Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Sorted by date Results 26 - 48 of 48
We are having another week of fall like weather. The weather people predict that the early part of October will be cool with temperatures down in the thirties. This is not good for flowers which are outside. We have had some showers around the area, which helps to clean the air and also water the plants that are growing. There are still some wildflowers blooming along the roads for people to view. Those who are sick or shut-in and in need of prayers for whatever the need: William Barber, David and Joyce Barnes, G.Y. Bennett, Connie Bonner,...
By Alix Rogers and Krishna Ammisetty, Legal Aid Society Imagine this scenario: You’ve worked at a job you have had for a few years. You like your work. You get along so well with your coworkers that you feel comfortable enough to discuss your pay with them. However, discussing pay with coworkers violates a rule in your employee handbook prohibiting the discussion of pay with coworkers. As a result, your employment is terminated once management finds out. The exact reason listed on your separation notice: “Discussing pay with other emp...
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Beef Heifer Development School has been canceled. The one-day school is traditionally held every October at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Lewisburg, but like many other events has been called off in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center plans to host the Beef Heifer Development School in-person in the fall of 2021. There are online educational resources currently available to beef producers, including the Beef Tour portion of the Milan No-Till Field Day f...
The Lewis County Public Library had their Tuesday Morning Story Time where kids gathered around on the Library's front lawn and listened to Jaimee Troutt read and tell them stories. The Library plans to continue Tuesday Story Time every Tuesday at 10 in the morning, weather permitting. Pictured is Jaimee Troutt telling stories using hand puppets while the children followed along with her....
September 22, 1960 Genesco employees who had been on strike at the Hohenwald plant since September 12 met with factory officials. Following several small meetings with strikers, Plant Superintendent Ed Holman said that the plant would be resuming operations on September 30; adding that he felt that “close to 100 percent of the employees would report for work.” The strike leader was discharged for his part in organizing the strike. Army Private First Class Billy Patton arrived for duty in Kor...
My son Gideon has now finished both his ACT and SAT college entrance exams (scoring at an impressive percentile somewhere between “It’s …it’s…go ask my wife” and “Never you MIND what his father’s score was”), but I wonder if the tests will still be relevant when HIS hypothetical kids reach college age. Hundreds of colleges dropped mandatory test scores this year because of Covid-19 disruptions, but standardized tests were already falling out of favor with admissions officers long before the v...
Commission created to study impact of COVID-19, natural disasters on students - On the morning of March 3, 2020 devastating tornadoes wreaked havoc on Middle Tennessee. Schools were destroyed, homes leveled, and 24 lives were lost. Only two days later the COVID-19 pandemic made its way to the state as the first case was reported. These circumstances caused schools across the state to be closed for the remainder of the school year beginning in mid-March. Public Chapter 734 passed this year examin...
Legislation passed effecting Courts and Judges Legislation clarifies judges can determine appropriateness of domestic case decisions -- Legislation was approved this year clarifying that Tennessee judges can continue to determine the appropriateness of decisions in domestic cases without a formal on-the-record hearing. The new law addresses conflicting opinions in the Court of Appeals, one of which said Tennessee judges are not allowed to settle domestic cases unless there is a formal hearing wi...
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is accepting grant proposals for projects that improve water quality and reduce or eliminate nonpoint source pollution. “Natural resources stewardship is one of our priorities,” Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said. “Efforts aimed at reducing pollutants that damage our drinking water or jeopardize recreational activities and wildlife health go a long way to protect human and ecosystem health.” The Nonpoint Source Program was created in 1987 as part of the Clean Water Act and provides funding...
The Lewis County High School Lady Panther volleyball team hosted the Loretto Lady Mustangs on Thursday, September 24 in a rematch of a match played earlier in the month. The Lady Mustangs swept the Lady Panthers in varsity and JV play on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. In the varsity match, the first set of the day was a close competitive set as the teams battled until the Lady Mustangs seized momentum and took the opening 25-20. The Lady Panthers were unable to fend off the strong Lady Mustangs in the second set as Loretto found their stride and...
A second Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative team left Wednesday, September 16, bound for Louisiana. They will relieve the crew that has been there since September 9 helping Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BECi) return power to its members following Hurricane Laura. After three weeks of restoration efforts, BECi still has 18,000 without power. Making the trip are, from left, Aaron Hinson, Hickman County; Jason Hinson, Perry County; Timmy Boyd, Lewis County; Barry Wilson, Humphreys...
The Lewis County High School Lady Panther volleyball team hosted the Hampshire Lady Hawks on Monday, September 28, 2020 for their final home match of the season and senior recognition. In the varsity match, the Lady Panthers and Lady Hawks matched point-for-point throughout much of the first set before the Lady Panthers opened up a late lead to take the set 25-20. Momentum was on the side of the home team as the Lady Panthers used point-runs to pull away to a 25-16 win in the second set. The Lad...
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:Christina Edwards, now Johnson, Petitioner and Justin Edwards, Respondent Case No. FD-2011-2914 FD Docket E Judge Owen Evans NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO: Christina Renea Edwards, now Johnson, Petitioner Justin Edwards, Respondent You are hereby notified that Eric Rash has filed a Combined Motion to Partially Vacate Default Decree of Dissolution of Marriage and Application for an Order Nunc Pro Tunc, which has been set for hearing before the undersigned Judge...
The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for August 18 thru September 7, 2020. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence nor guilt of charges placed. Jimmie Roger Combs, Summertown Highway, charged August 18 with financial exploirtation of elderly/vulnerable person. Joseph Thomas Collie, Cathey’s Creek Road, Hampshire, charged with failure to appear on August 19. Tim Allen Sullivan, Napier Road, charged August 20 with failure to appear. Heather Lynn Wallace, West Third Ave...
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for August 31-September 22, 2020. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Cody L. Scott, South Maple Street, Linden, charged with harassment (oral threat) on August 31. Angela D. Reeves, Briar Hollow Road, charged September 1 with methamphetamine - manufacture, deliver, sell or possess. Jeffrey W. Gallaher, North Park Street, charged with driving on revoked driver’s license on September 3. John A. Martire, North Oak Street, c...
The Lewis County Middle School Panther football team hosted the Hardin County Tigers at A.B. Sisco Athletic Field on Thursday night, September 24, 2020, hoping to snap a two-game losing skid. In a defensive struggle from the onset, the Panthers and Tigers struggled to put together sustained drives in the opening quarter as each team had defensive stands with the Panthers, completely shutting down the Tiger offense as Hardin County had minus -10 yards in the opening eight minutes. Early in the second quarter, the Tigers took advantage of a...
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in partnership with the American Geosciences Institute, will distribute a limited number of Earth Science Week toolkits to science teachers across the state as part of Earth Science Week Oct. 11-17. “We are pleased we can offer teachers across our state helpful materials to use for Earth Science Week,” TDEC Commissioner David Salyers said. “We want students to be fascinated by this important field of study, and we are glad TDEC can play a role in this effort.” The 2020 Earth S...
Western Governors University (WGU), an online nonprofit university, will grant high-speed internet access and provide devices to students who need and can’t afford them through its Online Access Scholarship program. The scholarship program is part of a broader WGU initiative aimed at working with policy makers and private industry to close the digital divide by providing more Americans access to reliable internet in their homes. “During the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen the importance of reliable digital access for many aspects of life from t...
Officials with the Southern Tennessee Higher Education Center (STHEC) met recently with University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd and Martin Methodist College President Mark La Branche to discuss a partnership of Martin Methodist College (MMC) becomes the fourth undergraduate college within the UT System. MMC and UT signed a nonbinding letter of intent on September 11 for the 150-year-old, private Methodist college to join the UT System. The partnership is in the due diligence phase and will require approval from the Tennessee state...
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and its community mental health provider partners are excited to expand the state’s Behavioral Health Safety Net to uninsured children. The program offers an array of essential mental health services for uninsured Tennessee children age three to 17. Services are available for family incomes at or below 138 percent Federal Poverty Level. Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly appropriated $7.6 million in new state funding in the current fiscal year to create t...
Troop 1521 and 3033 met September 15, 2020 to complete the planting of yellow mums beside the Girl Scout building at Lewis County Memorial Park in celebration of Women's Suffrage. They used mums because no yellow roses could be found. Pictured are, left, Maria Tripp, Katelynn Tripp, and Eva Duncan. The girls were assisted by Troop Leader Dorothy Warf....
Local lady golfers Sue DeNicolais, Barbara Hinson andJanet Turner of Hohenwald and Cindy Weaver from Florence, Alabama played in the Tee It Up for a Cure for Breast Cancer at Blackberry Trail Golf Course in Florence, Alabama on September 25, 2020. They won first place in the third flight....
Stats by Barry Churchwell The Lewis County High School Panthers football team hosted the Hickman County Bulldogs in the annual "Battle for the Brown Jug" on Friday night, September 25, 2020 at Bobby W. Sharp Stadium. The Panthers, 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Region 5AA, had won five-straight "Brown Jug" battles over the Bulldogs. In the first quarter, the teams exchanged possessions before the Panthers were able to put together a scoring drive late in the period. The Panthers moved into the...
