Car Accident: James Ross Lewis

Hohenwald Police Department investigated a crash at the Depot Saturday, April 4, around 1:25 p.m., after a 1996 Ford pick-up left the roadway and struck the building. Officer Kalum Halfacre reported that James Ross Lewis, 79, of Chattanooga, was travelling west on East Main when his vehicle veered left near Elm Street and hit the Depot.

No injuries were reported but the pick-up was disabled and towed by Taylor's Wrecker Service. The Depot, owned by the Lewis County Historical Society, and home to an office of the Chamber of Commerce, will require new construction mainly to the porch and entry corner. Damage repair estimates received according to Historical Society spokesperson Barbara Hinson range in the thousands of dollars.