Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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Friends and family of Benny Pace, former Director of Lewis County Schools, gathered together with county, city, and state officials to commemorate Pace's years of service to our school system on June 30, 2022, Pace's last day on the job. County Mayor Jonah Keltner began by saying how proud he was to be able to honor Pace on his last day by getting the sign passed through local and state government with the help of Senator Joey Hensley and Representative David Byrd. He added that he hoped Pace...
In the reconvened session, held Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the County Commissioners discussed the final budget amendments for the 2021 fiscal year as the new fiscal year starts in July. County General Misc. For the County Mayor’s office, $1,100 was moved from the Fund Balance into the “Accountants” fund, $1.00 from the Fund Balance to the “Purchasing Personnel” fund, and $614 from the Fund Balance to the “Other Salaries & Wages” fund. In the County Attorney budget, $5820 had been moved from the Miscellaneous fund and put into “Legal Servic...
Farmer's Home Furniture hosted their grand opening on Thursday, June 30, 2022, to welcome the public and city/county officials into their new store located on East Main Street. After Gary Vincent, who set up the store for our local branch, introduced him, Hohenwald store manager, Morris Allnatt, gladly told a short history of Farmer's Home Furniture. It was founded by Sherwin Glass in 1949 in Soperton, Georgia, with the idea of making luxury furniture affordable for those who could not...
Greetings, fellow Lewis County voters! My name is Donn Kraemer and I currently am your Constable for District 2. I was appointed last fall by the Commissioners to fill a vacancy occasioned by the passing of Mr. Joe Bell. I served as a full-time sworn police officer for a large metropolitan Denver agency in Colorado for 37 years. Prior to that I was an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Combat-Airborne) for three years following my completion of a college engineering degree. During my...
Hello Lewis County, I am Cody Mitchell and I am excited to be running for School Board in District 9. If you do not know me, I graduated Lewis County High School in 2011. I have my Bachelors degree in Business Management from Union University. I am married to Haley Mitchell, who teaches Second Grade, and was most recently the teacher of the year in the elementary school. We have been blessed with two sons, Finnley who is four and Baylor who is 2 months old. I am a Business Analyst for Farm...
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the Lewis County Board of Commissioners met and voted unanimously to apply for a non-competitive $3,250,908 water infrastructure grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Once the grant is approved by the state, the county has agreed to award those funds to the City of Hohenwald, and collaborate with them on the infrastructure and asset management needs in our community. The city will then administer the grant, and pay the required match. During the meeting, Commissioner Timmie Hinson...
The following activities are scheduled for the upcoming week at Lewis County Public Library and Archives: Animalogy, Friday, July 8, 10 a.m., Community Building, Shawna Adams with NHECM’s: Animalogy is coming to show us some of her wonderful animals! Animal Crossing, Saturday, July 9, 11 a.m., Calling all Animal Crossing Players! Have a digital hang out in Animal Crossing and get to know other players, show off your islands, museums and more! Preschool Story Time, Tuesday, July 12, 10 a.m. Preschoolers to 1st grade can enjoy fun stories and a...
The family of the late Johnny and Lenora Mathis had their annual July 4, 2022 gathering. Those from out of town attending were: Chad and Charles Mathis of Henderson; Eric, McKenna, Alexandria, and Ashley Mathis of Arkansas; Johnny and Elaine Seiber of Cottontown; Maxine McPeak, Cathy Pickard and Donald Pickard of Jackson; Todd, Shonda, Jonas, and Silas Yates of Indianapolis, Indiana; Kerrie and Gallaga of Indiana; and Bobby, Anna Smith and son of Madison. Those attending from Hohenwald were: Evelyn Tanner, Trace Tanner, Adam, Maranda, Zoie,...
1. BBB continues to receive reports from consumers regarding employment offers from Navis Worldwide. This is a reshipping scam. If you see any work-from-home job listings that involve receiving other people’s packages or mail directly to your home, report the listing to BBB at bbb.org/scamtracker 2. BBB warns of employment scams that take place over messaging apps. If a “recruiter” contacts you and asks you to download a messaging app such as Telegram, be very wary. Victims have been scammed by fake recruiters who claim to need their perso...
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners and the Lewis County Board of Education will be having a special called meeting on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 6:00pm in the Board of Education Meeting Room located at 206 South Court Street in Hohenwald. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the new High School construction project, as well as how to move forward regarding Hewlett-Spencer’s recent announcement that they cannot meet their “Guaranteed Maximum Price” for this project. This is an open meeting and the public is invited and welcome to atten...
Birthdays Imogene Dickson, July 7 Robert Wesley Staggs, July 7 Mary Francis Olivares, July 7 Douglas Rodgers, July 7 Sue Hurt, July 7 Sharon Camp, July 7 Dylan Jorgensen, July 7 Etta J. Chambliss, July 7 Josh Choate, July 8 Jack Culberson, July 8 Janneta Conner, July 8 Nancy Sanford Atkinson, July 8 Kim Atkinson, July 8 Nancy Robin Hubbard, July 8 Rhonda Bass, July 8 Tim Sullivan Jr., July 8 Darlena Nash, July 8 Amanda Spears, July 8 Aric Dee Hinson, July 8 Larry Johnson, July 9 Walter Nash Sr., July 9 Tiffany Thompson, July 9 Shannon Kephart,...
Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable fourth of July weekend and remembered those who served and are serving to make this nation the greatest place on earth to live. There is no other nation that enjoys the freedoms that we have in this land and someday we may be like many others and loose this freedom. It has been a very hot summer but the last few days the humidity has been lower which influences the temperatures to feel not as hot. We are still very dry, and gardens are suffering along with pastures and yards and the beautiful world that Go...
The Lewis County Public Library and Archives had a special guest at story time on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Ollie the Otter from Tennessee Tech University and the Tennessee Road Builders Association came to teach us about road and seatbelt safety. Participants learned if they are "under 4 foot 9, it's booster time!" and that their seatbelts should be "belts to bones." Ollie and his friends taught the children and their parents about cell phone safety, how to be cautious when the orange cones are...
Well it is a beautiful morning here in our little valley and I am on the front porch swing. I have got my coffee and a little breeze is blowing but it is going to be another hot day. We sure have had some hot and humid weather and its been very dry. The cats have had their breakfast and are gone to find a shade, I don’t think they like this heat, Bob keeps out plenty of fresh cool water for them. I am watching the squirrels and they are carrying apples across the yard and they seem to be in a hurry. I picked some of the apples and most of t...
The 5 and 6 year old Dixie Youth Baseball team competed June 17-21, 2022 in Mt. Pleasant and finished in second place, advancing to the State Playoffs. The team was honored to receive the "Best Sportsmanship" trophy, an award voted on by coaches and umpires. The State Playoffs will be held July 7-10 in Fairview. Pictured are, front from left, Bay Hallman, MaxMcKnight, Slate Dodson, Maddox Inman, Asher Eglinton, and Will Chapin; middle, Owen Carter, Baylor Skelton, Charlie Hensley, Charlie...
July 03, 1952 The Lewis County Civic Club’s Fair Committee decided not to hold an annual fair in 1952 due to the fact that they had been unable to secure a reputable carnival for their set date. The Bureau of Public Roads approved the addition of State Highway No. 99 to the Primary System. The Herald reported that “the longest May and June drought in the history of the county has been partially broken here with local showers” which began falling June 29, 1952. Heat records for June were also...
The Lewis County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in the Lewis County Board of Education Board Meeting Room located on 206 South Court Street, Hohenwald, TN for the regular scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m. The agenda will include: • 4th Quarter Warrants • Director’s report • Employment and Assignment of School personnel for the 2022-2023 school year. • Director’s participation in the CEO Leadership Institute • Approve SACS accreditation membership fees • Board policy • Bullying Compliance Report...
The 112th General Assembly has adjourned for 2022, 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. Hannah Eimers Roadside Safety Act - A new law requires robust safety testing of crash cushions and guardrail end terminals located on public highways and roads to ensure safety on Tennessee’s roadways. The law is named after 17-year-old Hannah Eimers, who was tragically killed in 2016 in a car c...
Protecting law enforcement service animals - Republican legislation that strengthens the penalty for those who harm a law enforcement or service animal in Tennessee was approved by the House chamber. Public Chapter 1106, also known as Joker’s Law, creates a Class D felony for knowingly and unlawfully killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal or police horse. The bill is named in honor of Joker, a K-9 with the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, who was seriously injured after being shot during a pursuit last year. The...
The front page of the July 8, 1947 “Roswell (New Mexico) Daily Record” seized the American imagination with the headline “RAAF (Roswell Army Air Field) Captures Flying Saucer.” That announcement added fuel to the saucer craze of summer 1947 (“Keep your raccoon coats, grandpa – we’ve got Martians!”); but to the disappointment of believers in extraterrestrial visitors, the military issued a retraction the very next day, asserting that the debris found by rancher W.W. “Mac” Brazel was merely a...
Freed-Hardeman University has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2022 semester. To be on the President’s List, a student must be full-time and have a 4.0 grade point average. Students on the Dean’s List have earned a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester. The following students from your coverage area were recognized for this achievement: Molly Reasons of Hohenwald was named to the President’s List and is earning a Bachelor of Arts in English; Sawyer Reid of Hohenwald was named...
Several Lewis County residents were among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during spring commencement ceremonies held May 6 and May 7, 2022. UT Martin hosted three in-person commencements to promote safety for graduates and their families while recognizing the class of spring 2022’s accomplishments. Each commencement was livestreamed via Facebook and YouTube for those unable to attend. The students receiving undergraduate degrees were: Chasity P. Baker, Hayden Scott Bass, Sabin Everett Bates, Lauren K...
The Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is warning homeowners about a home warranty scam. The letter urges Tennessee homeowners to purchase a home warranty claiming the current home warranty “may be expiring or may have already expired.” Each letter contains the same claim, even if the homeowner has never purchased a home warranty. The letter also heavily implies an affiliation with the homeowner’s mortgage company and the “county deed records” office. The people responsible for these letters are...
The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for June 17-30, 2022. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. William Hall, 170 Baptist Branch Road, Mt. Pleasant, was charged with failure to appear on June 17. Christopher Baugus, Hampshire Pike, Columbia, was charged with violation of probation on June 26. Ernest Booher, Poplin Hollow Road, Linden, was charged with driving under the influence on June 26. Faith Arrant, Cobb Drive, Columbia, was...
NOTICE OF GRAND JURY MEETING “It is the duty of your Grand Jurors to investigate any public offense which they know or have reason to believe has been committed and which is triable or indictable in this county. Any person having knowledge or proof that such an offense has been committed may apply to testify before the Grand Jury subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotates, 40-12-104.” The foreman of this county is presently: Bobby Page, 2844 Buffalo Road, Hohenwald, Tennessee. “The Grand Jury will meet on Monday, August 1, 2022...
