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  • Letter to the Editor

    Apr 16, 2020

    The United States Postal Service is committed to delivering your mail and packages throughout the current pandemic. We are proud of our role in providing an essential service to every community. The one constant throughout this crisis has been our commitment to fulfilling the vital mission of the Postal Service. We would like to share the following information and requests: • USPS wants to help keep you – and our employees – safe. We ask for you to maintain a safe distance at all times. The Centers for Disease Control recommends keeping a dis...

  • Service Remains Steadfast

    Apr 16, 2020

    As COVID-19 precautions continue, communication is a key component to essential service organizations such as Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative. “We continue a 24/7 response to our members’ electric needs, and although adjusted to the drive-thru only, our offices are open to serve,” says MLEC President and CEO Keith Carnahan. “We also understand the financial impact of current events and want to put our members at ease.” Late fees are being waived for all accounts. Anyone experiencing a financial hardship and unable to make payment s...

  • Car Accident: James Ross Lewis

    Apr 16, 2020

    Hohenwald Police Department investigated a crash at the Depot Saturday, April 4, around 1:25 p.m., after a 1996 Ford pick-up left the roadway and struck the building. Officer Kalum Halfacre reported that James Ross Lewis, 79, of Chattanooga, was travelling west on East Main when his vehicle veered left near Elm Street and hit the Depot. No injuries were reported but the pick-up was disabled and towed by Taylor's Wrecker Service. The Depot, owned by the Lewis County Historical Society, and home...

  • Public Notices

    Apr 16, 2020

    SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust of record in Book 178, Page 715, in the Register’s Office for Lewis County, Tennessee, dated December 14, 2016 and recorded on December 20, 2016, Angela Helen Hinson, a married person and Shirley Ann Spurgeon, a single person, trustor, conveyed to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., beneficiary, the hereinafter described real property to secure the payment of a Promissory Note (the “Note”) dated December 14, 2016 and other indebtedness as described in said Deed of Trust; and WHE...

  • Traffic stop sends two to jail

    Apr 16, 2020

    A routine traffic stop for failure to stop at a stop sign resulted in two being charged with Methamphetamine, marijuana, suboxone and drug paraphernalia. On March 17, 2020, Lewis County Sheriff Deputy Cody Atkinson noticed a vehicle, driven by Lucinda Kilpatrick, fail to stop at the stop sign on Ski Street. The vehicle pulled over at Piney Baptist Church on Piney Creek Road where Deputy Atkinson questioned her as to why she failed to stop. She stated the vehicle had been sitting a while and the brakes were not working properly. Kilpatrick...

  • Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update

    Rep. David Byrd|Apr 16, 2020

    Covid-19 Testing Increases as New Tests Become Available The state of Tennessee continues to make considerable progress increasing the number of Covid-19 tests being performed across our state. As of Friday morning, 59,849 Tennesseans have been tested, with 55,215 negative test results and 4,634 positive tests. This week, the state received 120 Covid-19 rapid result tests. These new tests, which are manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, show a positive Covid-19 result in as little as five...

  • Senator Joey Hensley, MD: Tennessee 28th District Capitol Hill Week in Review

    Sen. Joey Hensley|Apr 16, 2020

    State is working to make resources readily available for those adversely affected COVID-19 Tennessee received promising news this week that the steps being taken to mitigate COVID-19 in Tennessee and its demand on state health care resources are working. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation shows that Tennessee may have enough hospital and intensive care unit beds available at the projected peak if Tennesseans continue to follow guidelines established by state health officials and...

  • Tyrades!

    Danny Tyree|Apr 16, 2020

    The recent death of actor James Drury (star of the 1962-1971 TV Western “The Virginian”) adds insult to injury when one considers what will occur next month. When the networks announce the shows they’re canceling and launching, yet again there will be no true Westerns in contention for a coveted spot on the fall schedules. The year I was born, there were 30 “horse operas” spread out across three broadcast networks in prime time, and that culture left an indelible mark on me. (Not in the publi...