Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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Stats by Barry Churchwell The Lewis County High School Panthers were host to the Forrest Rockets on Friday night, October 30 for the Region 5AA Championship. The Panthers, undefeated on the season, took on the 2019 Region 5AA champions who came in with a 6-3 record and undefeated in region play. A defensive struggle was on from the opening kickoff as both teams traded punts for the entire first half with a mix of turnovers and turnovers on downs. The strong Panther offense found yardage...
To honor our veterans, American Legion Post 127 will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2020 beginning with a parade at 10:30 a.m. which will depart from the Hohenwald Church of Christ parking lot and end at the Lewis County Courthouse where Dr. Joey Hensley will deliver a speech. Any veteran or individual interested in walking in the parade should meet at 10:15 a.m. in the church parking lot on November 11. Due to COVID-19, the Lewis County Elementary second grade students will not be holding their veteran’s day program this y...
The Lewis County Solid Waste Department announced that there are now 53 businesses and organizations in Lewis County participating in its Cardboard Recycling Program! Over 55 recycling bins were purchased over the summer with TDOT Litter Grant Funds by Lewis County Chief Operating Officer Johnny Clayton, meaning no local tax dollars have been spent for those bins. After assembly, the bins were placed throughout the community for businesses to store their used cardboard until it is picked up by...
Can it really be true? Free logs? "Yes it can," says Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick, "to those in need, shut-ins, housebound folks, people who need some support - possibly from financial situations, or just scared to get out because of Covid 19, we can help with a little warmth for the home in the form of free logs." The program, started by Sheriff Kilpatrick a number of years ago, has grown by leaps and bounds, with this year over 5,000 logs available. "This year has been a little different," says K...
Solid line of traffic Vehicles were lined up on Smith Avenue onto Court Street Monday morning to use the free drive thru Covid 19 testing available that is provided by the Health Department. A surge of positive cases in Lewis County has been documented recently. Free Flu Shots offered Tennessee Department of Health will be hosting a free flu shot event November 19, 2020. Lewis County Health Department will be administering flu shots from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at Lewis County Memorial Park, 115...
Charlie B. Curry, age 84 of Burkburnett, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Graveside services with military honors were held on Friday, October 30th at Burkburnett Cemetery in Burkburnett, Texas, under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home. A son of the late Lula Mae (Rodgers) and James Perry Curry, Charlie was born on March 4, 1936, in Hohenwald. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, retiring September 1, 1975. He then...
Marguerite Georgianne McFarren of Hohenwald passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at the age of 80. Georgianne was born on December 3, 1940, to the late Riley David Carroll, Sr. and Evelyn Pearl Teitsma, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She eventually moved to Hohenwald and worked as a truck driver for public transportation for a number of years. She was married to Donald Wayne McFarren until his passing. She is survived by her sons, Randy David Sherman of Prosperity, South Carolina, Eddie Dale...
Shirley Louise Kirkland Forbes, age 69 of Hohenwald, passed away October 30, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was born in Nashville on April 30, 1951 to the late Elizabeth Edna Kaney Blackwell. Along with her mother, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Albert Earl Blackwell; and brothers, Amos Blackwell and Richard Kirkland. Mrs. Forbes began a career as a school bus driver for Metro School system, where she eventually retired. During this career, she met the love of her...
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative conducted its 81st Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 27 at the Centerville River Park in Hickman County. In light of COVID-19 precautions, the cooperative held a single business session outside instead of its normal district meetings in each county. "We miss gathering at local high schools, recognizing poster and scholarship winners, and spending time one-on-one with you," said MLEC Board Chairman Jessie Wallace when calling the meeting to order. "We...
UNITED STATES - More than 96 million Americans had already cast ballots in early in-person and mail-in voting. According to election officials, the race, as usual, may come down to a few key states. This year, all eyes are on Arizona and Pennsylvania as they don’t even start counting mailed ballots until election day. Puerto Rico is also voting, again, on possible statehood, and other local votes on abortion accessibility and marijuana legality are being made. With federal law allowing states t...
Kermit Hugh Harris, age 94 of Hermitage, departed this life on Monday, October 12, 2020 at TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage. Born in a log cabin in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia on February 10, 1926 to Doris Marie Harris, raised by his grandparents, John Lewis "JL" Harris and Rantie (McElwain) Harris on the family farm. Following his primary education in Sutton, he moved to Akron, Ohio where he began working for the B&O Railroad. Enlisting in the United States Marine Corps...
“Give us a little time,” said Commissioner Wendell Kelley in response to Coy Norris who was concerned about his solid waste fees, “We’re new on the scales, we haven’t been running the scale system but a month. So we don’t know yet what kind of revenue that’s going to bring in.” Some concerned citizens showed up to the Solid Waste Committee meeting on Monday night and expressed that they were unhappy with the residential fee paired with the scale fee during the time allotment for Public Input. “I...
Lewis County Emergency Communications District, E-911 Emergency Dispatch Center activities for September 1-30, 2020 Lewis County Sheriff Office Accident 8 Accident w/injury 2 Accident EMS needed 2 Alarm 4 Animal call 22 Arrest & hold 1 ATV/Motorcycles 3 Busy 10 Burglary 4 Call this station by phone 14 Check Vehicle/Registration 64 Dead on arrival 1 Disorderly person/house 6 Disturbing the peace 2 Domestic 6 Driving while intoxicated 1 Escort 1 False call 2 Family Disturbance 12 Fight 4 Fire Call 2 Harassment 3 Juvenile complaints 5 Kidnapping...
Lewis County Grand Jury met November 2, 2020 at Lewis County Courthouse before the Honorable Michael E. Spitzer, Judge of the Twenty-First Circuit Court. The Grand Jury was in session for one day and examined 15 witnesses and found 65 true bills and one no true bill where the proof justified. Due to Covid-19, no visit was made to inspect the Lewis County Jail....
Main Ingredients four salmon filets 16 deveined, peeled raw shrimp Ingredients for sauce 1 cup heavy cream 12-14 ounces white wine 1 tablespoon of whole peppercorns two minced garlic cloves a dash cayenne pepper (more if you like it spicy) 1/2 cup finely chopped shallots 2 large bay leaves or 4 small bay leaves, crushed Old Bay Seasoning to taste Cajun Seasoning to taste lump crab meat, 1/2 cup 1/4 cup parmesan cheese Ingredients for Stuffing 3 whole eggs, whisked 1/2 cup spicy sausage, cooked...
During the “Bleeding Kansas” election in 1855, over 5,000 so-called “Border Ruffians” entered Kansas to sway the election in order to force pro-slavery legislation. Even though the number of votes cast was more than the number of eligible voters in the territory, the governor approved the election. In the 1872 United States election, President Grant ran against a dead man. His opponent, Horace Greeley, died during the election process. Up until 2012, it was illegal in South Carolina to buy alc...
To: Keith Carnahan, CEO of MLEC; County Mayor Jonah Keltner; City Mayor Danny McKnight; and MLEC board members. Dear Sirs, I passed the state inspection to have a service release at 110 Dr. Ibrahim Lane in Summertown. I live outside city limits where we have no building codes in Lewis County. The power will come out from my electric pole through [an]underground conduit to meter the base. The ladies in the office said I have to wait for engineer Marty Carroll to inspect the connection and approve it. The connection [was] inspected and approved...
Boat Launching Stopped - Revenue Lost Several years ago, the Murphy Bridge was replaced over Buffalo River on Napier Road. The new bridge is a little higher than the old bridge. When they built the new bridge they were determined to prevent boaters from launching boats, canoes or kayaks. This had been a favorite launching place for years for out-of-county groups and locals. Steel railings and other barriers were erected, apparently to prevent any boat launching. Steel railings sure don’t prevent flooding or erosion. I often wade the river and f...
I guess we all agree that with the beginning of November, we have reached the drawing to a close of an unprecedented year in our history. With the cooler temperatures at night and even in the day, we can say that fall is in full swing and that winter will soon be here. I, for one, am not looking forward to it. It seems that the older I get, the more the cold weather makes me wish for warmer days and nights. I guess this is true for most of us. Hopefully, we will learn to take what comes and make the most of it for we can’t change the w...
Residents at AHC Lewis County were visited by the cutiest little witch, Mable Anne Heath, and her mother, Ash Heath, on Halloween day. "Any witch way you look at it, it's gonna be a good day." Since the pandemic has left residents of nursing homes unable to have visitors come inside, Mable Anne and her mom took it upon themselves to make sure residents had at least one visitor outside. Many times they are joined by friends, Annette Peery and Barbara Hinson....
Every year, Girl Scouts around the world honor the memory of founder, Juliette Gordon Low, on her birthday, October 31. In 1912, Low, born in Savannah, Georgia, founded Girl Scouts of the USA. Lewis County Girl Scouts celebrated their founder's birthday with a party and costume contest. Fun, treats and crafts were enjoyed by all....
Birthdays Carolyn Gafford, November 5 Tillie Luckett, November 5 Dianne Reeves, November 5 Jaden Eleise Defoe, November 5 Tyler Stutts, November 5 Sarah Zimmermann, November 5 Steve Scott, November 5 Ruby J. Williams, November 5 Robert Klein, November 5 Lisa Pope, November 5 Sue Brown, November 5 Debra Maxwell, November 6 Douglas Vineyard, November 6 Nancy H. Jones, November 6 Wesley Todd Shultz, November 6 Rhonda S. Thomas, November 6 Lillian P. Wisdom, November 6 Lezlee Dabbs Beard, November 6 Becky Henderson, November 7 Kendra Durham,...
Not-So-Spooky Story Time was a Not-So-Spooky success Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the Lewis County Public Library. The sun shown beautifully. Unicorns, dragons, dogs, superheroes, angels, princesses, dollies, storm troopers, astronauts, and pirates who loved reading about a curious monkey's and a bad cat's Halloween adventures listened atttentively. The group sang about a Boogie Woogie Ghost, danced the Frankenstein Stomp and the Spooky Pokey. Each child received take 'n' make kits with a 3D...
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Natchez Trace Parkway is increasing access to the Parkway Comfort Stations. On October 19, 2020, Natchez Trace Parkway reopened access to the following Comfort Stations: Rocky Springs, MS. Milepost 55; Ridgeland Information Cabin, Jackson, MS. Milepost 102; Pharr Mounds, Marietta, MS. Milepost 287; Glenrock Branch, Waynesboro, Milepost 365; Garrison Creek, Leipers Fork, Milepost 425. With public health in...
November 03, 1960 Vandals roamed the streets of Hohenwald on Halloween, causing personal injury and property damage including the destruction of street signs, neon lights, and street lights. The Editor of the Lewis County Herald wrote, “We see only one solution to this kind of maniacism and that is a curfew, rigidly enforced on the next Halloween.” The Lewis County 4-H Forestry team won first place in the state contest held at the University of Tennessee on October 22. Members of the team were B...
