Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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On Sunday, March 22, Gov. Bill Lee signed Executive Order 17 calling for businesses across the state to utilize alternative business models beginning at midnight CDT on Monday, March 23, until midnight CDT April 6, 2020. The order also outlines ways businesses and citizens should work to protect vulnerable populations. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created both an economic and a health crisis, and our response must continue to address both aspects,” said Gov. Lee. “Our goal is to keep the public, especially vulnerable populations, safe while...
Lee Burklow was named Mr. Baseball by the Nashville Old Timers Baseball Association. It is the group's top honor and was presented to Burklow at the 82nd annual banquet held January 14, 2020. Burklow, a Hohenwald native, was a star at Lewis County High School and Freed Hardeman University. He was inducted into the Freed Hardeman Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. Burklow took over as president of Crieve Hall Youth Athletic Association of Nashville in 2010. Under his leadership, the 56 year old...
Mary Lou Cotham Morton, age 89 of Hohenwald, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at her home. It was said in her family that we spend our lives here on earth in order to get to our eternal home, and Granny Mary Lou paved the way and showed us how that's done. She was born in Lewis County on September 12, 1930, to Thomas and Cassie Cotham. She married Eunice Morton and they raised their family here in Hohenwald. She worked at Walmart for most of her career and touched many lives...
On March 18, 2020, Susan Arlene (Mayzlik) Wynia peacefully passed away surrounded by family in her Hohenwald home. Mrs. Wynia was born in Austin, Minnesota on March 1, 1944, to Russell Frank and Ruth Signe (Thompson) Mayzlik. She married the love of her life, Glenn Douglas Wynia, on September 14, 1963. It was said to have been love at first sight. They lived an adventurous life together moving from Welch, Minnesota to a houseboat in Florida before settling in Tennessee. During their 56 years of...
Shaheed Terry, age 72 of Linden, peacefully passed away at his home on March 13, 2020. Mr. Terry was born in Champaign, Illinois to Lillie (Lewis) Terry and the late John Terry on October 24, 1947. He served in the United States Army in the 1960’s, completing a tour of Vietnam. After returning home, Shaheed became an ordained pastor in his hometown. In his spare time, he enjoyed going fishing, trying to reel in the biggest catfish or working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mr. Terry was an avid sports fan and always supported the T...
Our community has now been touched by Corona/Covid-19 and while it is important for you to be at liberty to conduct business as usual, these are unusual times. Sunday, Governor Lee signed Executive Order 17 calling for businesses across the state to utilize alternative business models beginning at midnight on Monday, March 23, 2020 until midnight April 6, 2020. The order also outlines ways businesses and citizens should work to protect vulnerable populations. We have been in contact with local business owners which has opened a dialogue as to...
With the start to baseball and softball season within weeks, local Dixie Youth Baseball and Dixie Youth Softball leagues at Lewis County Memorial Park were suspended in a national release from Dixie Youth on March 13, 2020. In the release, the governing body stated, "Based on the recent updates from the CDC, Dixie Youth Baseball strongly advises our leagues to postpone all league activities including practices and scheduled games until further notice. We urge DYB leagues to follow these...
Lewis County Middle School students eagerly lead their families through the halls of their school to show them where they sit, what goals they have, and what grades they had made Thursday, March 12. Student-led conferences are a new take on the age old parent-teacher conference. However, there is one major difference: students are actually excited. About a year ago, Brandi Feichtinger, principal of Lewis County Middle School, and her staff confronted the fact that kids dread school and they...
Lewis County Middle School students joined more than a thousand communities across the U.S. on Wednesday, March 18 for Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action. The day was organized by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to help bring an end to the youth vaping epidemic. According to the CDC, 6.2 million students in the U.S. currently use a tobacco product, including nearly a third of all high school students. Whether it's the bus to school, the parking lot, the classroom, or the bathroom,...
Mid-to-late March, and early April, is typically every sports fan's favorite time of year. In a typical early Spring, in a typical year, Major League Baseball is in Spring Training with Opening Day fast approaching. The National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League are making a final push into the Playoffs. The NCAA would be fully engaged in March Madness, for both men and women, with sports like baseball, softball, and a half-dozen others in the early stages of their seasons....
