Articles from the February 17, 2022 edition
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New High School plans unveiled
The Lewis County Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, where they discussed whether or not to hire Wayne Qualls to assist in the search for a new director of scho...
Warm Up Your Winter
Week three is here for our 'Warm Up Your Winter' contest for a chance to win $100 toward your electric bill! See contest details, page B-8. Be sure to let our sponsors know how much you appreciate...
Old Boyce Clinic brought up in City Council Meeting
The City Council met on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, to hold their monthly City Council meeting after not holding a meeting for the months of December and January on account of there being no business to discuss. The only item on the agenda for the...
LC Education Foundation Scholarships
The Education Foundation of Lewis County was started in 1993 by a group of business and professional people in our county. This year will be the 29th year to present scholarships to graduating seniors at Lewis County High School. There are businesses...
Ricky Scott
November 20, 1953 - February 9, 2022 James Ricky Scott, of Madison, formerly of Hohenwald, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the age of 68. He was born on November 20, 1953, at the Boyce...
Garland "G.Y." Young Bennett
June 29, 1939 - February 11, 2022 "G.Y." Garland Young Bennett of Hohenwald passed away Friday evening, February 11, 2022 at the age of 82. He was born June 29, 1939 in Hohenwald to the late Willie...
Kenneth Hinson
October 24, 1947 - February 8, 2022 Kenneth Edward Hinson, 74, of Hohenwald, passed away on February 8, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Mr. Hinson was born on October 24, 1947 in...
Dorothy Moon
February 20, 1949 - February 12, 2022 Dorothy L. Moon, of Hohenwald, passed from this life on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, at the age of 72. Dorothy was born on February 20, 1949, to Horace and Elsie...
Joyce Keeton
December 2, 1944 ~ February 9, 2022 Joyce Keeton, age 77, of Summertown passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. She was a native of Lawrence County, and...
'Buster' Pinkerton
September 27, 1974 - February 10, 2022 William Jason "Buster" Pinkerton was born on September 27, 1974 in Hohenwald and passed away on February 10, 2022 in Nashville. He was 47 years old. Buster...
Robert Robinson
December 15, 1949 ~ February 11, 2022 Robert "Bobby" C. Robinson, age 72, a resident of Lewis County, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Bobby was born on...
Wilma Jean Melton
September 2, 1937 ~ February 10, 2022 Wilma Jean Melton, 84, of Hohenwald passed away on Thursday February 10, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Hohenwald to the late Horace...
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Hohenwald: The Times They are a Changing
Week by week, month by month and year by year Hohenwald's times are a changing as the old folk song used to say. This week's changes certainly started the town asking questions, in fact if I was...
Letter to the Editor; Nancy Nagy
Dear Editor, Since Tennessee is increasingly becoming another home of the U.S. Auto manufacturing industry, trade between Canada and the U.S. is now vitally important to Tennessee as it is to Michigan. The Canadian Freedom Truck Convoy has clearly...
Accident on Allens Creek
ACCIDENT ON ALLENS CREEK MONDAY - Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Philip Long and accident victim Steve Jones watch as Taylor's Wrecker Service owner Chuck Taylor backs up to begin recovering Jones'...
Firemen called to Ridgetop fire
The Lewis County Fire Department was called to a fire on Ridgetop Road Tuesday afternoon, February 1. Property owner Bobby Taylor's mobile home had caught on fire. Fire Chief Steve Vineyard reported...
Have a generator? For the safety of your family, line workers, and others, use it correctly
Portable generators have become more commonplace as a backup source for power, but they can also cause serious injury and even death if used or installed improperly. • Never connect generators directly to your home’s wiring. The reverse flow of ele...
Celebrating...
Birthdays Jinny Wisdom, February 17 Megan Elizabeth Davis, February 17 Mann Nutt, February 17 Nikki Gray, February 17 Carolyn Bobo, February 17 Lynn Ammons, February 17 Wilma Joy Conner, February 17 Carly Greenlee, February 17 Kevin Frazier,...
Gordonsburg/Little Swan News
It is beginning to look like the groundhog was right for we have been having some very cold weather and I guess we will be looking at having a late spring. We have had a few days with temperatures in the sixties and low seventies, but not very many,...
Stewart, Grillo to wed
Lori Ann Stewart and Anthony "Tony" Grillo have planned their wedding for March 19, 2022 at two o'clock in the afternoon at Piney Baptist Church. As formal invitations are not being sent, everyone is...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
February 14, 1952 The following people were recognized by General Shoe for setting a perfect attendance record of five years or longer at the plant: J.D. Fite, Effie Harris, Haskey Hardy, George...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
General Assembly confirms new Tennessee Supreme Court Justice - Members of the General Assembly confirmed the appointment of Sarah K. Campbell to the Tennessee Supreme Court in a joint session in the...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD: Tennessee 28th District Capitol Hill Week in Review
Commerce and Labor Committee passes “New Markets Development Act” The Commerce and Labor Committee unanimously approved legislation that would create a tax credit program to encourage economic gro...
Tyrades! Won't you unleash your inner dog walker?
From time to time, I attempt to make this column more interactive -- soliciting reader comments on burning questions such as “Which songs make you cry?,” “What was your favorite summer vacat...
LCHS's Future Business Leaders of America Create Lead and Inspire
Lewis County High School's Future Business Leaders of America members had great success in the Regional virtual competition held January 20, 2022. All 16 members of the LCHS FBLA team placed and...
