Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The University of Tennessee at Martin held its annual Honors Day Ceremony on April 16 to recognize students who excel as scholars and leaders. Kevin Greene, of Hohenwald, received the Sigma Theta Tau Award. For more information about UT Martin, visit www.utm.edu....
In the April 20 reporting of the Lewis County Commission meeting, the report incorrectly stated Commissioner Timmie Hinson was absent from the meeting. This was in error. The Herald apologizes for the mistake and any inconvenience it may have caused....
April 30, 1953 Charles Hinson entered the armed services and was taking basic training with the Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Picket, VA. The Hohenwald Speedway announced that they would open each Sunday afternoon with races at 2 p.m. Buie’s Service Station was scheduled to hold their grand opening on May 2. A free five-pound bag of sugar would be given to customers to bought 10 gallons of gasoline, and a 2-pound bag of sugar would be given to those who bought five gallons of g...
5th General Assembly The 113th General Assembly has adjourned for 2023, and it was a very successful year. We have taken measures for Tennessee to be a better place to live, work and to raise a family. I will go over the laws passed this session over the next few weeks. Addressing the teacher shortage – The Senate passed several bills to alleviate the shortage of teachers at schools throughout Tennessee. Senate Bill 1221, would grant a temporary teacher license to student teachers in c...
Happening this weekend is the 11th Annual Hohenwald Springfest! May 5 and 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 special guests and performers. On Saturday, enjoy t...
The Lewis County Public Library and Archives will host a royal watch party on Saturday, May 6th at 9 a.m. for residents interested in gathering together to witness the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. A rebroadcast of ceremonies held earlier in London will be shown in the multi-purpose room. Attendees can feel like they are in-person at Westminster Abbey as they watch the ceremony unfold on the library’s large projection screen. Light refreshments will be served. A drawing will be held for a door prize purchased from the shop a...
“An allergy season so bad you don’t need allergies to feel miserable,” blared the headline in the Wall Street Journal. My own symptoms are relatively mild, but they do exist. I feel your pain. Especially if we get in a tug-of-war and you pull an entire Costco display of apocalypse-size Kleenex down on top of both of us. Even though we all know someone gulping down over-the-counter antihistamines or scheduling a doctor’s visit, statistics for allergy sufferers are probably vastly underst...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed the month of May ‘Foster Care Month’ in Tennessee and recognized foster families for providing loving, permanent homes to children in need. Lee also marked this year’s successful passage of bipartisan legislation and an historic $600 million in funding to accelerate child placement and support foster and adoptive families. “This ‘Foster Care Month’, we recognize the 5,000 Tennessee families who open their hearts and hands to children in need,” said Lee. “We have an obligation to ensure that every child...
We’ve seen this movie before: a U.S. embassy closes under the supervision of President Biden’s administration. Americans are left behind. Utter incompetence abounds as yet another country descends into chaos. I have to commend our brave servicemembers for carrying out the courageous mission to evacuate government workers from the U.S. embassy in Khartoum. Few places in the world are more dangerous than Sudan right now, as the nation once again teeters on the edge of becoming a failed state. But what about the Americans the Biden adm...
Natchez Trace Parkway Ranger Jeremy Childs will present “Lewis and Clark: After the Expedition” at the Lewis County Museum of Natural and Local History on Saturday, May 6th at 1 p.m. During the interactive session, families will experience a Lewis and Clark-type exploration of the museum’s Discovery Center and will learn what happened to the expedition’s members after their triumphant return to western civilization. This is the final activity in a series of scholarly presentations and family events scheduled in conjunction with “Reimag...
Here is the Morris Frank and Buddy trading card that TN History for Kids printed a few years ago (TN State Library and Archives photo)When you see a blind person with a seeing-eye dog, remember that this practice started with a young man from Nashville. When you see a blind person with a seeing-eye dog, remember that this practice started with a young man from Nashville. In 1927, Morris Frank was a 20-year-old student at Vanderbilt University and unhappy about his dependency on others to get aro...
Roughly one month ago, a woman who identified as a man entered The Covenant School in Nashville and proceeded to fire 152 rounds in 14 minutes, murdering three innocent nine-year-old children and three staff members of the school in cold blood. Thankfully, MNPD arrived within minutes of being dispatched and dealt every ounce of justice that the shooter deserved, killing her while she fired from a second-story window at the responding officers. While sane people would pause and reflect on the tragedy that just occurred by grieving with these...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced the appointment of Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE), effective July 1. Reynolds will succeed Dr. Penny Schwinn, who will step down at the end of the school year after more than four years of service to Tennesseans. “During her years of dedicated service, Penny has played a key role in our administration’s work to ensure educational opportunity for Tennessee students and secure the next generation of teachers, while navigating historic lea...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable. “Over the last two years, Senator Blumenthal and I have met with countless parents, psychologists, and pediatricians who are all in agreement that children are suffering at the hands of online platforms,” said Senator Blackburn. “Big Tech has proven to be incapable of appropriately protecting our children, and it’s time f...
Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee announced the fifth annual Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, which encourages students from across the state to get involved in their communities by serving others throughout their summer break. The challenge, which is part of First Lady Maria Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative, is open to rising kindergarteners through rising sixth graders from June 1 to August 1. “My passion for service started at a young age watching the example my parents set of serving others,” said First Lady Maria Lee. “We believe...
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for April 7-25 This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. John M. Haddakin, North Walnut Street, charged with theft of property on April 7. Cameron G. Tripp, Mercury Street, charged with drug paraphernalia, prohibited weapons and possession of methamphetamine on April 9. John A. Brown, homeless, charged with evading arrest and arrest on warrant on April 12. Rachel R. Martinez, homeless, charged with disorderly conduct on April 14....
