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Lewis Co. School Officials Plan to Re-Open on Schedule
Lewis County School’s Leadership Team finalized plans for individual schools’ reopening last Friday. Extra precautions have been added to the protocols this year in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. When addressing the Lewis County Com...
Former Vol develops cure for Sickle Cell Anemia in infants
Around 1,000 babies are born each year in the United States with sickle cell anemia. An inherited condition, it causes regularly round red blood cells to take on a sickle shape and die early, leaving...
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Birthdays Jerry Sharp, July 23 Marty Willis, July 23 Becky Proffitt, July 23 Russell Mayberry, July 23 Carolyn Spurgeon, July 23 Starling Scott, July 23 Imogean Johnson, July 23 Jana Lay, July 23 John Hammock, July 23 Roylyn Barber, July 23 Juan...
France wins $100 in Cool It With Cash
Cheri France was declared the winner of week one in Cool It With Cash when her correct answer was randomly chosen this week at the office of the Lewis County Herald. The answer to week one’s puzzle was “Prescriptions are filled quickly by kno...
Nettie Hinson
Nettie (Holt) Hinson, age 78, peacefully went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 9, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Mt. Pleasant on August 24, 1941 to the late Pete and...
Bettye Ammons
Bettye Jane (Brown) Ammons of Hohenwald, passed from this life to her eternal home on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the age of 92. Born on October 3, 1927 to James and Ida Brown, Bettye lived a long and...
Gwen Shaw
Gwendolyn Loye Shaw, age 76 of Hohenwald, passed away peacefully at her husband's side on Monday, July 6, 2020 at AHC Lewis County. She was born on December 11, 1943 to the late Loyd G. Odom and...
Rex Frazier
Rex Frazier of Cumberland City, formerly of Hohenwald, was born December 31, 1921 in Hohenwald, the son of the late John and Sally Dugger Frazier. He was united in marriage to Annie Gertude Whitehead...
Mildred Hutson
Mildred Ramey Hutson, age 93 of Linden, passed away July 2, 2020, at Decatur County Healthcare. Mrs. Hutson was born August 29, 1926 in Linden to the late John Nelson Ramey and Gladys Agnes Whitwell Ramey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Hello World: Everlee Claire Blankenship
Everlee Claire Blankenship was born May 17, 2020 at 10:59 p.m. to Robert and Marsha Blankenship. She weighed eight pounds 12 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. Her grandparents are Larry and Karen...
Confederate Gray meeting held
Confederate Gray Chapter 2681 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met on Thursday, July 9, 2020 with nine members and two prospective members present. Business of the chapter was conducted and...
Vehicle lands on parked tractor
Cameron T. Staggs was involved in a single-vehicle accident on July 1, last Wednesday morning. Staggs was traveling West on Highway 20 when he lost control of his vehicle, ran into the opposite...
Car Accident: George Wood
George Wood, age 23, was involved in a single vehicle accident when he slid off Rackley Road and struck a tree on Wednesday, July 8. Wood was coming down the hill when he lost control of the vehicle,...
Lawrence County Escapee captured on The Farm
Lewis County Sheriff’s Department and numerous agencies and the US Marshal Service were involved in the search for an escaped Lawrence County inmate who escaped from the Lawrence County work release program in the early part of last week. F...
Play Cool It & Win $100 CASH
It is hot outside and that means the AC is probably turned to high. What better time to play Cool It With Cash for a chance to win $100 toward your electric bill. Settle down in the cool air, turn to...
County did approve a 9 member commission
In an email dated June 18, Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner reported to Lewis County Clerk Sandra Clayton that a vote to decrease the number of Lewis County Commissioners from 18 to nine, which was...
Kindergarten Enrollment documents needed
Documentation for Kindergarten students for the upcoming school year should be turned in soon, Dr. Mike Taylor, Principal of Lewis County Elementary School, reminds parents or guardians of upcoming kindergarten students. “If you registered your c...
Over 100 jobs to be lost when Bates Rubber in Lobelville closes, moves to Mexico
An article in the July 1, 2020 edition of the Buffalo River Review in Perry County stated Bates Rubber, Inc. in Lobelville will close. Several residents of Lewis County work for the company. The article is, as follows: “We have no comment at this tim...
Mickey Walker
Mickey Walker Mickey Wynell Smith Walker, age 88, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2020 in Lawrenceburg. She was born February 8, 1932 in Lawrenceburg to the late Nick and Zenoba Smith. Along with he...
Guy Nell Brown
Guy Nell (Sisco) Brown of Fairview, TN, died at her home on Friday, July 3, 2020; she was 95 years old. She was retired from Horace Small as a seamstress after more than 30 years. She is preceded in...
Jane Runions
Elizabeth Jane Curtis Runions, age 71, of Hohenwald, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at her home surrounded by her greatest blessings in life, her family. Jane was the type of person that...
Sunny Davis Whitt
Sunny Davis Whitt was born on a beautiful November morning in 1985. When Sunny was born she was like a ray of sunshine just like her name. "We learned at an early age she could easily be provoked...
Roger Pennington
Roger Byron Pennington, age 65 of Hohenwald, passed away unexpectantly at his home on June 30, 2020. He was born February 16, 1955 in Hohenwald to the late Alfred and Maude (Carroll) Pennington. Along...
Norma Hunter
Norma Rebecca Hunter, age 91, a resident of Columbia, passed away Thursday morning, July 2, 2020 at NHC Columbia. A funeral service was held on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 2 p.m. at The Lighthouse Church...
"Buddy" England
Harry “Buddy” T. England, 75, resident of Lewisburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 1, 2020. Born April 20, 1945 in Edmonton, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Katherine Etheridge. Buddy served in the United States Army. He vol...
