Articles from the June 18, 2020 edition
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Chamber of Commerce schedules Oktober Heritage Festival, cancels Block Parties
Members of the Hohenwald/Lewis County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently elected officers and made decisions regarding the annual Oktober Heritage Festival, their annual banquet and...
Oak Grove Cancels Fish Fry
Organizers announced last Friday the 2020 Oak Grove Fish Fry has been canceled. “After careful consideration, we have made the tough decision to cancel the 2020 Oak Grove Fish Fry. Although we have had only a few cases of COVID-19 in Lewis County, t...
Recycle, Pretty Please
A joint effort between employees at the Transfer Station, local businesses and citizens has set in motion a reduction in the amount of trash Lewis County taxpayers pay to have removed each week. Recycling of cardboard, paper, plastics and metals has...
Carroll candidate for Highway Commissioner
Richie Carroll recently announced he is a candidate for the office of Highway Commissioner in the August 6, 2020 election. He states: "My name is Richie Carroll and I want nothing more than to serve...
Spears candidate for School Board seat
Chad Spears announced he is a candidate for 8th district School Board member. He states: "My name is Chad Spears and I am running for 8th district school board. I am a lifelong resident of Lewis Count...
Memorial Service for Tina Gauthier
A memorial service for Tina Gauthier is scheduled to be held Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Springer Church of Christ on Summertown Highway. Mrs. Gauthier passed away May 17, 2020 following a...
Karen McCormick
On the afternoon of June 8, 2020, Karen Ann McCormick unexpectedly passed away in her Hohenwald home. She was born on August 31, 1945 in Connecticut to the late Joseph and Polly Smith. Along with her...
Mamie Landers
Mamie Grinder Landers passed from this life at her home in Nashville on June 8, 2020. She was 101 years of age. She was born May 26, 1919, in Lewis County, the daughter of the late Bert Grinder and...
Nick Chapin
Robert "Nick" Nicholas Chapin, age 30 of Hohenwald, passed away on Sunday, June 14 surrounded by his loving family, following an automobile accident. Though his life was cut short, he impacted the...
Congratulations Class of 2020!
More graduation photos can be found under our Photo Gallery section....
Manage Mowing to Benefit Wildlife
Mowing or bushhogging can be devasting to many Tennessee wildlife species that nest in fields at this time of year, which include white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, cottontail rabbits, wild turkey, and ground-nesting songbirds, such as eastern...
The Elephant Sanctuary Awards Scholarships to Graduating Seniors
The Elephant Sanctuary is excited to award scholarships to four Lewis County High School Seniors to assist them along their academic journey towards science and education-based careers. Each spring, The Sanctuary collaborates with the Lewis County...
Correction
Two mistakes were made in our special Graduation Edition last week, concerning the names of two graduates. In the Cross Country section, Christopher Diaz was given the incorrect name of Tyler Verde. In the LCHS Basketball section, Hailey Bowen was...
County leaders move to solve Solid Waste overages in vote to increase fees, buy scales
After six months of wrangling, hours of committee meetings and a failed resolution, a change in funding for Lewis County's Solid Waste budget was approved Monday evening. All 17 members of the Lewis...
Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. “America’s farming community is facing an unprecedented situa...
Lewis County Recipes: Browned Butter Red Potatoes
If you're looking for a super-easy potato recipe you can make at home, or while camping, these potatoes are delicious. I have begun using red potatoes a lot more due to their delicious flavor. I also...
Junior/Senior Prom set for June 27
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was necessary for Lewis County High School faculty to cancel this year’s Junior/Senior Prom. But that didn’t stop parents who had purchased attire and looked forward to their young men and women participating in thi...
9th Annual Ticked off at Cancer Ride June 20
It has been a crazy year already. Due to the Covid-19, the ninth annual Ticked Off At Cancer Ride was delayed, but the committee continued to raise money for the Lewis County Cancer Victims Fund. “There are so many in our town that suffer from c...
Young Farmer Carroll harvests first crop
Summertime in Lewis County finds Parker Carroll four years old, son of Corbin and Jennifer Carroll proudly holding the first set of vegetables he picked from a garden he planted. Parker wants to be a farmer when he grows up, his family...
High Forest ReLeaf ribbon cutting
High Forest ReLeaf officially opened its doors on Thursday, June 4, on South Park Avenue. Owner, Shawn Thibeault, started out the event by thanking everyone for their support throughout the...
Library's Summer Reading Program Goes Digital
Every summer, Lewis County Public Library offers a literacy program for all ages that includes reading challenges, prizes, and fun programs to attend. The library has re-imagined delivery of the program to ensure the safety of families during this...
Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
This has been another week of summer weather with the nights being in the upper fifties and days into the eighties and low nineties. The humidity for the most part has been low, making for great days and a beautiful time to see the sights of the...
Rambling...
Birthdays 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...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
June 23, 1960 A committee from the Lewis County Civic Club was working with city officials to improve the city’s garbage collection and disposal services, especially within the business section of t...
Class of 2020 finally graduated
The humid June air broke just in time for the seniors to officially graduate on Friday, June 12th. Although there were fewer cars parked in the grass due to the 8-ticket per senior limit, that did...
