Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The Lewis County High School Panthers returned home to face their first Region5-AA opponent of the season, the East Hickman Eagles, on Friday night, September 2nd. The Panthers drove the ball down the field on the opening possession but a turnover inside the Eagle 10-yard line gave the Eagles possession. The Panther offense would find its stride later in the first quarter and Brycen McDonald connected with Dyer Barnes on a 16-yard touchdown strike. Timothy Brown connected on the point after...
When does a 500th anniversary require an asterisk? If you’re a fan of trivia and myth-busting, you’ve doubtless heard umpteen repetitions of “George Washington didn’t really have wooden teeth,” “Napoleon wasn’t short,” “Lemmings don’t commit mass suicide” and “Ferdinand Magellan didn’t sail all the way around the world.” Sure enough, Magellan was killed two years into the three-year voyage to circumnavigate the globe. (That probably saved him from an ugly scene at home. Before he set sail, h...
Recent efforts are enhancing safety in schools With the new school year underway, Gov. Bill Lee this week announced recent efforts to enhance school safety. The announcement follows a June executive order that directed state agencies to engage parents, increase transparency and collaborate with local law enforcement and school districts. I applaud the Governor’s efforts, some of which I’ll summarize below, and I’m confident they’ll enhance safety at Tennessee schools. More than 10,000 Tennesseans are using the SAFE TN app, a free resource to qu...
COVID-19 liability protection / Public Chapter 1117 — Extends for one year the Tennessee Recovery and Safe Harbor Act of 2020 – which provides COVID-19 liability protection to businesses, schools, churches and other entities – to July 1, 2023. Became effective June 1, 2022 Consumer protection for subscription services / Public Chapter 803 — To ensure consumers are able to cancel online subscription services, a new law requires businesses that allow someone to sign up for a service or subscription online to provide a clear way to end or cancel t...
I have recently been made aware that MLEC is in the process of replacing current advanced (digital smart) meters for RF (radio frequency) advanced (digital smart) meters in all five counties it services, currently in Hickman County. They plan to start in Lewis County in January 2023. There are 7 Cooperative principals that govern MLEC which can all be found on www.MLEC.com. The second principal, Democratic Member Control, states that cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members who actively participate in setting polici...
