Articles from the July 21, 2022 edition
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About the local option sales tax...
Talk and debate has spread across our community as of late, concerning whether or not to increase our local option sales tax from 2.5 percent to 2.75 percent in order to help with the building of a...
School Board and County discuss taking legal action
In a joint meeting between the Lewis County School Board and the County Commissioners held Thursday, July 14, new Director of Schools Tracy McAbee told the commissioners and school board members three legal options they could take against the...
Gary Van Talley Candidate for 6th District County Commissioner
Hey, Lewis County voters, I am a candidate for the 6th District Lewis County Commissioner. I graduated from Lewis County High School, and later trained in Oak Ridge in non-destructive testing which...
Austin Carroll announces bid for re-election to Commission
Hello Friends and Neighbors, I'm Austin Carroll and I'm running for County Commissioner for the 5 th District. It has been an honor to serve the people of Lewis County as your 5 th District...
Mike Webb announces candidacy for re-election
Mike Webb announces his candidacy for re-election as Lewis County Trustee. I have been privileged to serve Lewis County as Trustee since November of 2013. I am a lifelong resident of Lewis County. I...
Faye Kilpatrick
January 2, 1940 - July 13, 2022 Bernice Faye Kilpatrick of Hohenwald passed from this life on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the age of 82. Faye was born in Hohenwald to Sid and Minnie Quillen on...
Gary William Moore
June 9, 1946 ~ July 11, 2022 Gary William Moore passed away at Maury Regional Medical Center on July 11, 2022, at the age of 76. He was born in Hohenwald on June 9, 1946, to the late Clifford and...
Jamie Lee Smotherman
June 4, 1974 ~ July 4, 2022 Jamie Lee Smotherman was born on June 4, 1974, and unexpectedly passed away on July 4, 2022. He was preceded in death by parents, Joe and Toye Smotherman, and brother,...
Ashley Bridge
June 13, 1985 ~ July 8, 2022 Ashley Jane Bridge left this earthly world in the morning hours of July 8, 2022, at the age of 37. Ashley was born in Columbia on June 13, 1985, to Morris Stacey and...
Joan Ledbetter Holder
December 13, 1937 ~ July 15, 2022 Joan Ledbetter Holder, 84, of Linden passed away Friday July 15, 2022 at her home. She was born in Linden to the late Sam Ledbetter and Lossie Hinson Ledbetter. Joan...
Mozell Cowart
September 28, 1932 - July 16, 2022 Mozell Cowart, 89, of Hohenwald was born September 28, 1932, in Kelsey, Texas to the late Thomas McGinty & Maude (Muckleroy) McGinty. She passed away on Saturday,...
Thomas Pickard
Thomas Lee Pickard, age 75, passed away on July 11, 2022 at his residence in Centerville. He was born on June 23, 1947 in Hohenwald to the late Jesse Wedd Pickard and Jettie Pickard. Mr. Pickard is...
Peter Paul Beill
July 13, 1959 ~ July 7, 2022 On the morning of July 7, 2022, Peter Paul Beill unexpectedly passed away in his Hohenwald home at the age of 61. Mr. Beill was born in Erie, Pennsylvania to Leo Paul Beill and Julienne Vizdak on July 13, 1959. Peter...
Candidate list; Go out and vote!
Go out to your nearest poll and vote early to avoid Election Day crowds and shorten your wait time! Early Voting for the County General Election began Friday, July 15, and will continue until...
Beer Board Meeting
The Hohenwald Beer Board will meet August 2, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. after the City Council meeting to consider the following application for a beer permit: Miguel Ramos, d/b/a 18 North Maple Street...
Tennessee Crossroads to feature Hank's Family Diner
Tennessee Crossroads came to town last Friday, July 15, to feature one of Hohenwald's very own; Hank's Family Diner. They came around 10 o'clock that morning and filmed through lunch. The crew...
Lewis County Dixie Youth 9 and 10 year old are District Tournament Champions and State Tournament runner-up
The Lewis County Dixie Youth 9 and 10 year old baseball All-Star team were undefeated District Tournament Champions, and finished runner-up in the State Tournament recently. Pictured, front, from...
MLEC sponsors short story winners for week-long Washington Youth Tour
Four students representing Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative spent a week in the nation's capital last week as delegates of the 2022 Washington Youth Tour. Mercie Ashmore from Lewis County, Knox...
Lewis native Dr. Ken Berry's revolutionary prescription for extreme weight loss
Dr. Ken Berry, native of Lewis County, is featured on the cover of the July 2022 "Woman's World" magazine. This is the second edition featuring Dr. Berry and his Ketovore diet. Dr. Berry is a board...
Animalogy visits Lewis County Library
Lewis County Public Library and Archives met with Shawna from Animalogy for a fun program with live animals. Attendees met a uromastyx lizard from Asia and learned how it pretends to be poisonous,...
One Day at a Time
Well it is another quiet and peaceful morning here in our little valley, a little breeze is blowing across the front porch and I have got my cup of coffee and I am sitting in the swing. The cats have finished their breakfast and are laying here...
Summer Reading finale program
The Lewis County Public Library and Archives will be hosting the finale of summer reading with a Sunday Sundown Cinema. Join us for an outdoor cinematic celebration on Sunday, July 24th, in the parking lot behind the library. With a 20-foot screen,...
Celebrating...
Birthdays Tate Curtis, July 21 Sheryl Zimmermann, July 21 Melanie Whitehead, July 21 Roger Pace, July 21 Michelle Hinson, July 21 Pamela Fuller, July 21 Steven Dudley, July 21 Emily Crews, July 21 Julian Nash, July 21 Linda Howard, July 21 Kevin...
Lewis County Board of Commissioners Meeting Agenda
Regular Session July 25, 2022 • 6:00 P.M. ITEM #07-01-22 Call to order ITEM #07-02-22 Invocation ITEM #07-03-22 Pledge of Allegiance ITEM #07-04-22 Roll call ITEM #07-05-22 Approval of minutes (June 20, 2022 and July 14, 2022) ITEM #07-06-22 Public i...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
July 17, 1952 Mayor W.C. Keaton proclaimed July 14-19 at “Tennessee Constitution Revision Week” and urged residents to inform themselves on the question of the Limited Constitutional Convention that w...
