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Community organizers canvassing residents on commitment to fight for public health
Friends of a statewide group are taking the pulse of area residents to diagnose their interest in campaigning for public health, or another cause that might benefit from organizational services. "We...
Industrial safety pro says 'respect' don't fear EMFs
By Clint Confehr Staff Writer A Hohenwald man whose career focused on factory workers' safety is the featured speaker this month for a Summertown-based group that's been fighting a defoliant used on...
Hohenwald restaurant manager wins new car
The general manager of McDonald's in Hohenwald has won a new car from a regional association of the national company that wants to make fast food faster. "I still can't believe I won a brand new...
TEA's stand on Lee's plan
Before Tennessee changes its funding formula for schools, elected state officials - those voting on and writing the change - should understand the new system, according to the state teachers...
Free lunch for all students ending as EBT funds go up
Free school lunches for all of Lewis County's K-12 students won't be provided after June 30, except for those who got free lunches before the coronavirus pandemic. Expiration of that economic...
Lewis and Perry Counties have a new Public Defender
A Lawrenceburg-based lawyer is now the public's defense attorney for Lewis and Perry counties in Hohenwald and Linden. "I have just taken a job as an assistant public defender in the 21st Judicial...
Caleb Thomas recommended for LC Election Commission
State Senator Joey Hensley and State Representative David Byrd have recommended a Hohenwald attorney to be a Lewis County election commissioner. State Election Commission member Donna Rowland Barrett...
Brewery looks near Tennessee state line
Municipalities near the Tennessee-Alabama line are potential growth areas for a brewery operating along the Duck River in Columbia, the business' founding father announced recently. From Fayetteville...
Question on the Street: Going to Oktober-fest?
Everybody's going to 'The Lot' for Hohenwald's Oktober Heritage Festival on Oct. 8 & 9, according to all five answers to the latest 'Question on the Street' and Debbie Landers. As executive director...
Question on the Street
A preacher walked into the Herald office. With faithful interest, he answered 'Question on the Street' by saying, "Do you know Jesus?" The street pollster had been stumped on what to ask next, so...
Local retiree volunteers expertise on poison
After a career in work place safety, a Lewis County man is volunteering his expertise next month when Citizens for Clean Water, Air and Food gather to learn about an herbicide and Parkinson's...
Asgard Eyes Hohenwald
Asgard Brewing Co. is interested in building a brewery in Hohenwald, according to the founder and CEO of the business at a Duck River bridge. Asgard's Dr. Stephen Porter also announced expansion of...
Drones are safer
Using a drone when evaluating real estate for property tax base calculations will be safer and cut costs, according to Lewis County's property assessor "If a property review employee uses a drone to...
Question on the Street: What's the best advice you've had? or What's the best advice you've received?
Free advice is worth what you pay for it, or so they say. Nevertheless, the five answers to this "Question on the Street" seem reasonable. You be the judge of the value of the answers as we report;...
War's End Good, Soldier Says as Troops Withdraw
‘Look forward and move on’ is what a Lewis County soldier said about troops withdrawing from Afghanistan. He was asked about it six days before the president spoke Monday, August 16. In a televised address, President Biden said, “American troop...
Question on the Street: What Would You Ask?
Our trusty pollster was stumped last week when there was no immediate answer to the question: What should the pollster ask? And that's the answer. "What do you think the Question on the Street should...
Troops return leads to Veterans Service Office
Lewis County Veterans Service Officer Ritchie Brewer is “getting more and more veterans coming in from Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said. The 9/11 terrorist attacks are now about two decades ago. Now, as troops are coming home, federal spending on mil...
Question on the Street asks: Have You Had a Covid Shot?
The delta variant of COVID-19 is reportedly infecting many more people who've not been inoculated against the disease. That's in contrast to far fewer patients who had a shot, but contracted the...
Paycheck protection borrowers are forgiven
Bankers who wrote paycheck protection loans are helping businesses get forgiveness, and while economic hardship from the coronavirus quarantine prompted that government assistance, the pandemic...
Lewis County Schools' funding at crossroads
With a budget of nearly $13 million, leaders of Lewis County schools are finalizing that part of the county’s total budget of $22 million this week. Meanwhile, the Lewis County School Board’s membership in a statewide association — Tennessee School S...
Lemonade Stand Reaps $176 on $2 Investment
HAMPSHIRE, Tenn. - Three girls and a boy ran a lemonade stand recently. Their gross sales were $176 within two days. The perennial summer job for kids became a reality in this town of nearly 1,500...
Question on the Street
Kitty Thomas - I was T-boned on the driver's side of my Chevrolet Equinox SUV by a woman who tried to cross the four-lane highway from a side street. The impact pushed me into a vehicle on my right,...
Property tax base still growing
Lewis County's property tax base increased by $21.5 million as reported to the state this year. The previous year, the growth was $157.3 million. "I guess that 2020 was the covid year," County Propert...
Fireworks supply limited
Shipping priorities for medical equipment have limited the availability of fireworks for Independence Day in America, according to the man who oversees two fireworks tents in Lewis County. "Medical...
Question on the Street
Because it would appear that the coronavirus pandemic is fading, the Lewis County Herald had Clint Confehr on the street asking about that. The question was "Are you traveling for a vacation since...
