Articles from the May 11, 2023 edition
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Low Turnout for City Election
Thursday night, May 4th, 2023, Hohenwald citizens elected the 2023 City Mayor and Council. Out of approximately 2300 registered city voters, 388 voted. Danny McKnight was re-elected Mayor with 312 votes. Councilmen elected were Chris Trull with 261,...
Third Dollar General Location Proposed to Planning Commission
The Hohenwald Planning Commission met Monday, May 2nd, to discuss several items of business. A recommendation was made to rezone the lot across from Family Dollar on the corner of Walnut and West Main Street from residential to commercial as the...
End of School Schedule
Director of Schools, Dr. Tracy McAbee, has announced the end of the year school schedule: • May 18, 2023 will be an administration day, no students. • Friday May 19, 2023, will be an abbreviated day with buses leaving the middle school campus at 10:...
Swearing In of New City Officials
The City Council met in special session Tuesday morning, May 9th. Councilman Scottie Bass opened with prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance was said. Mayor Danny McKnight opened the floor for the...
Ashmore Signs with UT Southern
Lewis County High School senior Mercie Ashmore signed commitment papers to the University of Tennessee Southern Clay Target Program. She’s the first LCHS student to receive a Trap Scholarship. She i...
Old Glory Relay passing through Hohenwald
Military veterans and supporters will run, walk, ruck, push, and cycle to move a single American flag across the country as part of the Old Glory Relay. The Old Glory Relay is an annual event hosted by Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB), a nonprofit...
David Curtis Brewer
On Friday, May 5, 2023, at the age of 79, David Curtis Brewer unexpectedly passed away at his Hohenwald home. He was born in Lewis County on March 24, 1944, to the late Virgil and Pearl Morrison...
Jerry Lee Barber
Jerry Lee Barber, 83, retired maintenance employee for DuPont in New Johnsonville for 36 years, died Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Life Care Center of Columbia from complication from Parkinson’s d...
Willis Gene Austin
Willis Gene Austin passed away at the age of 84 at Maury Regional surrounded by his loving family on May 7, 2023. He was born in Waterloo, Alabama on September 15, 1938, to the late James and Esther...
Jackie Elaine Moore
Jackie Elaine Moore, age 74, of Summertown, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her residence. She was a native of Summertown, retired from Southeastern Shirt Corporation in Mt. Pleasant, and a mem...
Himes Cemetery Decoration Day
The Himes Cemetery Decoration will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2023. You are urged to attend if possible. If unable to attend, please send your donations for maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery to: Shannon Bennett, 174 Leigh Road, Hohenwald, TN...
Food Assistance available for storm victims
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is making assistance available to support the health and well-being of individuals impacted by the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes from March 31, 2023 and April 1, 2023. Qualifying...
TCAT Graduation
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald held their Spring Graduation Ceremonies on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Hohenwald, TN. The Practical Nursing Graduation...
SCTDD to hold Medicare Info Class
South Central Tennessee Development District will present an ABC’s of Medicare class on May 17. If you need your Medicare questions answered or you want to help a friend or a family member, this is the class for you. Advance registration is r...
DoubleCreek Annual Turkey Hunt for Purple Heart Recipients
Army and Marine Purple Heart recipients recently came to Hohenwald to experience a time of connecting and healing at the 8th Annual DoubleCreek Turkey Hunt. This event sponsored by Wounded Warriors...
By Gordonsburg/Little Swan News
Another thunderstorm last night brought lots of rain, the creeks were up and ditches washed clean. We have had a couple of days with temperatures in the low eighties and nights in the sixties so this is more like summer so maybe it will not be cold...
Cub Scout News
Recently, the Tiger and Wolf Cub Scout Dens went on an outing to identify animal paw prints as part of their Backyard Jungle and Call of the Wild belt loops. Almost all of the scouts found the ones common to this area, such as squirrel, cat and...
Ribbon Cutting
A & J Steals and Deals celebrated their grand reopening with a ribbon cutting, Friday May 5, 2023. Several community members joined in to support the local business. A & J Steals and Deals is a...
Seiber Family Reunion Held
The Seiber clan met for their annual reunion on May 6 at the Amis Park in Lexington. Attending were Kathy Melton, Maxine McPeak and Rita Kliem of Jackson, Gena and Ricky Shelby of Centerville; Dolly, Albert, Ryder and Ashley Barlow of Beech Bluff;...
One Day at a Time
Well it is a nice morning here in our little valley, it is almost warm enough to sit out on the front porch. The cats were up early this morning and ready to eat their breakfast, now they are out playing and enjoying the warm sunshine. There is a lot...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
May 7, 1953 The main headline for the week was “Fifty-One Seniors Will Receive Diplomas Here Friday Night.” Merle Whitehead was announced as first place winner in the MLEC essay contest; Raymond Gri...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD
7 Session of the 113th General Assembly The 113th General Assembly has adjourned for 2023, and it was a very successful year. We have taken measures for Tennessee to be a better place to live,...
Taylor Brewer Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Taylor Brewer of Hohenwald, Tennessee, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Brewer was initiated at Middle Tennessee State University. B...
Lewis County High School Tennis
The Lewis County Lady Panthers and Panthers hosted tennis matches with the Mt. Pleasant Lady Tigers and Tigers on Monday, April 17th. In girls’ singles play Ruth Jennings played as the number one s...
Clayburn Singles District Champ
Lewis County High School senior Bryson Clayburn beat Fairview’s Jordon Schlingsog on Monday (6-2, 6,1) to advance to the district semi finals in tennis on May 2. He beat Mt. Pleasant’s Ben Hirsch on...
