Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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DANNY McKNIGHT I am Danny McKnight, candidate for Hohenwald City Mayor in the upcoming City Election on May 4th, 2023. I ask for your vote and support before, during, and after the election. I am very proud of the accomplishments of the City during these past eight years, and none of them would have been achieved without the work and support of City employees, the City Council, and our friends and families. I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your vote and continued support for...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter The City Council met in regular session, April 4, 2023. City Mayor Danny McKnight, Vice Mayor Don Barber, and Councilmen Scotty Bass, and Cody Mitchell were in attendance. Councilman Kevin King was absent. The floor was opened to public input, at which time City Council candidate Susan Hensley, and members of the 2023 Leadership Lewis class took the floor to introduce themselves, and as they do each year, Leadership Lewis attendees asked the questions brought befo...
by Amanda Curtis Staff Reporter "The Best." When we hear those words, we think of premiere, top notch, fullest potential. Now, add "Lewis County" to it for that local touch. We think of our favorite places around town like the Best Restaurant, Junkyard Dog, the Friendliest Retail Staff, H&R Hardware and Lumber, Best Septic Tank Business, 2C's Septic. What about the people, though? Out of all the fine people of Lewis County, how do we possibly choose just two to reign as The Best? Well, we...
June 21, 1985 - April 3, 2023 Thomas Granville "T.G." Calton, of Summertown, born on June 21, 1985, in Columbia, TN, passed away on April 3, 2023, at the age of 37. He is survived by his daughters, Erika and Shiloh Calton, and Angel Greene, as well as his mother, Sandra Hyde, and his father and stepmother, Stony and Charlyn Calton. He is also survived by his brother, Richie (Brandy) Calton, stepbrother, Chris (Ani) Woods, stepsister: Gina Michael and the mother of his children: Elizabeth...
July 24, 1963 ~ April 5, 2023 In the afternoon hours of April 5, 2023, Mr. Todd Bates, of Hohenwald, unexpectedly passed away at St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville at the age of 59 surrounded by his loving family. Todd was born in Dickson, on July 24, 1963, to Ms. Deanna June Winters Bates and the late Danny Neal Bates. He leaves behind to carry on his cherished memories his children Zachary Luke Bates, Seth Raleigh Daniel Bates, and Johnathon Bennett Bates; siblings Lisa Bates Lancaster (Brad),...
March 3, 1940 ~ April 5, 2023 Emma Marlys Fish Foster, 83, of Summertown, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Marlys was born on March 3, 1940, in Lemmon, South Dakota to Floyd and Laura Hoefling Fish. Marlys grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota until she met the love of her life, Dan Foster. She and Dan were married on July 19, 1957. After being stationed in many states with the Air Force, they with their family, settled in Summertown, in 1975. Summertown was their home the...
July 3, 1939 ~ March 26, 2023 Ms. Wanda Lee (Talley) Keeton, 83, passed away on March 26, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 3, 1939 , to the late Cecil and Emma Jean Talley in Cross Bridges. She was married to the late Harold "Gene" Keeton on February 1, 1958, and they raised five kids together, until his passing on January 12, 2022. Ms. Keeton was a devoted wife and mother who loved to cook and watching her soap operas, as well spending time her pug dog Mis...
December 29, 1953 ~ March 24, 2023 Mr. Terry Wayne Duncan, 69, passed from this life on March 24, 2023, at AHC Lewis County. Mr. Duncan was born on December 29, 1953, in Pulaski to the Late Franklin and Martha Duncan. Mr. Terry was survived by one son, Scotty Duncan of Nashville; a sister, Carlene DeVore of Hohenwald; two grandchildren, David Story of Lawrenceburg and Peyton Story of Pulaski; two nephews, Dale Devore of Hampshire, and Phillip DeVore of Hohenwald; and a Special friend Ms. Louise...
Barbara Hinson, left, recently made a donation to the Veterans Hall in memory of Alma Jean Skelton. She also made a donation on behalf of the Class of 1964 in memory of Jerry Sharp. She is shown presenting the checks to Judy Runions....
The four troops of the Girl Scouts of Lewis County came together on Tuesday, March 28th in the Natchez Trace, near the Cabin, to have a spectacular Easter Egg Hunt. After the scouts hunted down all the well-hidden eggs, they all shared a cookies and chips snack sang songs and ran around having fun! We wish all of our wonderful Scout Mothers and leaders a blessed Easter for participating in the hiding of the eggs and helping in the hunt and providing the snacks and drinks! We couldn't have done...
Called the "First Scientist of the Mississippi Valley, Antoine Saugrain was a chemist and naturalist and the only physician in the frontier community of St. Louis when Lewis and Clark arrived there in 1803. Dr. Saugrain helped to outfit the Lewis and Clark Expedition with medical supplies along with items such as thermometers and matches that he made himself. Saugrain was also the first physician west of the Mississippi River to use the Jenner cowpox vaccine to prevent small pox, beginning in 18...
Lewis County Fire Fighters responded to a vehicle fire Friday, March 31, around 5 p.m. near the S curve on Summertown Highway. Firemen were able to extinguish the fire which originated in the engine compartment. The vehicle was travelling west toward Hohenwald. Photo courtesy David McRight...
Staff Reporter by Amanda Spears This one was a special one for me, not only because I have known Lea Ann all my life. She is truly one of the best people you will ever come to know. I was sad to hear she is retiring, because I was hopeful she would get my grandchildren in school. I sure hope she enjoys her retirement. I hope you all enjoy getting to know this wonderful lady. Q.) Can you tell me a little about yourself? A.) I have been teaching first grade for thirty years. I plan on retiring in...
One of Pilot International's focus this year has been to show appreciation to caregivers in each community. Locally, these services are provided by D & L Healthcare, Health Angels, and other private duty sitters in our community. Each caregiver was presented a goodie bag by members of the Pilot Club of Hohenwald. Pilot members Claudia Corp and Barbara Hinson are pictured preparing bags. Sandie Gray and Annette Peery helped to distribute the bags....
Freed-Hardeman University has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the Fall 2022 semester. To be on the President’s List, a student must be full-time and have a 4.0 grade point average. Students on the Dean’s List have earned a minimum 3.4 grade point average for the semester. Molly Reasons, of Hohenwald, was named to the President’s List. Reasons is earning a Bachelor of Arts in English....
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative is working to keep your lights on and the public safe through its vegetation management program currently underway. The tentative schedule began with tree trimming in three counties for power and broadband reliability. Crews plan to finish in Houston and Lewis County by September and will be working in Humphreys County for the remainder of 2023. (A map of impacted areas will be made available on mlec.com.) Crews will also treat fast-growing hotspots across the five-county service area as needed. In July, sp...
January 2, 1953 - April 6, 2023 One of Hampshire's Good Ole Boys was called home, Robert Andrew Himes Sr., age 70 died at his home in Hampshire, on Thursday, April 6, 2023. His body was weak but his spirit was strong; he is flying free as the spiritual life he led. We will see him again one day with joy in our hearts. A visitation will be held at Heritage Funeral Home, 609 Bear Creek Pike, Columbia, at 12 noon on Sunday, April 16, 2023, followed by a precession to cemetery and Graveside...
August 9, 1981 ~ April 6, 2023 Mr. Jeffery Matthew Lee, 41, passed away unexpectedly April 6 2023, in Lewis County. Mr. Lee was born on August 9, 1981 to his parents the late Henry Cecil Lee, and Lottie Culberson Lee of Hampshire. He leaves behind to carry his memory his wife Christy Lee, Son Brody Lee, two daughters Brailee Newcome, and Avery Lee, and a stepson Seth Carroll. His mother Lottie Lee, stepfather Bob Randolph, a brother Christopher Springer, and his sister Kayla Culberson. Mr. Lee...
Lady Panther Tennis Jason Fite/Sports Writer The Lewis County Lady Panther tennis team hosted the Loretto Mustangs and Lady Mustangs on Monday, March 27. In girls’ singles Ruth Jennings played as Lewis County’s number one seed and faced a tough number one seed from Loretto. Jennings lost service early and ended up dropping the match 8-3. In the two-seed matchup Brooke Mason played for the Lady Panthers and controlled the match as she took the win 8-4. Trinly Greene was the three seed for Lewis County and struggled late in the match before fal...
The Lewis County Panther tennis team hosted the Loretto Mustangs s on Monday, March 27. In boys’ singles action Bryson Clayburn took control of the match up of number ones and took the win 8-2. Ethan Powers was the number two for the Panthers and had little trouble with the number two for the Mustangs as he rolled to an 8-1 victory. In the closest matchup of the afternoon Lewis County’s number three Julian Jones went back and forth with the number three from Loretto. Jones was the first to break serve and was able to pull out the win 8-6. Fou...
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced approval of his federal emergency assistance request, which will support ten counties impacted by tornadoes and severe storms on March 31 and April 1. “As Tennessee continues to rebuild, we remain focused on ensuring critical resources are made available to each impacted community across our state,” said Gov. Lee. “I thank Tennessee’s congressional delegation for calling on our federal partners to act swiftly and provide continued response and recovery to Tennesseans.” The Tennessee counties named in...
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report through April 6, 2023. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Joe S. Bradley, West Fifth Avenue, was charged April 4 with driving on a suspended driver’s license, simple possession/casual exchange, and drug paraphernalia....
Well it is a quiet and peaceful morning here in our little valley, there is a little breeze blowing and it is cool and cloudy, but we usually have a cool spell around Easter. The dogwood trees are so pretty, they are in full bloom. The cats were hungry and they did have a little bowl of warm milk, but they have gone back to their warm beds for their morning catnaps. Bob has finished washing the breakfast dishes and I have had my coffee I showed Bob where the mop and broom was at and he smiled and thanked me. We have had a busy week, we got...
Thankful that there were not any bad storms this past week as had been in the past weeks in the area and in other counties and states as well. The nights are from cool to cold, but the days have been nice and even on Sunday it was warm enough to sit outside and watch the children as they hunted eggs and played around the yard. On Saturday the young people had an egg hunt and made their own little pizzas, but it was raining so we hunted eggs inside, but no one seemed to mind. The children had fun and that is what parties are for and we remember...
The ladies of Oak Grove Methodist Church made cookies, filled Easter baskets for giving, filled Easter eggs for Sunday's egg hunt after church, conducted business, and planned projects for the next few months. A good time was had by all....
