Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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Following an overdose death on April 7, 2022, the Hohenwald Police Department obtained a search warrant for the home of James M. Burns, on 207 Commanche Drive, after evidence was found during a thorough investigation which linked Burns to the overdose. The search warrant was executed the same night where HPD officers recovered 21 grams of methamphetamine, 33 grams of marijuana, digital scales, packaging material, a loaded handgun and pills which are awaiting a lab test for official...
Summer is nearly over and the time for ringing school bells is upon us as the first day of school is this coming Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Teachers and support staff will report for Opening Ceremonies at 8:00 a.m. in LCHS Commons Area on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Open house for the Elementary and Intermediate Schools will be held on Monday, August 1, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for grades K-5. Orientation for Third Grade students and parents will be held the same day at 5:00 p.m. in the Middle...
Lewis County was recently selected as one of fifteen communities across Tennessee to receive a $25,000 Dog Park Grant from the Boyd Foundation. Over the last three years, Randy and Jenny Boyd have been donating their personal wealth to make Tennessee the most pet-friendly state in the nation through their "Dog Park Dash" program. During that time, they have awarded $3 million in grants to build 100 different Dog Parks across the state. While announcing this news, Lewis County Mayor Jonah...
I would like to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for the office of County Commissioner for the Second District. For those who do not know me, let me take a minute to introduce myself. I am Brian Peery, a life long resident of this county. My wife Melanie, daughter Emelia and myself, live on Cathey's Creek on our family farm. I am employed with the Lewis County School system as an agriculture educator and bus driver. I serve on the Public Safety/Schools Committee as well as the...
Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles is a candidate for the 5th District seat in Congress. He has been endorsed by the House Freedom Caucus, Veterans for Trump, Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Scott Perry, Conservative Talk Show Host Michael Delgiorno, Financial Expert Dave Ramsey, The Tennessee Conservative, and Americans for Prosperity. Mayor Ogles is a Middle Tennessee native with deep roots dating back to the founding of our state. After graduating from Franklin High School, he married his high school...
Earlier this week, Lewis County Commissioners voted to sell the final parcel of county-owned land at the Industrial Park to local businessman, Nick Ramey. Mr. Ramey is purchasing the property in order to expand his company, Cornerstone Health Systems, which provides medical equipment to its customers. The Industrial Park has sat nearly empty for 24 years, and many residents believed the property would never sell. However, within the last year a variety of local business owners began seeking...
November 17, 1942 ~ July 19, 2022 On July 19, 2022, Jimmie Earl Hinson left this earthly world at the age of 79. Jimmie was born in Hohenwald on November 17, 1942, to the late Owen and Mary Peery Hinson. Mr. Hinson was a truck driver and worked many years driving for Yogi Spears. Jimmie had a larger-than-life personality, and no one ever knew what he would do or say from one moment to the next. He enjoyed being the jokester and making everyone around him laugh. He enjoyed raising beagle hounds and tending to his horses. When he felt adventurous...
Emily Ruth (Miller) Johnson was born in New York City on September 20, 1955. The second of three children, her parents, Lois Edith (Reichhard) Miller and Ryland Duke Miller, lived and worked on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Emily graduated from Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois in 1973 (where she was a pompom girl) and the University of Wisconsin at Menomonee in 1977 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. In 1982 she married Ralph Burton Johnson of Columbus, GA. Their...
December 1, 1935 ~ July 25, 2022 Ms. Hilda Fay Nolen Jackson peacefully passed away on July 25, 2022, in Columbia at the age of 86. Ms. Hilda was born on December 1, 1935, to the late James and Mae Gilbreath Nolen. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughter, Darlene Watson and husband Ray; siblings, Charles Nolan and Mava Arvin; grandchildren, Jason Watson, Tim Watson, and Rebecca Jackson; and great-grandchild, Caden Watson. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Mr. Leon Jackson and her son, Brian...
January 16, 1962 - July 25, 2022 Floyd Randall King was born on January 16, 1926 in Hohenwald and departed this earthly life on July 25, 2022 at his home in Lyles, at the age of 60. He was a member of the Little Rock Church of Christ, where he would sometimes lead singing, and loved to help care for others. Survivors include his mother, Edith King Davidson; his wife, Hazel Dotson King; brothers, Steve Morton, and Tim Davidson; and nine step grandchildren; as well as many other relatives and friends....
The Lewis County Board of Education met in the regular session on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the Lewis County Board of Education board meeting room located at 206 South Court Street, Hohenwald, Tn. All board members were present Chair Glenda Atkinson, Vice-Chair Johnny Clayton, Derek Cotham, Cassie Couch, Paula Dyer, Blake Farr, Lindsey Himes, Jackie Holt, and Phyllis Townsend. The invocation was given by Hayden Bass. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Billy Dyer. Consent agenda Upon motion by Mrs. Dyer and seconded by Mrs....
On Friday, July 15, 2022, family and friends gathered to unveil the Robert "Bud" McKnight Jr. Memorial Highway sign on State Route 20/Summertown Highway. Bud was not only a hero to his family, but a hero to our nation. He served in the Vietnam War, receiving two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star....
August is officially Elephant Awareness Month in Hohenwald, Lewis County, and throughout Tennessee. Last week, Hohenwald Mayor Danny McKnight and Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner joined Tennessee Governor Bill Lee in signing an official proclamation stating elephants are vital to our planet - deserving of the best care possible in the wild and in human care, and encouraging citizens to join them in recognizing Elephant Awareness Month in Tennessee. The proclamation also recognized The Elephant...
The gun smoke cleared, and there were no mirrors, Lewis County has some of the best sharp shooters in the nation! The Lewis County Shooting Sports team traveled up to Marengo, Ohio, last week to compete in the SCTP National Championship. The kids that went this year were Mercie Ashmore, Clay Bean, K.C. Braun, Daniel Burcham, Chase Carroll, Spencer Clark, Zoie Clark, Grabriel Shook and Xavier Shook. The competition lasted from Monday, July 11, to Saturday, July 16, 2022, each day was a different...
Birthdays Tammy Burlison, July 28 Ray Brown, July 28 Robert Ray, July 28 Lois Turnbow, July 28 Rick Stevens, July 28 Melissa Hill, July 28 Randy Hinson, July 28 Makaya BeLorin Mallard, July 28 Ronda Turner, July 29 Karen Holt, July 29 Trent Humphreys, July 29 Billie Young True, July 29 Dwight O’Niel, July 29 Barbara Young, July 29 John Matthew Crowe, July 29 Scott Jones, July 29 Pam Hagman, July 29 Rachel Sealey, July 29 Donna Hensley, July 30 Kasey Harlow, July 30 Beda King, July 30 Ricky Brown Sr., July 30 Alex Gray, July 30 Barbara A. Hensle...
Well, the weather is one thing we can talk about but also one thing we can do nothing about. There has been very little change in out weather except it is a little hotter on some days and is still very dry. Those I know of who are sick either at home, in nursing facilities or in the hospitals are: Connie Bonner, L C Bowen, Kathleen Carroll, Madison Chappell, Spencer Clark, Fada Clay, Bailey Cromwell, Buffy Farnsworth, Wilburn Franks, Calvin Harris, Labri Kendricks, Martha Hensley, Lyda Mae Hooper, Shirley Howe, Monette King, Bruce Ligon,...
Columbia State Community College is pleased to announce 522 students named to the Dean’s List for earning academic honors during the spring 2022 semester. Those students from Hohenwald were: Morgan Bailey, Karli Bennett, Jerry Lawless II, Emma McCoy, and Bradley Nickell. Columbia State Community College is a two-year college serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with five campuses, including Columbia, Williamson, Lawrence, Lewisburg and Clifton. Columbia State was established in 1966 as Tennessee’s first community col...
Taylor Shae Williams of Metropolis, Illinois and Christopher Michael Spurlock of Hohenwald were united in marriage at two o'clock in the afternoon at The Southern Charm Event Barn in Troy, Tennessee. Morgan Owen, Bert Spann and Paul Raines officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jolynn Williams of Metropolis, Illinois and Robin Williams of Cairo, Illinois. She is the granddaughter of the late John and Carol Velleco and Ann Williams of Cairo, Illinois. The groom is the son of Kimber...
Well it is a nice morning here in our little valley, I am on the front porch swing and I have got my coffee and I am enjoying this early morning weather, it is not too hot right now, it is just a comfortable and quiet morning. The cats are also enjoying it, later up in the day when it gets hot they always go and find themselves a cool place and so do I. I can not remember the weather being this hot and dry for this long, it seems we have had summer for a long time, but fall will soon be here and then winter, I guess when it is winter time I...
July 24, 1952 A new heat record was set in Lewis County. Fred Roush, Superintendent at Meriwether Lewis National Park, reported that a high temperature of 105 was set on Tuesday, July 22. Attorney Thomas Fox who was running unopposed for State Senate for Lewis, Perry, and Maury Counties in the Democratic primary received orders from the Marine Corps to report for recalled duty at Camp Lejune, NC as a legal officer for a minimum of two years active duty. The “Old Folks” (Jerry Fite, Boyd Hum...
A new report reveals that federal poverty data significantly undercounts how many people with disabilities are struggling to afford the basics. The number of people with disabilities in Tennessee who struggle to afford the basics is far higher than federal poverty data indicates — more than 1 million in our state, according to a new report from United Ways of Tennessee and its research partner United For ALICE. In 2019, while 20% of Tennessee residents with disabilities were deemed in poverty, 37% — nearly twice as many — were ALICE (Asse...
Fred E. Lomax American Legion Post 127 would like to thank those who sponsored our annual Golf Tournament: Adair Services Funeral & Cremation, Amber Falls Winery, Assure Title & Escrow, Rob Inman, Bank of Perry County, Bank of Wayne County, Barber Oil Company, Bowen Home Center, Buffalo Valley Inc., CB&S Bank, Casa Grande, Cedar Springs Cattle Ranch, R & S Butler, City of Hohenwald, City of Hohenwald Drug Fund, Cothran Concrete, Dempsy & Glenda Goodman, Dr. Hensley Clinic, Dr. James and Sue Hurt, Dr. Jeffery D. Peery DDS, Elks Lodge #2883,...
Members of the Lewis County Elks Lodge #2883 visited the Hohenwald Housing Authority on Friday, July 22, 2022 to distribute backpacks and school supplies to families in the community. Using funds from the Tennessee Elks Community Outreach Grant, the Elks were able to provide 72 backpacks to families in need. The day was a success and the Elks plan to make this an annual back to school event....
Police Report The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for July 1-16, 2022. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. John M. Haddakin, North Walnut Street, was charged with indecent exposure x4 on July 1. David N. Nash, Old Linden Road, was charged with methamphetamine manufacture, deliver, sell, or possessing and drug paraphernalia on July 1. Selena D. Butler, Fern Springs Road, was charged with methamphetamine manufacture, deliver, sell, or possessing and drug...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case number 2021-PR-8 in the matter of the estate of Rayburn Cleo McIntear, deceased. Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of July, 2022, Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of Rayburn Cleo McIntear, who died on January 15, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Lewis County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the clerk of the above-named court on or before the earlier of...
