Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The group that brought you live coverage of last year’s elections is at it again! The South Central Area Fair is pleased to announce they will be going live on facebook with Rob Inman and Mike Hinson to bring you real-time results from the Hohenwald City Election, interviews with candidates, 100 Year Celebration events, and more! Tune in to their facebook page at: www.facebook.com/scafair.org this Thursday night, May 4th beginning at 6:45 P.M....
Due to the pandemic, the Lewis County Retired Teachers group had not met in four years. However, the weekend brought them back together for lunch, good company, a meeting with the new Director of Schools Dr. Tracy McAbee, and officer elections. After several years of serving the group, President Michael King and Secretary-Treasurer June Defoe stepped down to allow newly elected officers, President Paula Dyer, and Secretary-Treasurer Deborah Walker, to take the positions. “I wish them well as t...
Lewis County High School senior Bryson Clayburn signed his commitment to Bethel University for basketball and tennis on April 25th. He is pictured with his parents, Darren and Michelle Clayburn, tennis coach Paxson Spears, and basketball coaches Luke Scott and Greg Amacher....
The 12th annual Ticked Off At Cancer Ride will be held Saturday, May 6. Come out and support a great ride for an awesome cause. The 2023 event is in honor of Larry Skelton who started this ride 12 years ago which has helped the Lewis County Cancer Victims Fund help so many. This year the event’s cancer ribbon is in honor of friend and ride supporter Pineapple Barber in his cancer color. For more info, contact Jeff Mullins at 931-334-4006 with any questions. You don’t have to have a mot...
Happening this weekend is the 11th Annual Hohenwald Springfest! May 5 & 6, Memorial Park will transform into a festival grounds where there will be entertainment for all ages! The host, Friends of the Library, invites everyone to visit Springfest this year to see returning and new vendors. All craft vendor booths will be outside under the new 60’x70’ covered pavilion with gifts for graduation, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and more! Attend the opening ceremony Friday, May 6th at 11 a.m. with sp...
Lewis County Grand Jury of the Circuit Court met May 1 with the Honorable Michael E. Spitzer, Judge of the Thirty-Second Circuit Court at Hohenwald presiding. Following one day of examining 6 witnesses, 42 true bills and 0 no true bills were found where the proof justified....
Director of Schools, Dr. Tracy McAbee, has announced the end of the year school schedule: • May 18, 2023 will be an administration day, no students. • Friday, May 19, 2023, will be an abbreviated day with buses leaving the middle school campus at 10:00 a.m. Report cards will be given to the students and a copy of the 2023-2024 school calendar. • High School graduation will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2023. • The 2023-2024 school year will begin with students returning for a full day on August 2, 2023....
Lewis County School District is pleased to announce that Adam Clark will be the new principal of Lewis County High School, effective June 2. Clark brings extensive experience and a passion for education to his new role. Clark has over two decades of experience in education, with his most recent position being the principal of Lewis County Middle School. Mr. Clark has made positive school culture a focus at the school. “We are excited to have Mr. Clark lead Lewis County High School.” said Dr. Tra...
Ralph Douglas Vineyard left this earthly world in the evening hours of April 25, 2023, at the age of 82. Mr. Vineyard was born in McEwen, Tennessee, to the late Herbert and Martha Vineyard on August 4, 1940. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Wanda Vineyard, and his two brothers, Jimmy Vineyard and Bobby Vineyard. Mr. Ralph is survived by his two sons, James Steven Vineyard (Gail) and Douglas Wayne Vineyard (Rebecca); grandchildren, Kristie Morgan, Lori...
Devin Gregory Kubiak left this earthly world on April 26, 2023, at the age of 27. Devin was born in Portland, Oregon on March 9, 1996, to Maryjane Kay Stone Kubiak and the late Gregory Lee Kubiak. In addition to his mother, he leaves behind to carry on his cherished memories his children, Adrian Kase Kubiak, Lachen Lee Kubiak, and Alana Lynn Kubiak; his significant other and mother of his loving children, Kailey Vaughn; stepfather, Michael Douglas Jones; and siblings, Cole David Kubiak, Ayden...
Terrance “Terry” Lester Halley, age 74 of Lyles, Tennessee, departed this life at his home on Saturday, April 29, 2023 with his loving wife Julia by his side. Terry was born on June 11, 1948 in Dahlgren, Illinois to the late Ivan Halley and Julia Clytee Rogers Halley. He is also preceded in death by his son, Terrance Ivan Halley. In addition to his wife, Julia Halley, those left to cherish Terry’s memory are his daughters, Chinna Renee Halley of Waycress, Georgia and Carma Joan Halley of Lebanon, Tennessee; five grandchildren Austin, Ashto...
Verlin Rose Horton George was born November 13, 1930 in Michie, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Denton R. and Velma Hardin Horton. She was united in marriage to Malcom F. George on July 26, 1951. Malcom preceded her in death on December 15, 2022, following 71 years of marriage. Verlin was a 1950 graduate of Selmer High School and also enrolled in extension courses offered through Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson. She served three years in the mission field of Beirut, Lebanon, where she...
Alida Bernice “Nookie” (Spurgeon) Skelton, 94, of Hohenwald, passed from this life on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at her home. Alida was born on October 28, 1928, to Joe Wilson and Mary Doxie (Beatty) Spurgeon in Lewis County. On July 28, 1946, she married the love of her life, Joe Skelton. They were married until his passing in 1998. Alida worked in many different factories, mostly sewing factories, during her lifetime. She was a lover of life and she knew how to live it. In 2023, she was named ‘Person of the Week’ for the Lewis County Herald....
On April 22, 2023, just three days shy of his 76th birthday, Clayburn Clinton Smith Jr. passed away at his Hohenwald home. He was born in Hohenwald, on April 25, 1947, to Clayburn C. Smith Sr. and Mrs. Eleanor Estelle Francis Shopee. He was also preceded in death by his brother Fred Smith and sister-in-law Patricia Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his partner for life, Ms. Alline Wood, and brothers Carl (Mary) Smith, Alias Smith, and Joe Smith. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and catching...
Carolyn Sue McClearen Gafford, 84, was born on November 5, 1938, to Bonnie Rhea Skelton McClearen and Way Wright McClearen. She had a wonderful life in Kimmins, where her father, Way, owned and operated a sawmill and McClearens’ Mercantile. Bonnie Rhea was the postmistress in the store. Carolyn was an only child, but had many Kimmins friends, June O’Guin, Wanda Quillen, and many others. She graduated from Lewis County High School in 1957. She also received a Bachelor of Science in Education wit...
Norman Gregory Durham, Esquire, of Sanford, North Carolina passed away Friday April 28, 2023 at the age of 68. Mr. Durham was born in Hickman County, and raised in Hohenwald. He was a son of Hilda Christine Gilbert Durham and the late Edward Eugene Durham. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, and friend. Mr. Durham loved sports and was named “Mr. Basketball” in 1972 at Lewis County High School. He went to Memphis State University, majoring in Political Science and History, and Memphis State University School of Law, gra...
Committing to 30 years of anything is a true feat in today’s world. But that’s exactly what Lea Ann Anderson did. For thirty years, she committed herself to not just one job, but many. As an elementary school teacher, she was a nurse, a judge, a friend, a mentor, maid, good listener, mediator, a guide, collaborator, role model, public speaker, organizer, researcher, and so much more. The best educators take on a multitude of roles, but superhero seems most fitting. The last weekend of April bro...
New bricks at the War Memorial Building were laid on April 14 for Jack Labar, Franklin Buddy Sharp, Bill D. & Kathy Sharp and Ronald Gene Sharp. The Sharp family came out to celebrate the occasion. In attendance were Bill & Kathy Sharp, Jack & Mary Jane LaBar, Bobby & Sue Sharp, Wayne & Linda Brewer, Cricket Sharp with granddaughterer Christlyn Ortega, Lyda Mae Hooper, Mason Sharp, Staci King and Tina Sharp. If you are interested in having a brick laid, you may contact Wayne Brewer at...
Milepost 385.9, Meriwether Lewis Site, is one of several locations benefitting from new additions to the Natchez Trace Parkway. Each year, bicyclists from all of the world travel the Natchez Trace, as the beauty is unmatched. Now, they will benefit from not only the physical aspect, and natural beauty, but also the newest service added. The Natchez Trace Parkway has recently installed bicycle repair stations at several locations along the Parkway. In addition to the one in Lewis County,...
On April 17, David Barber made his 20th hole-in-one, on the third hole par 4. Playing partners were Gary Phelps, Ken Collier, Tim Carroll and Larry Gordon. This was the third hole-in-one on the third hole....
The South Central Human Resource Agency will have a commodity food distribution for Lewis County residents only. It will be held May 23, 2023 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. located at Memorial Park Community Building, 115 Smith Ave., Hohenwald. The distribution will be drive through and participants are asked to remain in their vehicles and SCHRA staff will get the required information needed. SCHRA staff will place the food in the truck of the client’s vehicle. If you have any questions please call your local SCHRA office at 931-796...
nnessee is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Asian elephant Nichole at age 48. Nichole was the 30th resident at The Sanctuary. Nichole arrived March 9, 2023, with a long history of chronic foot disease and osteomyelitis. These health issues were compounded by more recent diagnosis of degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, and septic arthritis. Nichole’s conditions impacted her quality of life and, combined with her age, set a grave prognosis. Due to irreversible progression of t...
On the evening of May 10, 1864 Spotsylvania, Virginia, as the War Between the States ground on into its fourth straight year, 26 year old James Robert Montgomery, a private in the Confederate Signal Corps in Virginia, wrote a letter to his father back home in Camden, Mississippi, dripping blood on the paper as he wrote, from the horrific shoulder wound he had sustained a few hours earlier. "Dear Father, This is my last letter to you. I have been struck by a piece of shell, and my right shoulder is horribly mangled and I know death is...
Well it is a cool morning here in our little valley. It is a little too cool to sit out on the porch this morning, I sure am looking forward to later on this spring when it warms up just a little more, then we will be having lots of warm sunshine with gentle cool breezes and it will be warm enough to sit out on the porch in the mornings. The cats have had their breakfast and have gone back to their warm beds, they do not like cold weather or even cool weather. They like to get out and play in the warm sunshine, but warmer days will soon be...
I don’t know what this weather is that we are now experiencing but wish it would soon warm up some, the nights have been in the upper thirties and days in the fifties and sixties. I am tired of the cold weather and you never know how to dress for it can be in the thirties when you need to go somewhere and then warm up to where a light jacket or sweater will work. I guess the only solution is to carry extra with you and then make sure you have a umbrella with you also. Sunday was really odd for it was cool but sunny and then it would sprinkle s...
