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  • Head-on accident

    Mar 17, 2021

    A two vehicle crash occurred on Piney Creek Road Monday, March 8 around 4 p.m. The Chevrolet was travelling north and struck the Toyota Hybrid head-on near Charles McClearen Road. THP Trooper Steve Karpati worked the accident....

  • Lady Panthers overcome Lady Vikings

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Mar 17, 2021

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers softball team travelled to Linden to take on the Perry County Lady Vikings on Monday, March 8th. The Lady Panthers jumped on the Lady Vikings in the first inning when Taya Tiller and Kabry Adkins each singled in front of Makaela Dodson who delivered a two-run single. The Lady Panthers would plate one more in the inning when Addie Osborne drove in Dodson with a single. Addison Morgan started the game on the mound for the Lady Panthers and after getting the leadoff batter out issued 3 walks and gave...

  • Bulldogs drop Panthers in extra innings

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Mar 17, 2021

    The Lewis County Middle School Panthers baseball team hosted the Hickman County Middle School Bulldogs on Tuesday, March 9th at Lewis County High School. The Panthers sent Brayden Whitlow to the mound for the start, and the Bulldogs jumped on Whitlow early with a leadoff single and a run-scoring error before the first out was recorded and Hickman County took a 1-0 lead after a half-inning. Steele Moseley reached on a one-out error in the home first and came around to tie the game on a two-out...

  • Lady Panthers can't handle Lady Wildcats

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Mar 17, 2021

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers hosted the Waynesboro Lady Wildcats on Tuesday, March 9th at Memorial Park. Kinlee Keltner took the mound to start the game for the Lady Panthers and issued a leadoff walk to the Lady Wildcats. After a groundout, the Lady Wildcats would string together a couple of singles before plating their first run on a groundout and held a 1-0 lead after a half inning. The Lady Panthers would go down in order in the home half of the first. Keltner would work around a leadoff single and retire three straight to...

  • Lady Rockets take down Lady Panthers

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Mar 17, 2021

    The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers took on the Forrest Lady Rockets in their second game of the Summertown tournament on Friday, March 12th in Summertown. Kinlee Keltner was again on the mound for the Lady Panthers and found trouble early in the first. After hitting the leadoff batter and the runner moving into scoring position on a passed ball, the Rockets scored first with a run-scoring single to left. Keltner would retire the next two batters but a double to left would plate another run and the Lady Rockets would take an early 2-0...

  • Lady Panthers at Summertown

    Jason Fite, Contributing Sports Writer|Mar 17, 2021

    The Lewis County Lady Panthers travelled to Summertown for a tournament on Friday, March 12th and faced off with the Columbia Academy Lady Bulldogs. With Kinlee Keltner on the mound for the Lady Panthers, the Lady Bulldogs pushed across an early run after a one-out single and a two-out double to take an early 1-0 lead. Kinlee Keltner belted a 2-out double and her courtesy runner Stailee Moseley would score after an error on a C.J. Tanner hit and a passed ball during a Taya Tiller walk to tie the...

  • Tennessee starts 2021 with a decrease in unemployment

    Mar 17, 2021

    Tennessee started 2021 with a decrease in unemployment across the state. According to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), Tennessee recorded a jobless rate of 5.1% in January 2021. The new seasonally adjusted rate represents a 0.5 of a percentage point drop from the December 2020 rate of 5.6%. The latest figure is just 1.4 percentage points higher than the statewide rate for January 2020, just months before the start of COVID-19’s impact on Tennessee’s economy. Total nonfarm employment decreased b...

  • LCIS Honor Roll

    Mar 17, 2021

    Lewis County Intermediate School Principal Mary McDonald recently named the students earning the honor roll. They are: “A” Honor Roll Third Grade - Jaylon Jones, Bentley Mathis, Alea Pelto, Conner Sandy, Tiana Twist, Harvey Sharp, Atchley Shepherd, Neely Whitehead, Rainey Brewer, Alana Jobbitt, Briar McDonald, Dominic Moriarity, Lilah Odom, Teagan Verde, Joonapur Breedlove, JoJo Alkire, Vaeda Brewer, Mia Philpot, Ella Harris, Hayden Bledsoe, Myles Cope, Addison Fryfogle, Jesse Hensley and Malaysia Wynn; Fourth Grade - Daxton James, Gabriel Sho...

  • Driver Services launches online document upload service

    Mar 17, 2021

    The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDOSHS) Driver Services division is pleased to announce the addition of document uploads to its online services options. This service allows new and existing customers to upload required identity documents to be pre-vetted and added to the customer’s profile prior to visiting a Driver Services Center. “This new service will reduce the number of potential visits and cut down transaction time at the Driver Services Center with our staff by pre-vetting the customer’s uploaded documen...

  • Public Notices

    Mar 17, 2021

    NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case number 2021-PR-12. Estate of Judy McDonald, deceased. Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of March, 2021, Letters Testamentary, in respect of the estate of Judy McDonald, who died on November 28, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the 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 earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2),...

  • Bid Advertisement

    Mar 17, 2021

    Lewis County Government is seeking bids for a three-month contract (April-June 2021) for the removal of salvage metal from the Lewis County Transfer Station. The bid must hold Lewis County harmless for any liability and the contractor will be responsible for reclamation of all refrigerants contained in the salvage merchandise. The bid must include any charges for hauling expenses if there will be any. Bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021. Bids must be sealed and delivered to the Lewis County Mayor’s office at 110 N...

  • MEETING NOTICE

    Mar 17, 2021

    The Lewis County/Hohenwald Joint Economic Community Development Board will have its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 10 a.m. in the conference room at the Lewis County Courthouse. The meeting is open to the public. Lewis County Government is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or ethnic background in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE

    Mar 17, 2021

    Lewis County Government is now accepting bids for the lawn mowing of various county properties. Bids are due by 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021. For more information and a specific bid specification sheet, please contact the Maintenance Director Mutt Leigh (931) 628-0938. Lewis County Government is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, or ethnic background in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....

  • NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

    Mar 17, 2021

    PROJECT NO.: 98303-4106-04 CONTRACT NO.: CNS359 COUNTY: Lewis The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make fi nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to fi le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must fi le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 4/30/2021....

  • FOR SALE BY THE POUND at the Lewis County Transfer Station

    Mar 17, 2021

    FOR SALE BY THE POUND at the Lewis County Transfer Station 8:00-5:00 Mon.-Fri. 8:00-2:00 Saturday Batteries – 290 lbs Small Motors – 345 lbs Computer Towers – 300 lbs A/C Units – 1000 lbs Clean Aluminum – 640 lbs Copper Wire – 640 lbs Cans – 300 lbs Dish Receivers- 130 lbs Please submit sealed bids by dropping them off at the Transfer Station or mailing them to: Lewis County Transfer Station 110 North Park – Room 108 Hohenwald, TN 38462 (931) 796-6058 Bids are due and will be opened on March 26, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the County Mayor’s Office...

  • General Obligation Bonds of Lewis County

    Mar 17, 2021

    INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($7,225,000) GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF LEWIS COUNTY, TENNESSEE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) of Lewis County, Tennessee (the “County”) that for the purpose of providing funds to (a) finance, in whole or in part, the (i) acquisition, construction, improvement, repair, renovation and equipping of public buildings, including but not limited to jails and jail facilities; (ii) acquisition of all...

  • Now hiring: Patient Care Technology Information Session

    Mar 17, 2021

    Are you ready to begin your journey to becoming a Licensed Patient Care Technician? Date/Time: Friday, March 26th @ 9:00 A.M. Place: TCAT-Hohenwald 813 West Main Street Hohenwald, TN 38462 931-796-5351 For the Hohenwald class which begins May 3rd , 2021. Certificates: Nurse Aid, Phlebotomy, Electrocardiogram GED, HiSET, or High School Diploma required Tennessee College is an Equal Opportunity Institution offering admission and/or employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, religion, natural origin, age, disability or...

  • Lewis County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

    Mar 17, 2021

    April 15th at 6:30 pm in the Lewis County Farm Bureau Basement 483 East Main Street CASH GIVEAWAY Refreshments following meeting All members are urged to attend....

  • Community Meeting; Citizens for clean air, water and food

    Mar 17, 2021

    Community Meeting: March 21, 2021 3-4 p.m. sharp Citizens for Clean Air, Water & Food 931-829-3344 Brace Community Church corner of Brace & Otha Roads, Summertown (1) Over 100 signed statements (50 yet to be processed) from citizens who have suffered damage from yellow crop duster planes, and farmers spraying chemical poisons labeled possible cancer- causing. (2) 2 year old child who was sprayed now has a hole in her heart. Vanderbilt doctor says possibly caused from chemical spray. (3) Over 90 animals dead, over 20 animals sick (permanently),...

  • Prom Dress Resale hosted by Elks Lodge

    Mar 17, 2021

    Are you wondering what to do with those prom dresses you have already worn? Do you want to earn money or donate them? You can bring your gently used prom dresses (on hangers) and accessories to sell. The Lewis County Elks Lodge will be hosting a CASH ONLY prom dress resale event on Saturday, March 20th from 9-12 (noon). For buyers In the midst of Covid it is difficult to shop for prom attire since dressing rooms are closed. Come shop gently used or new prom dresses with the option to try the...