Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The General Assembly adopts “I’ll Leave My Heart in Tennessee” as state song - Members of the House were treated to a performance of newly adopted state song “I’ll Leave My Heart in Tennessee” on Thursday, Feb. 17. The song was performed by the group Dailey & Vincent along with songwriter Karen Stanley, left. Lawmakers unanimously approved House Bill 1731 in February adding the song to the list of officially recognized state songs. The song was approved unanimously by the Senate on Monday. Hou...
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.), February 17, 2022 – The Education Committee this week passed legislation requiring public schools to post online a list of the materials in their libraries. Proposed by Gov. Bill Lee, the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022 (Senate Bill 2407) now goes to the full Senate for consideration. This bill simply sets forth a framework for all of our public school libraries to use to make sure parents and other stakeholders, including teachers and school board members, have a w...
Yes, receipts do seem to breed like rabbits in my poor overstuffed-with-credit-cards-and-gift-cards-and-loyalty-cards-and-hastily-scribbled-notes wallet. But that’s my personal problem to sort through at home in my quieter moments. That’s why I’m deeply disturbed by the recent phenomenon of retail clerks putting me on the spot with some variation of “Do you want your receipt?” or “Would you like your receipt?” Snap judgment time! I can understand “Would you prefer the receipt in the bag?” or “W...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee delivered his fourth State of the State address and presented budget and legislative priorities to a joint session of the General Assembly. Key highlights are noted below, and the full speech as prepared for delivery can be found on the Governor’s website. A budget overview can be found here. Due to Tennessee’s conservative fiscal management, the state has one of the strongest budgetary positions in history. The proposed $52.6 billion budget includes strategic investments in K-12 educa...
The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for February 7-18, 2022. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Shawn Brown, William Gay Road, was charged with harassment, criminal trespassing and driving on a revoked/suspended driver’s license on February 7. Isaac Bethle-Roberts, West Main Street, was charged with violation of probation on February 7. David Anderson, Jennie Smith Road, was charged with a capias on February 8. Amanda Elmore, M...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case number 2022-PR-8 in the matter of the estate of Jacquelyn M. Bailey, deceased. Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of February, 2022, Letters of Administration, in respect of the estate of Jacquelyn M. Bailey, who died September 29, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Lewis County Chancery Court of Lewis County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the clerk of the above-named court on or before the...
By Jason Fite The Lewis County High School Lady Panthers played the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers in the Play-In game for the District 10AA tournament on Monday night, February 14th. The winner would move on to the semifinal round of the District Tournament and the loser’s season would be over. The Lady Tigers hosted the matchup at Mt. Pleasant High School as they held the #4 seed in the district and the Lady Panthers were the #5 seed. The game started at a very slow, methodical pace as the Lady Panthers showed patience attacking the Lady Tiger z...
Regular Session February 28, 2022 • 6:00 P.M. ITEM #02-01-22 Call to order ITEM #02-02-22 Invocation ITEM #02-03-22 Pledge of Allegiance ITEM #02-04-22 Roll call ITEM #02-05-22 Approval of minutes ITEM #02-06-22 Public input (limited to 3 minutes per person) ITEM #02-07-22 Committee reports ITEM #02-08-22 Resolution authorizing the sale of all of parcel twelve in the Lewis County Industrial Park to Summertown Metals (includes house & barn) ITEM #02-09-22 Resolution to amend resolutions to lower speed limit on county roads ITEM #02-10-22 B...
