Articles from the June 4, 2020 edition
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Senior Week Schedule
Lewis County High School planned to honor their graduating seniors with a week-long celebration, called Senior Week, which would have involved our whole community. The original plans included a...
Jim Oliver Honored With Highway 412 Dedication
Members of the James E. (Jim) Oliver family gathered Friday on Highway 412 West near the Perry County line for the unveiling of a sign that named that portion of State Route 412 in honor of the...
Architect Fees High for New Jail Project
Architect Bill Allen presented a set of drawings, 95 percent completed, to the Public Safety Committee Monday evening and also addressed an invoice Lewis County Government protested in the amount of $...
4th Senior Crashes: DaKota Stephens
Another member of the graduating class of 2020, Dakota Stephens, of Hohenwald, was involved in a single vehicle accident. This marks the fourth member of the class in recent weeks to wreck a vehicle....
Brewer receives UTM Award
Lexie Brewer, of Lewis County, received the Outstanding Educational Education Studies Student Award from the University of Tennessee at Martin in recognition of her achievements in scholarship and citizenship during the 2019-20 academic year. UT...
Ribbon Cutting at High Forest Releaf
The Hohenwald/Lewis County Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting today, Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 12 noon for new chamber member, High Forest Releaf, located at 23 South Park Avenue. The public is invited to welcome this company to the...
City BZA approves variances
Two variances from City of Hohenwald codes were approved unanimously last week when the Board of Zoning Appeals met in a special-called session. Members present were Barbara Hinson, Jerry Risner, Larry McCutcheon and Scottie Bass, who was asked by...
Larry Thomas Spears
Larry Thomas Spears, age 61, of Summertown, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020. He was a native of Summertown, teacher at Summertown High School and a retired pastor. He was also a member of Macedonia...
Madelyn Lee Brown
Madelyn Lee Brown, 19, of Hohenwald unexpectantly passed from this earthly world on May 26, 2020. She was born in Columbia, TN on October 5, 2000 to Jamie Lee Brown and Laura Renee Hinson. In her shor...
Gillian Veronica (Dey) Charles
Gillian Veronica Dey-Charles, 57, of Hohenwald died unexpectedly on May 21, 2020 at her home. She was born September 1, 1962 to Sherlock & Joan (Graham) Dey in Guyana, South America. Mrs. Charles...
Brian Wayne Jackson
On May 27, 2020, Brian Wayne Jackson of Hohenwald passed away at Southern TN Regional Health Center in Pulaski at the age of 60. Mr. Jackson was born November 19, 1959 to Hilda Nolen Jackson and the...
Louise Vaughn Frazier
Mary Louise Vaughn Frazier, 86, of Linden passed away Tuesday May 19, 2020. She was born in Hohenwald to the late James W. Vaughn and Ethel Lee Himes. She was retired from Frazier's Grocery where she...
Ronnie James
Ronnie James, 73, of Hohenwald, passed from this life into glory on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Maury Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 15, 1946, on Slippery Creek in Lewis County, to...
Clyde "CM" Murray Tiller
Clyde Murray "CM" Tiller, age 76, of Hohenwald, passed away on Friday, May 29 at NHC Maury Regional. He was born on November 28, 1943 to the late Clyde Tiller and Helen (Vick) Tiller. He was loved by...
Tammy Jo Cotton
Tammy Jo Cotton, age 71, of Antioch, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at her residence. She was a native of Lewis County, and a retired waitress. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gene and...
Misty Lynn McGough
Misty Lynn McGough was born on July 24, 1988, and died May 29, 2020, after a life of 31 years, 10 months, and 6 days. She was born in Hohenwald TN to the late Wesley Tibbs Jr. and Kay Himes Tibbs. In addition to her mother she is also survived by...
Dorothy "Modene" Hinson
Dorothy “Modene” Hinson was born in Hohenwald, Tennessee on December 19, 1948 to the late Effie Louise Chessor and Walter Hinson. She passed away on May 30, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the age of 71. Dorothy is preceeded in dea...
Committee has Another Plan for Solid Waste Fees
During committee meetings Monday, June 1, 2020 at Lewis County Courthouse, Mayor Jonah Keltner presented a list of findings for consideration by the Solid Waste Committee. The most serious is the...
Shelter Insurance Provides Assistance to Personal Auto Insurance Customers
The Shelter Insurance group of companies was among the first to take the stance of continuing coverage when a customer could not pay their premium, and now Shelter, including its subsidiaries AmShield Insurance, Haulers Insurance, and Say Insurance,...
Tennesseans are now able to use SNAP benefits to buy food online
Tennesseans who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families now have a new resource to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved Tennessee for a pilot...
Lewis County Recipes: Cookie Dough Pretzel Bites
I love the taste of salty/sweet snacks. That's what makes this recipe a keeper in my book; easy, delicious, and 100% adaptable to folks who suffer from food allergies. Via substitutions, every...
Union University Dean's List
Kaulin Duncan of Hohenwald was one of 472 students named to the Union University Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. The Dean’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average on a four-point scale. Founded in 1823 and...
Library Re-Opening Phase 2
Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lewis County Public Library has continued to serve as an integral partner in outreach services, a leader in life-long education, and as a virtual hub for the Lewis County community. Throughout the...
Maury Regional Health announces latest visitor guidelines
Effective Monday, June 1, Maury Regional Health will revise its visitation policy at Maury Regional Medical Center, Marshall Medical Center and Wayne Medical Center. Each facility will continue screening protocols to ensure the safety of patients,...
Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
Still summer-like temperatures in the daytime but nights have been in the fifties which seems to make beautiful mornings with the fog laying in the bottoms and over the waterways. Then the sun breaks through and washes it all away to reveal the...