Articles from the May 14, 2020 edition
Sorted by date Results 26 - 43 of 43
Martin Methodist announces Fall 2020 opening plans
Martin Methodist College (MMC) announced that it will open the 2020 fall semester on September 8, 2020, the day after Labor Day. Students will participate in face-to-face classes until Thanksgiving and finish the very end of the semester at home....
Local residents receive degrees from UT Martin
Several Lewis County residents were among students who received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during spring commencement held May 2, 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual commencement was held in lieu of the...
Miss Duncan, Mr. Lavett exchange vows in outside wedding
Covid-19 didn't stop this lovely couple from becoming newlyweds. Nicole Duncan and Jon Lavett exchanged vows on April 18, 2020 in the front yard of their home in Lawrenceburg. "We had a small, front...
By Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
We have been thrown back into winter with temperatures in the thirties around the area and frost to many places, but maybe it will soon be warmer day and night at least a little, not ready for the eighties and nineties but fifties at night and upper...
Rambling...
Birthdays Larry Stewart, May 13 Boyd Doyle, May 14 Vicki Lynn Edwards, May 14 Lance Crowell, May 14 Kimberly Witherington, May 14 Jeffrie Wiggins, May 14 Margie Cogdill, May 14 Joel Bunch, May 14 Mary Seiber, May 14 Vickie Kelley, May 15 Joyce Webb,...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
May 12, 1960 County Judge A. B. Nicholson signed a proclamation proclaiming the week of May 9 to 14 as Rural Electrification Week in Lewis County. Ed Holman, superintendent of the Hohenwald Genesco...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD: Tennessee
CORRECTIONS, COURTS, AND CRIME We understand that our state has fallen on hard times due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. My office is still committed to serving you and providing assistance in whatever way...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
This is an email that I received, and I thought it would be great for our 2020 graduates! It is written by Jon Gordon. Dear Graduate, This virus may have stolen your senior year and graduation, but it cannot and will not steal your future. While you...
Tyrades!
Murder hornets. (Not to be confused with their close relatives: accessory-to-murder hornets, involuntary-manslaughter hornets, justifiable-homicide hornets and turning-state’s-evidence hornets.) Killer hornets. Asian giant hornets. Or the more p...
Police Report
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for April 29-May 8, 2020. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Helen M. Brown, Swan Avenue, charged with disorderly conduct on April...
Car Accident: Lloyd Pratt
First responders were called out on Wednesday, May 6, due to a report of a car near Hometown Bakery had caught on fire. Firefighters and officers from Hohenwald Police Dept. arrived in minutes to put...
Car Accident: Joe Shipp
Authorities received a report of a single vehicle accident around 3:20 p.m. on Monday, May 11 involving Joe Shipp of Hohenwald. The accident occurred on Highway 20, near Louis Pigg Road and Himestown Church. Shipp was travelling East when the...
Tennessee State Parks hold Virtual 5K Race
Tennesseans doing their part to stay apart – but also eager to keep moving – will be able to participate in a virtual 5K race this month organized by Tennessee State Parks to coincide with World Bee Day on May 20. A virtual race is a race that can be...
Television Review: What Makes the Cast of Parks and Rec Special
If you asked me to name my favorite TV show of all time, I'm not sure I'd be able to narrow it down to one. But if you asked me to name my top five, I'm certain that Parks and Recreation would make...
"Murder hornets" have now entered the U.S. - and they could decimate the honeybee population
A roughly 2-inch long insect known as the "murder hornet" has made its way to the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill up...
Couple charged with shoplifting over $200 from Wal-Mart
Sgt. Michael Dunn received a case file and a security video of a shoplifting incident at the Hohenwald Wal-Mart on March 9, which showed Deidra Anglin and Dwayne Mealer concealing items that cost...
Ordinary Traffic Stop leads to Drug Arrests
On May 2, 2020, Deputy Travis Koch approached a Ford Fusion with the driver driving in an unusual behavior on Summertown Highway. After following the vehicle for a short distance and the behavior continuing, Deputy Koch stopped the vehicle at...
Ramey charged with multiple counts
Patrolman Kalum Halfacre and K-9 Officer were dispatched on April 10 to investigate a fight involving two vehicles. Patrolman Halfacre came upon a vehicle at a red light that matched the description of one of the vehicles. The woman identified hersel...
