Articles from the March 19, 2020 edition
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County votes to refuse garbage from citizens with delinquent fees
A TDEC official presented landfill permitting criteria to the Lewis County Board of Commissioners Monday evening at which 17 members were present. Commissioner Michael King was absent. Nick Lytle of...
Landis Turner
Early Tuesday, March 17, the news arrived of the passing of local attorney William Landis Turner, age 79, who passed away at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia following a brief illness....
Ama Baker
Ama Lou Baker, age 79 of Collinwood, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Wayne County Nursing and Rehab. Mrs. Baker was born on May 16, 1940, in Lewis County to Jack and Francis Brown. She...
Eleanor Bates
Eleanor O'Neal Warner Bates Grooms passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Grooms, a native of Perry County, made her home in Lewis County for over 40 years. Her...
Joe Runions
Funeral services for Joe Runions, age 70 of Manchester, were conducted on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel in Manchester with Reverend Jeff Collet officiating. Burial followed...
David Ramey
David Ward Ramey, age 76 of Hayesville, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his residence. He was a native of Linden where he had lived most of his life. David had owned Perry County Nursing Home...
Evelyn Brewer
On Tuesday March 10, 2020 Evelyn Lois Brewer, age 73 of Hohenwald, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord. She was born in Lewis County on December 13, 1946 to the late Aaron P. and Mary...
Schools close, limited social contact urged as COVID-19 spreads
If you have tuned into the news, scrolled through Facebook, or heard the recent talk around town, then chances are you have heard about COVID-19. On Friday of last week, President Trump declared a...