Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The Lewis County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, where they discussed whether or not to hire Wayne Qualls to assist in the search for a new director of schools. Allen Trull, Supervisor of Student and Support Services, and Benny Pace, Director of Schools, also announced updates to the new high school. Mr. Pace called upon Trull to update the board on the new high school and shortly after, Mr. Trull passed out the building plan, drawn by architect Brad M...
Week three is here for our 'Warm Up Your Winter' contest for a chance to win $100 toward your electric bill! See contest details, page B-8. Be sure to let our sponsors know how much you appreciate their support. Sponsors include Adair Funeral & Cremation Services, Bank of Lewis County, 412 Metals & Building Supply, Jones Hometown HealthMart Pharmacy, McDonald Funeral Home and Citizens Bank of Lewis County. Return your entry forms to our office for your chance to win! Deadline is each Monday at...
The City Council met on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, to hold their monthly City Council meeting after not holding a meeting for the months of December and January on account of there being no business to discuss. The only item on the agenda for the month of February was a resolution calling for bids on sewer rehab equipment. The resolution read, “Whereas city sewer lines are in need of repair and existing cameras and equipment are lacking; and whereas it is in the city’s best interest to bid the equipment; and whereas the purchasing pro...
The Education Foundation of Lewis County was started in 1993 by a group of business and professional people in our county. This year will be the 29th year to present scholarships to graduating seniors at Lewis County High School. There are businesses and individuals that donate money each year to support the Foundation and fund scholarships. In the past, some scholarships have been given to encourage students to pursue a particular field of study, some are given in memory of or in honor of someone . Donations can be made at any time. Please sen...
November 20, 1953 - February 9, 2022 James Ricky Scott, of Madison, formerly of Hohenwald, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the age of 68. He was born on November 20, 1953, at the Boyce Clinic in Hohenwald to the late James Whitwell Scott and Elsie Marie Burns. He graduated from Lewis County High School in 1971. After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of 17. He served our country from 1971 to 1975 as an aircraft armorer and weapons mechanic. He...
June 29, 1939 - February 11, 2022 "G.Y." Garland Young Bennett of Hohenwald passed away Friday evening, February 11, 2022 at the age of 82. He was born June 29, 1939 in Hohenwald to the late Willie Bennett and Clista Carroll. Mr. G.Y., as many people knew him, married the love of his life, Mrs. Lois on March 19, 1960, and this year they would have celebrated 62 years of marriage. He enjoyed the simple things in life such as farming, hunting, fishing and football. He served as Sheriff of Lewis...
October 24, 1947 - February 8, 2022 Kenneth Edward Hinson, 74, of Hohenwald, passed away on February 8, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Mr. Hinson was born on October 24, 1947 in Waynesboro, to the late Clyde David and Opal Elizabeth (McClearan) Hinson. Ken loved locomotives and saw mills. During his younger years, he would spend his summers in Oak Ridge with his aunt and uncle. After graduating from high school, Ken went on to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology from...
February 20, 1949 - February 12, 2022 Dorothy L. Moon, of Hohenwald, passed from this life on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, at the age of 72. Dorothy was born on February 20, 1949, to Horace and Elsie Hinson in Paducah, Kentucky. She later married Billy Moon and they settled in Hohenwald. She worked at Genesco and H.I.S. in Hohenwald before retiring and becoming a homemaker. She is survived by her sons, Stacy (Tiffany) Moon, and Garland Bud Moon; sister, Donna (Paul) Conner, all of Hohenwald;...
December 2, 1944 ~ February 9, 2022 Joyce Keeton, age 77, of Summertown passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. She was a native of Lawrence County, and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Maggie Bell Lemay Head; and her husband, Earl Kenneth Keeton. She is survived by one daughter, Lisa Bradburn (Donald) of Summertown; one son, Mike Keeton (Pam) of Columbia; two sisters, Dorothy Simbeck of Hohenwald, and Idell Allen...
September 27, 1974 - February 10, 2022 William Jason "Buster" Pinkerton was born on September 27, 1974 in Hohenwald and passed away on February 10, 2022 in Nashville. He was 47 years old. Buster loved hunting, fishing, and grilling out. He was known as the "Grill Master" of Hickman County. His family loved his grilled Italian Chicken and his T-bone steaks. He loved his wife, children, and grandchildren very much. In lieu of flowersm donations can be made to McDonald Funeral Home to offset...
December 15, 1949 ~ February 11, 2022 Robert "Bobby" C. Robinson, age 72, a resident of Lewis County, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Bobby was born on December 15, 1949, in Franklin and was the son of the late Jeff D. Robinson and the late Ann E. Cunningham Robinson. He was retired from CSX Transportation. He was also a team member at Summertown Metals and driver for almost 10 years . He is survived by his brothers, Jerry (Karen) Robinson and Billy...
September 2, 1937 ~ February 10, 2022 Wilma Jean Melton, 84, of Hohenwald passed away on Thursday February 10, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Hohenwald to the late Horace Eugene Melton and Edith Reed Patterson on September 2, 1937. Wilma, known as Aunt Wilma to almost everyone, began her walk with the Lord at the tender age of five years old. There was never a time that you spoke with her that she wasn't talking about the goodness of our Heavenly Father. There is no way...
Week by week, month by month and year by year Hohenwald's times are a changing as the old folk song used to say. This week's changes certainly started the town asking questions, in fact if I was asked what is happening to the row of shops on West Main Street at the junction of Hwy. 48, I must have been asked twenty times. The answer to that question was, I wasn't quite sure. I saw as others did that major renovations were taking place at the two old Lanny Brewer Carpet Shops, sadly vacant after...
Dear Editor, Since Tennessee is increasingly becoming another home of the U.S. Auto manufacturing industry, trade between Canada and the U.S. is now vitally important to Tennessee as it is to Michigan. The Canadian Freedom Truck Convoy has clearly exposed just how much the Canadian Government is Socialist/Communist, connected to the EU and especially connected to the CCP. The Ambassador Bridge at Detroit is privately owned by the billionaire Matthew Moroun and conducts over 13b$ in mostly auto industry trade annually. The new Gordie Howe...
ACCIDENT ON ALLENS CREEK MONDAY - Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Philip Long and accident victim Steve Jones watch as Taylor's Wrecker Service owner Chuck Taylor backs up to begin recovering Jones' Ford F-150 from the shoulder after an accident Monday afternoon, February 7. The 911 office dispatched Lewis County Sheriff Department, Lewis County Fire and Rescue and Maury Regional EMS personnel to the 3:20 p.m. crash as the vehicle was teetering over the shoulder and a 20 foot drop. Afraid to...
The Lewis County Fire Department was called to a fire on Ridgetop Road Tuesday afternoon, February 1. Property owner Bobby Taylor's mobile home had caught on fire. Fire Chief Steve Vineyard reported the cause was the heating and cooling unit. Maury County Fire was called in to assist. Photo courtesy David McRight...
Portable generators have become more commonplace as a backup source for power, but they can also cause serious injury and even death if used or installed improperly. • Never connect generators directly to your home’s wiring. The reverse flow of electricity can electrocute utility workers or others that might come in contact with the power line. (The only safe way to connect a portable electric generator to your existing wiring is to have a licensed electrical contractor install a transfer switch. Contact Meriwether Lewis Electric Coo...
Birthdays Jinny Wisdom, February 17 Megan Elizabeth Davis, February 17 Mann Nutt, February 17 Nikki Gray, February 17 Carolyn Bobo, February 17 Lynn Ammons, February 17 Wilma Joy Conner, February 17 Carly Greenlee, February 17 Kevin Frazier, February 17 Bradley Butler, February 17 John Mathis, February 18 Gwen Marie Jude, February 18 Kristina Bradley, February 18 Steve Vineyard, February 18 Jeffrey Finerty, February 18 Brad Lawson, February 18 Robin Rodgers, February 18 Justice Franklin, February 18 Nikki Davis, February 18 Emily Webb Hulsey,...
It is beginning to look like the groundhog was right for we have been having some very cold weather and I guess we will be looking at having a late spring. We have had a few days with temperatures in the sixties and low seventies, but not very many, and the nights even those days have been in the teens or low twenties. The buttercups continue to brave the weather and I have several blooming and along the roadway I have seen many others blooming. Those I know of who are sick either at home, nursing facilities or in the hospitals are: Wanda...
Lori Ann Stewart and Anthony "Tony" Grillo have planned their wedding for March 19, 2022 at two o'clock in the afternoon at Piney Baptist Church. As formal invitations are not being sent, everyone is invited to attend....
February 14, 1952 The following people were recognized by General Shoe for setting a perfect attendance record of five years or longer at the plant: J.D. Fite, Effie Harris, Haskey Hardy, George Hinson, Ruby Hooper, Lucille Rose, Fred Roth, Bertha Whittenberg, Sam Williams, and Woodrow Wisdome. The newspaper published a photo of Danny Johnston trying to get his white-faced twin calves to pose for a photo, adding “the calves are doing fine and Danny is very proud of them. They are now about 4 m...
General Assembly confirms new Tennessee Supreme Court Justice - Members of the General Assembly confirmed the appointment of Sarah K. Campbell to the Tennessee Supreme Court in a joint session in the House Chamber on Thursday. Campbell most recently served as Tennessee’s Associate Solicitor General and Special Assistant to the Attorney General. In that role, she represented the state before the Tennessee Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. She previously w...
Commerce and Labor Committee passes “New Markets Development Act” The Commerce and Labor Committee unanimously approved legislation that would create a tax credit program to encourage economic growth in rural and low-income areas. The bill will be reviewed by the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee next. The program created by the “New Markets Development Act” would fund small businesses located in Tennessee through insurance premium tax credits. Variations of the program have been impleme...
From time to time, I attempt to make this column more interactive -- soliciting reader comments on burning questions such as “Which songs make you cry?,” “What was your favorite summer vacation?,” “Does this font make me look fat?,” etc. This time around the block (pun intended), I’d like to ask how you converse while walking your dog. I’m curious because of my own experiences. I remember many New Year’s Eve stayovers at my in-laws’ home. Late at night, I would walk Turpy (our late Golden Re...
Lewis County High School's Future Business Leaders of America members had great success in the Regional virtual competition held January 20, 2022. All 16 members of the LCHS FBLA team placed and qualified to compete at the state conference in Chattanooga this April. FBLA is the premier organization for students preparing for careers in business and technology. Members of the LCHS team are pictured, from left, Caden Anderson (Computer Problem Solving), Jayda Lyons (Personal Finance), Paige...
