Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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In March of this year, storms swept through our area, ripping roofs off houses, demolishing barns, and tearing trees from the ground at the roots. While most of that destruction has been cleared, and structures rebuilt, the community at High Forest Apartments on North Walnut Street has been living with wet insulation falling from the massive holes in their ceilings, floors flooding every time a hard rain falls, and the smell of mold due to the consistently wet, open area. Damage can be found in...
During the regularly scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting of the Board of Commissioners held Monday night, several items were on the agenda, but most requested by the community, was the need to discuss the issue of increased loitering. In almost all cases made public, those loitering are not familiar faces. One citizen recounts an instance that happened this week. “Saturday morning, I took the kids to get breakfast at Sonic when a man I’ve never seen before came up to the front of my car. It was apparent that he was ‘not with it,’ and was...
Last week, Circuit Court Judge, Michael Spitzer, hosted a meeting with the leaders of the 32nd Judicial District, where he discussed the implementation of a new Mental Health Court for Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties. During the meeting, Judge Spitzer emphasized the importance of Mental Health Courts, which are designed to provide better services and treatment for people with mental illnesses. Judge Spitzer also introduced Denise Staggs as the new Mental Health Court Director. Mrs. Staggs...
Lewis County Grand Jury of the Circuit Court met August 7 with the Honorable Michael E. Spitzer, Judge of the Thirty-Second Circuit Court at Hohenwald presiding. Following one day of examining 7 witnesses, 65 true bills and 1 no true bill were found where the proof justified....
Carolyn Williams won this week's Cool It With Cash contest. She received a check for $100 off her electric bill. If you'd like a chance to win $100 towards your electric bill, turn to page B-8 of this newspaper and see contest details. Be sure to let our sponsors know how much you appreciate their support. Sponsors include Adair Funeral & Cremation Services, Bank of Lewis County, 412 Metals & Building Supply, McDonald Funeral Home, Bowen Home Center, and Hillbilly Liquors & Wines. Return your...
Jay Richard Reichmuth was born on November 10, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska to Bill and Janet (Carson) Reichmuth, the youngest of their three children. He grew up in Valley, Nebraska where he attended grade school and graduated from Valley High School in 1980. Jay enjoyed a typical small-town childhood, filled with friends, neighborhood activities, and sports. Jay was a well-rounded athlete and excelled as a starting center on the football team but his passion and talent shined as a baseball...
James Boyd Cosby, III, age 68, a resident of Hohenwald, passed away Monday morning, August 7, 2023, at AHC Lewis County. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....
NASHVILLE, TENN. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to bolster the palliative care and hospice workforce and meet the growing need for care by investing in training, education, and research. In 2001, just 7% of U.S. hospitals with more than 50 beds had a palliative care program, compared with 72% in 2019. Yet, not all these programs have in place the interdisciplinary team n...
The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for July 1, 2023 through August 8, 2023. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Mack Yearwood, Sickler Road, was charged with failure to appear and domestic assault on July 2. Steven Bates, Edgewood Drive, Gallatin, was charged with aggravated assault and evading arrest on July 5. Hollis Brewer, Ashley Road, was charged with criminal trespass on July 9. Travis Goodman, Lawrenceburg Hwy., Mt. Pleasant,...
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 some of the laws passed this session. Small Government Efficiency Act becomes law - A new law ensures effective local representation and the utmost efficiency for taxpayers. Known as the Small Government Efficiency Act, the law reins in excessive government growth by lowering the maximum size of...
Minimalism and Minimal art emerged during the 1960s in New York and Los Angeles, employing the interplay between positive and negative space, simplicity and function, and single or repeated geometric forms that lend an almost mathematical quality. Many fans of the minimalist movement, both then and now, assert that this lifestyle and aesthetic evoke spiritual and physical peace through an environment where less translates to more. Be it Minimal art, design, or furniture, one should avoid misconstruing this simplicity as a bland void of color...
Maury Regional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will again offer its community paramedic certification course starting this fall. The course is part of the Maury Regional EMS Mobile Integrated Community Health Program and is approved by the Tennessee Board of Emergency Medical Services. It’s designed to prepare students to pass board certification as community paramedics, which are specially trained EMS providers who care for patients at home or in other non-urgent settings outside of a hospital. The inaugural class in 2022 included five s...
If I could somehow call my father in the Great Beyond, I’d confess that I’m turning into him. I always felt sorry for Dad because inertia took control, and he continued paying a monthly rental fee on his landline phone for years and years after telephone industry deregulation made it possible for consumers to own their unit outright. Well, yours truly has been paying for both wireless service and a seldom-used landline (from a different provider) for an embarrassingly long time. (In my def...
Ashley Pollock has been a registered nurse for the past twenty-three years, with the past almost ten years providing medical care as a board-certified family nurse practitioner. Ashley graduated from The University of North Alabama in 1999 with her B.S.N and obtained her FNP degree in 2013 from Austin Peay University. Ashley's background includes wound care, primary care, emergency room, and she provides care for all ages. Ashley was born and raised in Lewis County and is where she still...
Jacqueline Klein is excited to announce the birth of her firstborn daughter. Ms. Devina Claire Klein was born at 4 p.m. on July 13, at Southern Tennessee Regional Hostipal in Lawrenceburg. Her 7 lbs. 12 oz. self was welcomed home by her grandmother Tina Klein, grandfather Robert Klein, and tons of other family and friends....
Well it is a warm and humid morning here in our little valley. There is a very little breeze blowing and it is very still and quiet. The neighbor’s cows are grazing peacefully in their pasture. The cats have had their breakfast and are now taking a cat nap before it gets too hot. The hummingbirds are at their feeders, but there is not as many hummingbirds now as there were a week ago, Bobby is still keeping their feeders full for them. Here we are in August and kids are going back to school and summer vacations are over and I am seeing fall dec...
Sounds like a repeat or rerun but temperatures are still in the upper eighties and mid nineties with heat index of over one hundred sometimes. We have had some rain and it is greatly appreciated since the summer has been really dry for the most part. Those I know of who are sick either at home, in nursing facilities or in the hospitals are: Kasey Baker, Joyce Barnes, Colene Beasley, Lois Bennett, Gertie Carroll, Kathleen Carroll, Spencer Clark, Shirley Conner, Robert and Pat Dickson, Callie Garrison, Ophelia Green, Carolyn Hargrave, Betty...
Each week, as part of their 100 Year Anniversary Celebration leading up to the 100th County Fair, The South Central Area Fair has been highlighting other people, places and things that are also at least a century old. This week, the organization visited Perry County's own. The first African American owned farm in Perry County, TN was purchased by the Craig family in 1871. Newt Craig was a fiddler who played mountain square dance music. His wife, Conna, was a piano player. They were a traditional...
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This article was written using local history resources available at the Lewis County Public Library and Archives. Libraries are guardians of history. Visit the library and archives to learn more about our community’s unique past. August 6, 1953 James Mayberry was awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received in the Korean War. Jack Collier was appointed as acting postmaster for the Hohenwald Post Office, replacing Ernest Rasbury who had served since November 1952. The following news was r...
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for July 13-30, 2023. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Thomas E. Ray, Peevyhouse Road, was charged with possession of methamphetamine on July 13. Lisa L. Gallaher-West, North Park Avenue, was charged with driving on a revoked driver’s license on July 17. Kaleb D. Dawson, North Pine Street, was charged with driving on a suspended driver’s license on July 20. Jarrod L. Keating, Summertown Hwy., was charged with drug par...
Recognizing the critical role elephants play in our ecosystem and the urgent need to protect them, the state of Tennessee has once again helped us declare August as "Elephant Awareness Month" across the state. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner, and Hohenwald City Mayor Danny McKnight have all signed an official proclamation encouraging citizens to join us in recognizing August as Elephant Awareness Month. "It is important for the public to be educated about the...
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on August 30, 2023 on or about 10:00AM local time, at the East door steps of the Lewis County Courthouse, Hohenwald, Tennessee , conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by WINONA L WILSON AND PAUL T WILSON, to Priority Trustee Services of Tennessee, LLC, Trustee, on October 19, 2005, at Record Book 70, Page 565-572 as Instrument No. 18310 in the real property records of Lewis County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Own...
Q.) How many years have you been in the education profession? What made you gravitate towards it? A.) I started teaching in 1996. My first teaching position was as a 7th and 8th grade science teacher at Benton Elementary. I was drawn to teaching science because I enjoyed most of my science classes in school. Q.) What is the most rewarding part of your job as an educator/administrator? A.) One of my favorite poems begins "They ask me why I teach, and I reply, where could I find more splendid comp...
LAWRENCEBURG, TN- A Lawrence County jury deliberated approximately one hour today in the shooting death of a beloved racecar driver who also worked for the local utility service. In October 2021, Jeremy Wise was arrested for the shooting death of Mark Fields. Initial reports indicated that the two men had an argument or a confrontation about Wise shooting Fields' dog. Fields was shot multiple times and died five days later at a hospital in Nashville. Wise, after shooting Fields, turned the gun...
