an authorizing agency like a school district or the state. Last year school districts received 21 letters of intent but only 9...

  • MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN CALIFORNIA-TO-NASHVILLE METH-FENTANYL INVESTIGATION

    Jan 2, 2025

    In the largest methamphetamine investigation/enforcement action in the city’s history, Chief John Drake and TBI Director David Rausch, last month, announced the dismantling of a California to Nashville meth trafficking organization responsible for shipping an estimated 5,000 pounds of the drug into this city in recent years. From the beginning of the investigation in November 2022 through last month, law enforcement has intercepted and seized shipments containing more than 800 pounds of meth and 24 pounds of fentanyl, preventing these highly ad...

  • JACKSON MAN CHARGED

    Jan 2, 2025

    On December 27th, at the request of 28th Judicial District Attorney General Frederick Agee, TBI agents began investigating allegations of threatening social media posts on the Facebook pages “Gibson County TN Crime Watch and West Tennessee Crime Watchers.” During the course of the investigation, agents determined that the details of the social media posts were unfounded and traced the postings to the page administrator, Carson Lane Pledge (DOB: 4/3/04). Saturday, agents obtained an arrest warrant charging Pledge with False Reports – Emerg...

  • SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

    Jan 2, 2025

    Sale at public auction will be on January 29, 2025 at 11:00AM local time, at the east door, Lewis County Courthouse, 240 West Gains Street, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Randy Jackson, Jr., to Frank B. Denton, Trustee, as trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Primelending, a Plainscapital Company on September 21, 2012 at Record Book 142, Page 103, Instrument No. 37048; conducted by LLG Trustee TN LLC, having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the...

  • SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE

    Jan 2, 2025

    ale at public auction will be on January 29, 2025 on or about 10:00AM local time, at the East door steps of the Lewis County Courthouse, Hohenwald, Tennessee , conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by DONALD L. MCKINNEY AND JUANA M. MCKINNEY, to Kathy Clark, Trustee, on July 14, 2005, at Record Book 66, Page 774-779 as Instrument No. 17429 in the real property records of Lewis County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, n...