Articles from the July 16, 2020 edition
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Sheriff Report
The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for May 26 through July 6, 2020. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence nor guilt of charges placed. Jessie Duane Skelton, North...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD: Tennessee 28th District Capitol Hill Week in Review
Legislation Effective as of July 1st, 2020 The 111th General Assembly adjourned on the morning of June 19th after overcoming many obstacles this session. I am proud to say that despite the...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
“Separation of Church and State” The phrase “Separation of Church and State” is a popular phrase that is often quoted when discussing religion and government or debating whether to allow prayer...
Tyrades! Are You Fed Up with Anonymous Sources, Too?
What spoils even more evening meals than robocalls? How about newscasts with their endless stream of titillating revelations coyly attributed to “reliable sources,” “people close to the matte...
SCHRA Meetings
The South Central Human Resource Agency, Personnel/Policies & Procedures Committees will meet on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 10 a.m., at the Central Office, 1437 Winchester Highway in Fayetteville. The SCHRA Policy Council and Executive Committee...
Vehicle lands on parked tractor
Cameron T. Staggs was involved in a single-vehicle accident on July 1, last Wednesday morning. Staggs was traveling West on Highway 20 when he lost control of his vehicle, ran into the opposite...
About Half of Health Care Workers Positive for COVID-19 by Serology Have No Symptoms
The IVY Research Network has completed initial studies evaluating the epidemiology of COVID-19 in health care workers and patients. Among 249 front-line health care workers who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first month of the pandemic in...
Commodity Distribution
There will be a Commodity Food Distribution for Lewis County on Friday, July 17, 2020 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon at Lewis County Memorial Park, 108 Forrest Avenue. The distribution will be drive up only. Clients are to stay in their vehicle with the...
Car Accident: George Wood
George Wood, age 23, was involved in a single vehicle accident when he slid off Rackley Road and struck a tree on Wednesday, July 8. Wood was coming down the hill when he lost control of the vehicle,...
Aftershock competes in World Series
Last week the "Aftershock" 12U Travel Softball Team participated in the 2020 USFA World Series in Panama City Beach, Florida. Aftershock consists of players and coaches from Lawrence, Lewis and Wayne...
SBA provided $20 billion to small businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the conclusion and success of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advance program, which provided U.S. small businesses, non-profits and agricultural businesses a total of $20 billion in emergency...
Lawrence County Escapee captured on The Farm
Lewis County Sheriff’s Department and numerous agencies and the US Marshal Service were involved in the search for an escaped Lawrence County inmate who escaped from the Lawrence County work release program in the early part of last week. F...
City Council conducts July business
Members of the Hohenwald City Council met in brief session last Tuesday, with business conducted in five minutes. Councilman Cody Mitchell was absent. Mayor Danny McKnight called the meeting to order...
Acceptance of Applications: Lewis County Schools
ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS July 1, 2020 Lewis County Schools will accept applications in the following endorsement area: AGRICULTURE EDUCATION 7-12 Interested and highly qualified applicants are to submit the following items as an application...
Lewis County, Tennessee, Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/2021
Click PDF at the top left corner of this story to view the budget....
Meeting Notice: Lewis County Election Commission
Lewis County Election Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 28 at 5:00 p.m. at the Election Commission Office, 35 Smith Avenue, Hohenwald, TN....
Public Notice: Lewis Co. Beer Board
The Lewis County Beer Board will convene on Monday, July 20, 2020 at the Lewis County Courthouse in the County Clerk’s Office at 4:30 p.m. To be reviewed is the application for on-premises consumption filed by Latoya Coleman, owner of Movida. The a...
Lewis County Schools Nondiscrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Lewis County School System not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its educational programs, activities or employment policies as required by Title VI and VII of...
Public Notices
NOTICE OF GRAND JURY MEETING “It is the duty of your Grand Jurors to investigate any public offense which they know or have reason to believe has been committed and which is triable or indictable in this county. Any person having knowledge or p...