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Testimonies of meth addicts tell the ugly truth
Becky Newbold
Thursday, June 17th, 2010

In a word association game, “coleman fuel” brought to mind camping for several but for a few, the immediate response was “dope.”

“You mean to tell me, all these people think of nice things like camping and you think of dope,” Tommy Farmer asked the woman.  With a nod she admitted she was a recovering meth addict.

 

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Veteran names added to local war memorial
Friday, May 28th, 2010

Edd Sharp and Mike Robertson of Lawrenceburg Monument Company stand in front of the monument at the Lewis County Courthouse lawn which names Lewis Countians killed in service in the last century. Sammye Jo and William Lawson researched and found four names had been omitted from the list. Those names were Vietnam, Junior Ray Burns, World War 1, Baxter Johnston, John M. Wix, and Paul Peevyhouse. Mr. Robertson engraved the names on the monument at no cost.

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Boy Scouts may earn Meriwether Lewis patch
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

The Meriwether Lewis Chapter and the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation have partnered nationwide with the Boy Scouts of America to offer Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts and Explorers an opportunity to earn the Meriwether Lewis Commemorative Award patch.

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Confabulation
Becky Newbold
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Photos by Brian Parton

At least one candidate admitted nervousness but that was quickly shed as the questions flew and answers flowed.

Candidates mastered the art of time management as 90 seconds zipped past seemingly, at the speed of light.  The green light was switched to yellow after just one minute urging those hopeful for votes to the office of Lewis County mayor in the August 5th election toward brevity and precise responses.

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Flood waters destroy homes, roads, lives
Becky Newbold
Friday, May 14th, 2010

By Becky Jane Newbold,

Associate Editor

One year to the day, Koria Johns surveyed the aftermath of floodwaters which destroyed her family’s business.

And this time they may not be able to pick up the pieces again, she said, without some kind of help.


 

Teen drowns in Buffalo River
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

By Glenda Atkinson,

Staff Reporter

A Hohenwald teenager drowned in Buffalo River June 6, 2010 while on a canoe trip with friends.

According to Kenneth Martin, lead investigator for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department, Robert Mosley, 16, a brother and sister, Cody and Amy Frizzell, and Harvey Hensley had been canoeing down the river and stopped at a sand bar at the end of Harris Road in Wayne County to picnic and swim.

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Phone scam targets small businesses
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

It sounded too good to be true.  An order for 70 filet mignon for Mandy and Danny Weigel at The Junkyard Dog could have meant a nice profit.  But as she listened closely to the order she quickly began to suspect a scam.

And she was right.

City to condemn unclaimed land
Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Foreclosure processes across the state have banks taking second looks at properties in disrepair.  In one local case recently, Mayor Don Jones told the Hohenwald City Council, the bank gave the property back to the homeowner because they did not want the hassle of the upkeep.

According to the mayor, the property owner did not want the house and property either.

Unwilling to pay taxes and unwilling to comply with local property restrictions, the homeowner may leave City officials no choice but to condemn the property.

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Elephant Sanctuary co-founder breaks the silence
Monday, March 22nd, 2010

The Elephant Sanctuary co-founder and former CEO Carol Buckley posted online information of how she was forced into a leave of absence in November, 2009 by the Board of Directors.  In January, 2010, she was relieved of her duties as CEO, President and Board Member and offered a position with the Sanctuary as Director of Global Outreach.

 

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee announces search for new CEO
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Hohenwald, Tenn. – The board of directors of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee announced today it is beginning an international search for a CEO of the organization, as co-founder and former Executive Director and CEO Carol Buckley is leaving the Sanctuary.

“The pioneering work done by Carol Buckley in co-founding The Elephant Sanctuary with Scott Blais and the two of them nurturing it over the past 15 years are sincerely appreciated by all who care about the work of protecting elephants,” said William Schaffner, M.D., president of the organization.

Former Elephant Sanctuary CEO ousted in unexplained move
Becky Newbold
Thursday, March 25th, 2010

News from The Elephant Sanctuary (TES) continued to develop this week following a shocking announcement last Wednesday that co-founder Carol Buckley would be leaving after 15 years with the Sanctuary.

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