Articles from the November 2, 2023 edition
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House Fire
Lewis County Fire Department responded to a home on fire around noon Wednesday, October 25, at 170 Vista Pointe, just off Buffalo Road. The department worked diligently for hours to extinguish the...
House Fire
Lewis County Fire Department responded to another house fire Tuesday, October 31 at 1474 Centerville Highway. Fire crews battled the blaze for hours. The home, belonging to Wally and Crystal Thomas,...
Family Grieves Plea Bargain in Middle Tennessee Rape, Murder Case of Young Mother
A Middle Tennessee family is furious with the judicial system after two men are allowed to plead to lower charges for the rape and murder of Fairview's Carolyn Pope. The Pope family feels at a complet...
IN THIS ISSUE
7 CHRISTMAS PARADE THEME ANNOUNCED MEETINGS IN LEWIS CO. PANTHERS ENTER PLAYOFFS! PERSON OF THE WEEK: ANGELA POLLOCK GLIMPSES OF HOHENWALD’S PAST! LOCAL DEPT. RESPONDS TO SUMMERTOWN WILDFIRES JOB OPENINGS SENATOR HENSLEY’S CAPITOL HILL WEEK IN...
LCHS selected to participate in pilot program
Lewis County High School, led by principal Adam Clark, has been selected to participate in the Tennessee Grow Your Own Teaching as a Profession State- Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Pilot Program in...
Adkins Appointed to School Board
Matthew Adkins was appointed to the Lewis County Board of Education during a special-called Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night, October 30. Adkins was appointed to fill the 5th District...
LCHS FOOTBALL
FIRST ROUND FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Lewis Co. vs. Milan Friday, November 3 at LCHS • 7 p.m....
Rodney Scott Milligan
Rodney Scott Milligan, 68, a resident of Hohenwald and a former employee of Franklin Fencing and Deck, died Wednesday October 25, 2023 at his residence. No funeral services are scheduled at this...
Hunter Wayne Carroll
Hunter Wayne Carroll was born June 29, 2006 in Columbia, to Billy Wayne Carroll and Kathy Cooper Carroll. Hunter will be lovingly remembered for his smile that brightened every room he walked in. He...
James "Horace" Curtis
James "Horace" Curtis, also known as Poppie by his loved ones, age 89, of Summertown went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 23, 2023. He was a native of Summertown and a member of Summertown...
Luke McKinley Dowdy
Luke McKinley Dowdy, age 31, of Hohenwald, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at home. He was a native of Lauderdale County, Alabama, a laborer, and of the Baptist faith. Funeral services were...
Kenneth William Mauck
Kenneth William Mauck, 87, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2023, in Columbia. Born on August 1, 1936, in Martinsburg, West Virginia...
Tennesseans Experience Earthquake
Lake and Dyer Counties kickstarted their weekend by experiencing a light 3.3 magnitude earthquake. On Friday, October 20th at around 10:00 p.m., “the whole house shook twice, and I could hear stuff through the house clinging together,” explained Mar...
By November Start- All Saints' Day: A Celebration of Thankfulness and Gratitude
November marks the beginning of a season of gratitude and holiday celebrations. It commences with November 1st, the observance of All Saints’ Day, cherished by Catholics and Anglican Christians alike. This is succeeded by All Souls’ Day, or Dia de...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD
7 Session of the 113th General Assembly In Tennessee, We Protect the 2nd Amendment From self-defense to recreational use, protecting the use of firearms in the 2nd Amendment is a Tennessee...
"I Survived Being Hit By A Car"
Lenny and I, Diane Ladner, would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took time to come to our need when we needed help. December 12, 2022, around 8 a.m., I was hit by a car while out walking. It was just a really bad accident. I had...
INVESTIGATION INTO MEIGS COUNTY FIRE RESULTS IN ARREST
MEIGS COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office into a residential fire in that county has resulted in the arrest of a Decatur woman. On October 10th, TBI spe...
Local Unit Responds to Wild Fire in Summertown
Over 100 fire fighters and personnel from multiple agencies responded to a wildfire that consumed more than 300 acres in a cornfield near Summertown on Friday afternoon (10/20/2023). At 3:22 PM, E-911...
LEBANON NURSE ARRESTED
LEBANON – Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division, with the assistant of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, have obtained indictments charging a L...
Historical Society meeting
The Lewis County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, November 6 at the Lewis County Senior Citizens Center, starting at 6:00 p.m. In honor of Veterans Day, Rev. Doug DeWwitt, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) will give a presentation on...
Should society slam on the brakes about this trend?
Kicking and screaming were not involved, but it did take our 19-year-old son Gideon an interminably long time to show an interest in soloing with the drivers license he obtained at age 16. Finally,...
LCHS Students Attend Fall Leadership Conference
LCHS student members of FBLA, HOSA, FFA & SKILLS enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Fall Leadership Conference in Lebanon. These CTE students participated in leadership, team building and...
Girl Scouts Celebrate Founder
Our Girl Scout Troops celebrated the birthday of a very special lady on Friday, October 27th, Juliette Gordon Low, with a potluck dinner and costume party! Low was the founder of Girl Scouts! And...
Celebrating
Birthdays Amy Hale, November 2 Jeffrey Allen, November 2 Jerry Seiber, November 2 Jeff Davis, November 2 Linda Odom, November 2 Nathan Duncan, November 2 Will McDonald, November 2 Loren Runions, November 2 Wesley Duncan, November 3 Duchess Harper,...
