Articles from the August 20, 2020 edition
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LCHS Football's Media Day Kicks Off 2020 Season
4 Lewis County High School Football held a Media Day Saturday morning, August 15, at Bobby W. Sharp Stadium with players, coaches and cheerleaders for the 2020 season on display for parents,...
Former county employee faces charges of theft, official misconduct
A former employee of Lewis County government was indicted by a Lewis County Grand Jury on charges of theft over $10,000 but under $60,000. Boyd Blair Scott, who served as an executive assistant in the Lewis County Mayor’s office, has been charged w...
Armed man creates barricade, threatens to make target of police
A 46-year-old disturbed Lewis County man barricaded himself in his home on the evening of Monday, August 17, 2020. A call came through E911 dispatch around 5 p.m. from a mental health center that...
Failed vote for airport runway puts $2.4 million in jeopardy
Members of the Lewis County Commission voted down a 4.25 percent match to a $2,576,477 airport runway reconstruction project Monday night. All commissioners were present with the exception of...
DePriest wins Week 5 Cool It With Cash
Editor & Publisher Hulon O. Dunn Jr., left, presented Ricky DePriest $100 as Week 5 winner in the Lewis County Herald's Cool It With Cash Summer Game Series. Barbara Brown has been declared the...
Lewis County Girl Scouts needed
Do you have a girl in Kindergarten through 12th grade looking to learn more about Girl Scouts? If so, they are invited to join Lewis County Girl Scouts and learn more about the scouting program during Virtual Taste of Girl Scouts. This is a chance...
Roger Logston
Roger Renee Logston, aka "Batman", age 41, passed away on August 12, 2020 at his Hohenwald home surrounded by family. Roger was born in Decatur, Alabama on December 5, 1978 to the late Roger and Robin...
Rebecca Wellman
Rebecca Lee Wellman, age 48, of Hohenwald, passed away on August 7, 2020, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. She is finally free of pain and suffering, stated a family member. She was born on October 23, 1971, to Oddie Lee Nelson and...
Billy McMullin
Billy R. “Tooter” McMullin, age 53 of Summertown passed from this earthly life August 17, 2020. He was born in Lawrence County on February 13, 1967 to Betty Dye Rone and the late Billy Joe McMullin. On April 15, 1988, he married his best friend, Deb...
Historical Society donates markers in memory of volunteers
Members of the Lewis County Historical Society assembled at the Wilhelm Telplatz Park on Maple Street at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2020 to unveil pavers engraved to honor the memory of Dolene...
Lewis County Museum of Natural History introduces new, rotating exhibit
Clyde and Opal Hinson (whose maiden name was McClarean) made their living shooting photography at their home on Cedar Street here in Hohenwald during the World War II era. The Hinsons were mainly...
Beer Board Meeting sparks debate
A Lewis County Beer Board meeting was held on August 11, 2020 in which a beer permit for LaToya Coleman was considered for the use of an over-night festival on 830 Walker Road. The festival is planned to consist of a Spanish-style rodeo and live...
City replaces all but one member on the Board of Zoning Appeals
Two local builders were granted variances on Hohenwald's codes and zoning last week during a meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals, August 10, 2020. Only one former member of the BZA, Stephanie Runio...
Lewis County Recipes: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
I've loved the combination of chocolate and peanut butter my whole life. Some things just go better together; I'd say these two companions are at the top of that list! These bars are easy, decadent,...
Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
Weather people are saying we should have some cooler temperatures for the next few days and, of course, it will be hot again for summer is not over yet. We have received several rain showers distributed over the area. We are appreciative for the...
Pilots care for "Hometown Heroes"
Pilot Club of Hohenwald has been busy doing Pick-Me-Ups for the Heroes of the community. Thursday, July 30, they delivered homemade cookies to the workers in the Lewis County Health Department....
MLEC Office Lobbies Reopen
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative office lobbies have reopened after being closed since August 4 for thorough cleaning and COVID-19 social distancing precautions. “As much as possible, we encourage members to allow us to serve them where they a...
Who Can Afford Decent Housing?
Tennesseans are included in an annual review of affordability based on wages and housing costs and Tennesseans did not fare well. The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports our neighbors need a minimum of $17.09 per hour or $35,550 annually,...
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Birthdays Monette King, August 20 Zackary Bartel, August 20 LaFon Griner, August 20 Crystal Odom, August 20 Greg Amacher, August 20 Derrick Treadwell, August 20 Kathy Diane Hensley, August 20 Nekeshia Papajeski, August 20 Mark McClain, August 20...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
August 25, 1960 The U. S. Census Bureau reported that Lewis and Maury Counties were the only counties in South Central Tennessee to show population gains over the last decade. Lewis had a 2.1 percent...
Park Board, local businesses enhance park with new facilities
While attendance at Lewis County's Memorial Park has been less this year, due mainly to the Coronavirus pandemic's effect on youth sports, the facility, just north of the court house, has seen signifi...
TDOT projects 412 construction is 5 years out
The final leg of a 51 mile long County Seat Connector highway project for Lewis County faces multiple delays at a high cost. Significant environmental issues of the 6.56 mile stretch of State Route...
Hickman, Dickson Counties Quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer
Two additional Tennessee counties have been quarantined for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) after the beetle was detected earlier this month. Hickman and Dickson Counties join 63 other counties under a state and federal EAB quarantine. The quarantine...
Hickman County Deputy faces charges
An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Hickman County deputy on charges of official oppression and misconduct, as...
Tyrades! Ray Bradbury: Something Centenary This Way Comes
I was jealous of my wife a couple of years ago. Our son’s sophomore English class read Ray Bradbury’s cautionary novel “Fahrenheit 451” and she found the time to read along. My writing deadlin...
