Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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Tribute was paid to Pastor Glen and Angela Floyd Friday morning, June 5, with the dedication of a bridge in their honor at the intersection of Glen Floyd Road and Rockhouse Road. Family and friends attending the ceremony were, left, Seth Casteel, Tucker Jones, Jessie Casteel, State Senator Dr. Joey Hensley, Lewis County Commissioner Wendell Kelley, Chita Curtis, Pastor Glen Floyd, Dawson Floyd, Angela Floyd, Jeff Gandy, Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner, Ashley Floyd, Pam Skelton, Cindy Floyd,...
Circumstances surrounding this year’s high school graduation in Lewis County, as well as other high schools around the country, are much different than anyone ever expected. Although delayed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, LCHS graduation will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2020. One hundred of the 105 graduating seniors will be participating in the ceremony. Each student will receive eight tickets to distribute to family and friends wishing to attend. “If each student uses the eight tickets, it provides enough seating cap...
It has been a crazy year already. Due to the Covid-19, the ninth annual Ticked Off At Cancer Ride was delayed, but the committee continued to raise money for the Lewis County Cancer Victims Fund. “There are so many in our town that suffer from cancer and need our help,” a coordinator stated. This year’s ride will be dedicated to Terry “Jump” Hensley and his wife, Debbie “MOB” Alexander. “We’ve lost both of these wonderful people in the last year to cancer. Terry ‘Jump’ Hensley passed on January 8, 2020, and Debbie ‘MOB’ Alexander passe...
Members of the Hohenwald City Council met in regular session Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Emergency Operations Center on Oak Street. Absent was Vice Mayor Don Barber. In new business, a resolution regulating outdoor displays passed with two ayes and one no vote by Councilman Scottie Bass. Approval of the budget for fiscal year 2020-21 passed unanimously on second reading with a motion to approve by Councilman Cody Mitchell, seconded by Councilman Bass. Budget amendments were unanimously...
Blake Farr has announced he is a candidate for Lewis County School Board, serving the ninth district of Lewis County. In making his announcement, he stated the following: "Fellow Citizens: My name is Blake Farr, and I am thrilled to announce that I will be seeking the ninth district seat on the Lewis County Board of Education in the upcoming August election. For those of you that I have not had the privilege of meeting with, I am the son of Matthew and Kara Farr, the grandson of the late Joe...
Lewis County ranks third from the bottom in the list of COVID-19 cases in the State of Tennessee. According to the state of Tennessee's Novel Coronavirus website on June 8, 2020, Shelby County ranks number one with 6,005 cases, 133 deaths and 66,309 negative tests, a number changing daily. Lewis County has had four cases, two of which are reported as recovered, and no deaths. In Tennessee's 95 counties, Davidson ranks a close second to Shelby with 5,947 cases. In Davidson County there have been...
James Benjamin Carrick, age 45 of Waynesboro, passed away on June 4, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia as a result of complications of diabetes. He was born January 31, 1975 in Greer, South Carolina to the late Archie and Vera Holt Carrick. Jamie loved life and lived each day to the fullest. If he had a motto it would have been- "Live, Eat, Travel!" Each life is unique, and Jamie will be sadly missed and fondly remembered. Jamie was preceded in death by his parents, Archie...
Charles "Sobby" Edward Churchwell passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Columbia with his daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law by his side. He was born in Hohenwald, on April 29, 1937, the son of the late Charlie and Hettie Jane Carroll Churchwell. He resided in Hohenwald his entire life. Charles married the late Hazel Staggs on October 3, 1959. They were married 51 years at the time of her passing in 2010. Charles worked at Lewis Products, which lat...
Hazel Barnes Burns, age 90, went to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, at Keestone Assisted Living, in Lawrenceburg, on June 7, 2020. Her granddaughter, Monica King Murphy, was by her side. Hazel was born on August 18, 1929, to the late Clarence Edward Barnes and Elizabeth Pearl Fox Barnes, in the Carters Creek Community. In 1948, she married the love of her life, Bernard "Elmer" Burns, who had just returned from World War 2. They were blessed with three children, Margaret...
Glenda Sue (Carroll) Whitehead, age 76, passed away peacefully at her Hohenwald home surrounded by family on the evening of June 4, 2020. She was born in Lewis County to the late John Alf and Eula Virginia (Hinson) Carroll on June 29, 1943. In her spare time, she enjoyed the great outdoors. She would go fishing or ginseng digging or just sit and watch the deer and turkey cross her back yard. She enjoyed climbing on a four-wheeler and riding around taking in all that nature had to offer. She had...
Tommie Earlene (Treadwell) Sharp Russell, age 97 of Hohenwald, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at AHC Lewis County. She was born on June 1, 1923 in Perry County to the late Wesley Albert Treadwell and Sarah Catherine (Inman) Treadwell. She was widowed, being preceded in death by Fate Houston Sharp and later in life by husband, Posey William (PW) Russell. While most people graduate high school around the age of 18, Mrs. Earlene (as she liked to be called) and her husband Posey didn't. It wasn...
Roy Hanes Shannon, of the Brushy Community of Hickman County, was born March 7, 1938, and died May 27, 2020, at the age of 82 years. A native of the Maury County community of Cathey's Creek, Roy was the son of the late Hanes Thompson and Rebecca Savage Shannon. He was an elder of the Brushy Church of Christ who loved and lived by the book of Proverbs. "He loved mission trips, ice cream and a sermon to begin with a light-hearted story," his son stated. Mr. Shannon is survived by his wife, Clara A...
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, along with the State Attorneys General Robocall Working Group, is encouraging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate continued collaboration among state attorneys general and telecom companies to coordinate tracing back illegal robocalls to their source. Under the TRACED Act, which became law in December 2019, the FCC will select a single registered association to manage the tracing of illegal robocalls. Traceback investigations are necessary for law enforcement to efficiently...
A memorial service for Springer "Bud" Seiber is slated to be held Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 1 a.m. at Piney Baptist Church. Mr. Seiber passed away May 24, 2020 at his home. He was 83 years of age....
Lewis County Memorial Park played host to AYSA Fastpitch Softball on Saturday, June 6th, with games beginning at 8:00 Saturday morning. The June Jam brought 15 teams from Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Southern Kentucky to Hohenwald to compete in 3 age divisions in games that played well into the night before champions were crowned. Teams winning tournament titles for the weekend were the Tennessee Bomb Squad '07 of Spring Hill in the 12U division, Knights 14U Platinum of...
One week after a successful tournament during the June Jam on Saturday, June 6th at Memorial Park, AYSA Tournament Director Jason Baskins will bring 3 divisions of the AYSA June Challenge to Lewis County on Saturday, June 13th. The June Challenge tournament will be held at two locations, Memorial Park in Hohenwald and the Waynesboro Sportsplex in Waynesboro. Memorial Park will host the 8U, 10U, and High School divisions, while the Waynesboro Sportsplex will host the 12U and 14U divisions. As of Monday night, Baskins said there were 6 teams in...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group announced a new relief program for Tennessee businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct approximately $200 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds through the Department of Revenue directly to small businesses that qualify. The Tennessee Business Relief Program amounts awarded will be based on the annual gross sales of the business. More details will be...
Liam Grayson Reese was welcomed to the world at 10:29 p.m. on May 7, 2020 by happy, new parents Billy and Lauren Reese. Liam is the grandson of Greg and Lisa Amacher, and WAR and Gail Reese. He was born weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 inches long at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville....
Birthdays Aaron Dabbs, June 11 Levette Anderson, June 11 Joe Trull, June 11 Kassie Lonon, June 11 Cullen Reeves, June 11 Themen Reeves, June 11 Paul Ledbetter, June 11 Amanda Dyer, June 11 Ronnie Wix, June 12 Glenda Williams, June 12 Gloria Woods, June 12 Tammy Hinson, June 12 Diann Lawson, June 12 Amy Denton, June 12 Drew Franklin Wills, June 12 Patricia Berg, June 12 Lars Harper, June 12 Deanna Dunavant, June 12 Fay Grover, June 13 Cathi Layson, June 13 Karmen Qualls, June 13 Danielle Zibble, June 13 Debby Campbell Durham, June 13 Branson...
A frequent question I hear is “Can I use an electric multi-cooker, such as the Instant Pot, for canning?” Well, the answer is simple. No. Why? Below are some of the reasons: Pressure does not kill harmful microorganisms, temperature does. Even though these cookers use pressure, the USDA has not conducted research on the actual temperatures inside electric multi-cookers during the cooking process or the temperatures of the contents of the jars. This is a concern, since ultimately the temperature and heat distribution inside the jars is cri...
It was a wonderful week for farmers who were working in hay. May could have been a little cooler, but it was dry and that is what it takes to get hay cut and ready to put in the barn or storage area. There were many who were doing just that. I know it is hard work and tiring, but has to be done to feed cattle during the winter months. We had some showers earlier in the week and some scattered in other areas during the week, but most did not hinder the farm work. Those who are sick or shut-in and in need of prayers for whatever the need: David...
When I was young, my Grandmother made a recipe called pinto bean cake. All I remember is that I couldn't taste the pinto beans, but the cake was delicious. As I strive to provide more delicious recipes with a healthier ingredient list for readers, I wonder what my baker-grandmother would think of a world that attempts to avoid wheat flour in food and baked goods. Either way, she would have approved of these brownies made with almond flour instead of wheat flour, and I think you'll find them...
June 16, 1960 Mayor W. C. Keaton announced that the nine-month trial on parking meters within the business district of Hohenwald ended last week. The meters would remain covered and not in use until an election could be held to determine whether the meters would remain in use or be removed. S.W. Riley, chief design engineer for the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company was in Hohenwald to look over the work being done on the new factory building. The Lewis County Jaycees announced that an Old Maid Softball game would be played at Memorial Park...
State Senators return to Capitol Hill to wind up 2020 session Week is highlighted by Governor Lee’s new proposal to balance budget Tennessee lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on June 1st amid a wide range of devastating effects caused by the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19. The General Assembly is working to wind up the 2020 legislative session which recessed March 19, with the most important task being passage of a balanced budget. On June 4th, Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley o...
Tennessee Business Relief Program Members of the Stimulus Accountability Group joined with Gov. Lee at Arnold’s Country Kitchen in Nashville on Tuesday to announce a program designed to support all small businesses adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct approximately $200 million in federal Coronavirus Relief (CARES Act) Funds through the Department of Revenue directly to small family, rural, minority-owned and other businesses that were un...
