Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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The FBI has now partnered with the Hohenwald Police Department to aid in investigations, especially those that involve narcotics in the city of Hohenwald as well as in the county. "This all started because we had several overdoses in our community and [surrounding counties]," said Chief of Police Kip Kelsey. The FBI had been investigating the overdoses along with the TBI and HPD before they met with Chief Kelsey and Assistant Chief of Police Kevin Carroll. Together they decided to form a...
Tony Turnbow, author of The Shadow of E.Z.'s Fear, will be at Lewis County Public Library and Archives on Saturday, June 19 at 2 p.m. to introduce his first fictional characters, E.Z. and David Perkins, two young brothers making their way down the Natchez Trace in 1809. Copies of The Shadow of E.Z.'s Fear will be available for purchase and signing. E.Z. and David Perkins travel with their widowed mother to the recently opened Mississippi Territory in 1809 following the only route- the Natchez...
The City Council met on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in which the councilmen held their second reading of a budget ordinance and budget amendment, as well as introduced an ordinance to rezone property. According to the Ordinance, the City of Hohenwald estimated “revenues of the municipality” from all sources to be as follows: $6,545,030 in the General Fund, $251,744 in the State Street Aid Fund, $44,084 in the Drug Fund and $521,287 in the Sanitation Fund for the 2022 fiscal year which starts on July 1, 2021, and ends June 30, 2022. The Ord...
Congressman Mark Green, M.D., was in Hohenwald on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 to tour the Veterans' Memorial Hall. Green said, "While in Hohenwald on Wednesday, I had the honor of touring the Veterans' Memorial Hall. We owe the freedom we enjoy today to the millions of veterans who fought to protect it. There is no way to repay the debt owed to these brave Americans who fought, but we can thank them for believing that evil and injustice - no matter where it is - does not deserve safe haven. I'm...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meriwether Lewis Post 1814 recently donated $500 donation to the library expansion project, "Building for the Future - Preserving the Past." The library is extremely grateful for their donation and for the continued support provided to the Lewis County community by our wonderful veterans....
The Tennessee Dixie Softball tournaments will begin this weekend, June 18, 2021 in Lewis County. The teams scheduled to play are: Sweetees in Lewis County on June 18; Ponytails in Wayne County on June 18; Belles in Wayne County on June 18; Darlings in Summertown on June 21; and Angels in Perry County on June 22. District Baseball tourney play for 5/6 year old will be at Loretto June 18, 7/8 year old Summertown June 18, 9/10 year old Collinwood June 25 and 11/12 year old Mt. Pleasant June 21....
Helen Ann Wick (Richter), formerly of Hohenwald, passed away, Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the age of 86 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT, surrounded by her children. Helen was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother who had a passion for all things creative. Born in Newark, NJ, Helen graduated from Rahway High School in 1953 and was accepted to Julliard but sadly did not get to attend. Her family was her pride and joy and she raised four beautiful...
July 6, 1940 ~ June 7, 2021 (age 80) On the morning of June 7, 2021, Wiley E. Brown passed from this earthly world at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Mr. Brown was born in Fayetteville, Alabama on July 6, 1940 to the late Macon Wiley and Mary Griffin Brown. Wiley enjoyed being outdoors, whether it was piddling around or just sitting outside under a shade tree. Mr. Brown loved his family bigger than life and has valued the memories that he was able to make with each of them. Along...
June 29, 1959 - June 8, 2021 Mrs. Betty Jolene (Burns) Averett, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the age of 61. She was born in Nashville on June 29, 1959 to the late Clarence Burns & Lula Mae (Quillen) Burns. Mrs. Averett worked for the Hohenwald Housing Authority for many years as the resident coordinator. She is survived by her daughter, Allyson Averett; considered a sister (cousin), Lisa Harlow; and granddogs, Cooper and Lily. Visitation with the family was held on Friday, June 11 at...
April 5, 1951 - June 7, 2021 Floyd Haville Himes, age 70, husband of Charlotte McNabb Himes, and a resident of Hampshire, passed away Monday morning, June 7, 2021, at his residence. Born on April 5, 1951, in Hohenwald, Haville was the son of the late Jim Himes and the late Eather Dunn Himes. He married Charlotte McNabb on August 5, 1972. Haville worked as a truck driver for thirty-five years before retiring in 1993. An extremely honest and hardworking man, after retiring, Haville began his own...
Carson Clay Dykes Jr., age 75, passed peacefully from this life into eternity with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, June 11, 2021 at his home in Summertown. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Carson was born on February 21, 1946 in Porterville, CA to Carson Clay Dykes Sr. and Faye Dykes. He graduated from Porterville High School class of 1964. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1982, served in the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, and achieved a Bachelor of...
June 16, 1958 ~ June 11, 2021 Ms. Donna K. LaRue Holloway, 62, unexpectedly passed away on June 11, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was born in Hohenwald on June 16, 1958 to Anita Duncan LaRue and the late Billy LaRue. Donna was a member of First Baptist Church Springhill and gave her heart to the Lord at an early age. She had a giving heart. She worked in the nursing field while still maintaining her cosmetology license. She missed her first day of nursing school to sit for her cosme...
November 13, 1940 ~ June 13, 2021 On the afternoon of June 13, 2021, Dorothy Ann Anderson peacefully passed away at her Hohenwald home surrounded by family. Mrs. Dorothy, 80, was born on November 13, 1940, in Hohenwald to the late Joel and Clara (Anderson) Hanback. Mrs. Anderson spent ten years working at Siegels before beginning work at Walmart where she would retire from after 18 years. She was a member of Springer Church of Christ in Hohenwald. In 1958 at the age of 18, she married the love...
The County budget for the 2022 fiscal year was the hot button issue at last Monday’s County Committee meetings as the budget is scheduled to be finalized in late July. The Solid Waste Committee was the first to convene during the June 7th meeting. Committee Members asked that a raise in pay be considered for Solid Waste Director Jason Drum. Commissioner Wendell Kelley suggested that Drum should be given a raise of $1,000, taken from the miscellaneous balance in the Solid Waste fund, which would make his pay approximately $17.40 an hour, and his...
The pop of gunfire could be heard from miles around the Nashville Gun Club last weekend as kids from across the state gathered to compete in the Scholastic Clay Target Program's Regional Competition. There were three disciplines the students can shoot in at Regionals: trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Lewis County had 19 students shoot their shot in the trap competition. In trap, the athletes shoot at clay targets launched by a single machine, traveling away from them. Five athletes line up, and...
Freed-Hardeman University has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring 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. Those students from Hohenwald were: Demetria Reeves, who is earning a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with Concentration in Elementary Education, was named to the President’s List; Michael Mullinicks, who is ea...
Because it would appear that the coronavirus pandemic is fading, the Lewis County Herald had Clint Confehr on the street asking about that. The question was "Are you traveling for a vacation since the pandemic has subsided?" Here's what folks said.... Allison Szostek Yes, I am. I'm going to Florida for the Fourth of July with family and friends. Hunter Pylant Yes, as soon as we can manage. I want to go to the mountains. Haley Rich Yes. I leave Thursday for Nashville Shores and come back...
Well it is a peaceful day here in our little valley. We have finished lunch and I have my glass of sweet tea and I’m in the swing on the front porch. It is very humid but there is a little breeze blowing. I can hear the rumble of thunder and the sky is starting to get dark. Looks like we may get a storm, the cats have left the porch, I guess they can sense the storm coming. We sure have had a lot of rain, some of the gardens are a little late. We were in Amish country last week talking to some friends. They said their gardens were late. You k...
Birthdays Dianne Frogue, June 17 Kenya Rowe, June 17 Heather McCarthy, June 17 Wesley Scott, June 17 Carrie April Hodge, June 17 Bobby Inman, June 17 Tyler Ray Baker, June 17 Korben Hanley, June 17 Blake Warden, June 17 Jeremy Gordon, June 17 Blake Thomas Gordon, June 17 Ronald Garrison, June 18 Christopher Bailey, June 18 Kittrell Calvert, June 18 Mandy Fowler, June 18 Johnny Starling, June 18 Jim Graham, June 18 Braxton Kain Gay, June 18 Kameron Pugh, June 18 Tonya Simbeck, June 18 Will Barnett, June 19 Lola V. Hensley, June 19 Brian...
The Lewis County High School Class of 1961 celebrated their 60th year class reunion on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at the Community Building in Memorial Park. Like Minnie Pearl would say, "We were all just so proud to be there." It was truly a special day for all. Lots of hugs, laughter, and special memories of times past filled the day. Attending from out of town were Shirley Jackson Thurman, Smyrna; Matt and Marsha Russell and Jerry and Jean Ogg, Columbia; Kenneth and Joyce Garrison, Linden;...
Most of the time in this column, I review big blockbuster movies or major streaming releases — the kind of thing you’d have likely heard about before picking up the paper. But this week, I want to take the opportunity to spotlight a recent release on Netflix that might have flown under your radar. I personally didn’t even know this movie before it was released, and was only made aware of it through word of mouth. But believe me when I say that this is one movie you don’t want to miss. I’m tal...
It would appear summer is here with the temperatures rising even into the low nineties one or two days and nights not getting much below seventy and not much rain except scattered showers around the area. Children and those young at heart are enjoying the creeks and other water sources around the area and many are taking vacations and going to the beaches and other places where there is water and many other activities to enjoy. We pray for their safety in travels and to arrive home safe. Those who are sick or shut-in and in need of prayers for...
June 14, 1951 An article about early Lewis County history written by James E. Chessor was published. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the educational building of the Hohenwald First Baptist Church. Martha Sisco and Norma Spann were attending Girls State at Nashville. Max Johnston enlisted in the U. S. Army. Joe Talley enlisted in the U. S. Navy. Fred Pollock left for overseas service with the U. S. Army. A number of friends gave him a going away party and presented him with Sterling...
The 16th Annual St Jude Golf tournament was held at Hohenwald’s Municipal Golf Course on May 15, 2021. Over $17,000 was donated by sponsors in support of St Jude Children’s Hospital. The winners in the championship flight were: first place – Clinton Reeves, Randy Reeves, and Trinity Browning; second place - Tony Thompson, Ashton Hopper, and Matt Anderson; and third place - Bryant Brewer, Andy Beckham, and Daniel Richardson. Winners in the second flight were: - first place- Logan Harville, Jeremy Lumpkins, and Jordan Chard; second place - Kerry...
Education Budget – The new 2021-2022 state budget includes over $730 million in new spending for education, including money allocated during the special session in January. This includes over $480 million on K-12 Education and over $240 million on higher education. Funding for K-12 Education includes $120 million to increase teacher salaries in the BEP, in addition to the $43 million appropriated in special session for retroactive increases beginning January 1, 2021; $62 million for annual g...
