Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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October 20, 1960 Barbara Peery was named 1960 LCHS Homecoming Queen and would be crowned in ceremonies preceding the homecoming game with Loretto. Her attendants were named as Alma Jean Knight, senior; Camille Griner, junior; Sara Nell Petway, sophomore; and Shearon Harris, freshman. Lewis County entries in the Miss MLEC beauty contest were Beth Beatty and Barbara Peery. The pageant was scheduled to be held in conjunction with the annual membership meeting on October 25 at the Waverly Central...
This is a year of double milestones: my mother’s house turns 75 and (as of October 30) she will have been living there for 50 years. She grew up as part of an itinerant sharecropping family during the Great Depression, so I’m glad she has enjoyed all these decades of stability. (I lived in the house from age 10 to age 31.) One of Mom’s friends dubbed the property “El Rancho Rocky” because of the ample supply of limestone, but the Tyree family pulled together to make something of the place. (M...
Stats by Barry Churchwell The Lewis County High School Panther football team took their perfect 7-0 record, 3-0 in Region 5AA, on the road on Friday night, October 16th, travelling for a regional tilt with the Loretto Mustangs (4-3, 2-1). The Panther defense has been solid all season, and Friday night was no different. After exchanging possessions early in the first quarter, the Panther offense found paydirt when Blake Carroll scored from the 1-yard line to give Lewis County the lead in the...
Stats by Alex Hill The Lewis County High School Panthers (6-0, 2-0) travelled to Eagleville on October 2 for a Region 5AA matchup with the Eagleville Eagles (2-5, 1-1). The powerful Panther offense was on display in Eagleville, as midway through the opening quarter of play Lincoln Brewer broke loose on a 52-yard touchdown run and Blake Carroll nailed the point after attempt to give the visiting Panthers an early lead at 7-0. The Panthers would add to their tally on the first play of the second quarter when Ethan McCann bulled his way into the...
Hemp growers in Tennessee will have more time to adjust to federal Domestic Hemp Program guidelines. The program was scheduled to take effect this year, but the US Congress extended the current industrial hemp pilot program authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill through September 30, 2021. Tennessee will continue to operate its hemp licensing and inspection programs under the 2014 Farm Bill. “This extension will give hemp growers more time to transition to new program guidelines and to better understand federal expectations,” Commissioner Cha...
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 foreperson of this county is presently: Donald Duncan, 2174 Summertown Highway, Hohenwald, Tennessee. “The Grand Jury will meet on Monday, Novem...
Lewis County Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:04 p.m. at the Lewis County Middle School Auditorium located on Park Avenue South. With the exception of Vice Chair Johnny Clayton, all members were present: Chair Glenda Atkinson, Derek Cotham, Cassie Couch, Paula Dyer, Blake Farr, Lindsey Himes, Jackie Holt, and Phyllis Townsend. The approval of the consent agenda which contained the September minutes, adoption of the agenda and first quarter warrants were approved. Director Benny Pace reported personnel c...
The Lewis County Middle School Lady Panthers and Panthers opened with wins on Thursday, October 15, 2020 in the first day of the Hampshire Tip-Off Classic, facing the host Lady Hawks and Hawks of Hampshire. In the girls matchup, the Lady Panthers took a lead off the tip and outscored the Lady Hawks in the first quarter 9-4 with Jayden Moore scoring 5 in the period. Lewis County and Hampshire matched baskets in the second quarter with the Lady Panthers taking a 19-13 lead in at the half with...
From a distance the Lewis County Courthouse looks in pretty good shape, but just ask staff from past and present who work there and they will probably tell you the old building is in drastic need of a make-over with termites being one problem but above all the leaking roof, which in heavy rains and winds such as last month, leaks like a sieve. Into the breach steps County Mayor Jonah Keltner with the "2020 Courthouse Roof Project" But how much was this project going to cost the County ? County...
