Articles from the April 16, 2020 edition
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County Commission district 4 seat opens at resignation of Taylor
Yet another seat for a local elected official opened last week when Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner received a resignation letter from County Commissioner Earl Taylor. “To whom it may concern, It i...
Local heroes sewing facemasks to protect against Coronavirus
The number of medical supplies such as face masks began to dwindle as COVID-19 continued to spread. Once again, members of the community took it upon themselves to help out in any way they knew how....
Beatrice Grizzle
Beatrice Irene Grizzle, age 85 of Auburndale, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Lewis County Nursing and Rehab after an extended illness. Mrs. Grizzle, born November 22, 1934, was a...
Herald Wins Top Honor in Tennessee Press Public Notice Journalism Contest for 2019
KNOXVILLE, April 14, 2020 - Becky Jane Newbold, managing editor of the Lewis County Herald, has won the Tennessee Press Association’s (TPA) 2019 Public Notice Journalism Contest. The contest recognizes journalists who use public notice, or the l...
Governor Lee extends stay at home order through April 30;
Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner re-issued an executive order Tuesday morning extending Lewis County’s State of Local Emergency, in response to Governor Bill Lee’s announcement Monday for Tennesseans to Stay at home through April 30, 2020. Cou...
Anita Jones
Anita Nell Jones peacefully passed away on April 10, 2020 in her Hohenwald home surrounded by family after a battle with cancer. She was 52 years old. She was born in Savannah, on November 26, 1967...
John Davidson
John Davidson John Owen Davidson Jr., age 64, passed away on April 11, 2020 at his home in Hohenwald, surrounded by his family. John was born on October 22, 1955, in Hampshire to the late John Owen...
Douglas Duke
Douglas Edward Duke Sr. peacefully passed away at his Hohenwald home on April 8, 2020 surrounded by family. He was born June 5, 1943 to the late Eugene and Lucy (Temple) Duke in Nashville. Along with...
Mary Iva Brown
Mary Iva Brown went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. She was born on October 31, 1932 in Hohenwald to Urban and Mattie Lou Henderson. She grew up in the Swiss Colony area and was a part...
Terry Coop
William Terry Coop, age 78 of Hohenwald, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 9, 2020, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born on April 11, 1941 in Tullahoma to the late William Har...
Barbara Warren
Barbara Warren, age 69 of Lobelville, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at her home. She was born in Lobelville to the late William Clayton Warren and Oneal Bates Warren. She had last worked at...
Crowell to claim cash as final winner in series
Jason Crowell was named the winner in the final week of Spring into Savings with the winning sentence, “The Tennessee Governor issued specific guidelines to residents.” Crowell will be presented a check for $100 to be used toward his electric acc...
USDA Offers Low-Interest Loans for Agricultural Producers
Tennessee agricultural producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers these low-interest loans to agricultural producers...
Meet the staff of Davis House
At this point in the Davis House series, we have learned about who Davis House is and what they do for our communities. For this week’s edition, we focused on the backbone of Davis House and what makes it a warm and friendly environment: the p...
Lewis County Recipes
It's not often you run into a dish with so few ingredients, yet it is fast, easy, and delicious for your hungry family. I've included two recipes below: The first is super easy and requires only...
The Rose Review
As someone who is considered "high risk," I have avoided lots of places like the plague during this time. I mean, don't get me wrong, I've made the faithful stop at High Forest ReLeaf, been greeted...
Tennessee starts sending $600 federal unemployment benefit
The state of Tennessee has started paying approved unemployment claimants their first installment of the $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit, in addition to their Tennessee Unemployment Compensation (TUC) benefit. On Tuesda...
Dolly Parton Makes Generous Gift to Advance COVID-19 Research at Vanderbilt
Legendary country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton has made a generous gift to Vanderbilt University Medical Center that will increase scientific knowledge and advance the battle against...
Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
We have had some cooler temperatures, even in the thirties, so I guess this is some of those winters that come with spring. Dogwoods have bloomed so maybe this is blackberry winter. It was cold enough that some of the early rising plants were bitten...
Rambling...
Birthdays Lee Williams, April 16 Amanda Blanks, April 16 Aleczandria Blocker, April 16 Whit Roper, April 16 Donya Talley, April 16 Nathan Pusser, April 17 April Willis, April 17 Sara York, April 17 Howard Spears, April 17 Vic Reeves, April 17 Morgan...
The help yourself shelf at Paw Paw's Porch
Hohenwald helping Hohenwald is a current theme in our small town, especially when times get tough. Paw Paw's Porch has stepped in since the end of March to provide nonperishable food items for those...
Marriages in Lewis County 1-01-2020 thru 4-01-2020
Name: Jeffery Scott Eldred, Deborah Helen Miller Storkamp Officiant: James P. Eldred, Pastor Married Date: 02/02/2020 Name: James Michael Graham III, Karley Jean Mayberry Officiant: David Grimes, Pastor Married Date: 02/02/2020 Name: Thomas Jared...
Hello World: Knox Tyler Keltner
Knox Tyler Keltner arrived in this world Monday, March 23, 2020 at 4:27 a.m. at Maury Regional Medical Center to Josh and Bethaney Keltner. He weighed in at seven pounds and thirteen ounces and was...
Hello World: Mabry Jane Pulley
Daran and Allison Pulley are filled with joy to introduce the newest member of their beautiful family, their daughter Mabry Jane Pulley. Maybry was born March 14, at Williamson Medical, weighing six...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
April 14, 1960 Mayor W. C. Keaton signed a proclamation naming the month of May as “Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up” time in Hohenwald. Every citizen was urged to beautify their homes and busines...
