Articles from the August 24, 2023 edition
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Step Right Up
The Fair is in town, and it has been for the last 100 Years! Join us this year as we celebrate 100 years of the South Central Area Fair! Since 1923, a group of community-minded people have gotten together to bring Lewis and surrounding counties fun,...
National Aviation Day
On Saturday, August 19th, 2023 National Aviation Day was celebrated with a pancake breakfast and fly-in at Paul Bridges Airfield. Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner & Airport Manager Gary Nash welcomed...
Economic Development Updates from County
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Monday, August 21st. The board voted to authorize Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner to enter into the five-year ambulance service contract with Maury Regional who provided the lowest and...
Hunter Education Class To Be Held
A TWRA sponsored Hunter Education class will be held 19, 21 & 22 September 2023 at the Lewis County High School. Classes will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 pm each day. Written test and Firearms Handling Exercises will be held on Friday afternoon. S...
Cool It With Cash WINNER
Marilyn Shelton won the fifth week of the Cool It With Cash contest. Shelton received a check for $100 off her electric bill from the Lewis County Herald's Hulon Dunn. Sponsors included Adair Funeral...
Cynthia "Cyndi" Gail Brown
Cynthia "Cyndi" Gail Brown, age 59, of Dickson, passed peacefully at her home on August 12, 2023. Cyndi was born to the late Herbert Randall Brown and Kattie Spahr Brown in Dickson, on December 14,...
James William Franks Jr.
James William Franks Jr. was born June 22, 1944 in Wayne County, the son of the late James William Sr. and Sarah Marie Melson Franks. He was united in marriage to Diane Casner on April 13, 1969....
Michael Leonard Bates
Michael Leonard Bates, 27, a loving and selfless soul, sadly passed away on August 18, 2023, in Nashville. Born on November 8, 1996, in Maury County, he grew to be a courageous and dedicated...
Helen June McClain
Ms. Helen June McClain, 85, a cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on August 15, 2023, in her hometown of Hohenwald. She was born on June 3, 1938, to the late Ernest and...
Paul Carroll
Mr. Paul DeWayne Carroll, 87, of Linden, passed away Saturday August 12, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Linden to the late Charlie Franklin Carroll and Gussie Mae Turner...
Summertown SONIC Named in Top 12 Nationwide in 29th Annual DR PEPPER® SONIC® GAMES
OKLAHOMA CITY – SONIC® Drive-In congratulates the Summertown drive-in at 9102 Highway 20 for advancing to the Final 12 teams in the 2023 DR PEPPER® SONIC® GAMES! To celebrate this achievement and the Summertown drive-in team’s dedication to servin...
By The Positivity of the Concrete Jungle: LA LA Land's Art and Culture
Returning to Los Angeles for a visit after residing in a small town is akin to plunging into an icy bath – simultaneously shocking, invigorating, and slightly stinging. It’s arguable that big cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago each pos...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD
The 113th General Assembly has adjourned for 2023, and it was a very successful year. We have taken measures for Tennessee to be a better place to live, work and to raise a family. I will go over some of the laws passed this session. Certifying...
LC High School Golf
The Lewis County High School golf teams opened up their 2023 schedule on the road as they traveled to Dixie Oaks Golf Club in Summertown for matches against Summertown, Mt. Pleasant, and Hampshire. In girls’ play, the Summertown Lady Eagles took t...
What shall we say about homeschooling?
I realize such headgear has fallen out of style in our self-esteem-obsessed culture, but maybe I should belatedly don a dunce cap. You see, one of my first columns (nearly 25 years ago) was a snarky...
Fair Exhibit categories announced
UT Extension Lewis County and South Central Area Fair have released the 2023 Centennial Celebration Exhibit Book. Classes and Premiums are shown here: All Fair Exhibits must be brought to the High Forest Room Monday, August 28, from 12 noon to 6:00 P...
National Dog Day picnic Saturday
On Saturday, August 26, there will be a picnic at Memorial Park Ag Pavilion from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The event will be recognizing Randy Norwood, Lewis County’s Animal Control Officer, and his family for all of their efforts year round. If you n...
Gordonsburg/Little Swan News
The weather continues to be hot and somewhat dry with temperatures in the upper eighties and into the nineties sometimes. There have been heat warnings given by the weather stations so if you must be out a lot be safe and be sure to stay hydrated....
Walk Across Tennessee
Congrats to all of our Walk Across Tennessee winners this year (not pictured-Rhonda Burns and Matthew Farr)! We had another great year and all of our participants knocked it out of the park with each...
Celebrating
Birthdays Nettie Sue Hensley, August 24 Jody Barber, August 24 Sherri Dye, August 24 Eric King, August 24 Michael Woolridge, August 24 Terry Stephens, August 24 Nathan Tiller, August 24 Mary Lamar, August 24 Shannon Schmittou, August 24 Fay Gifford,...
One Day at a Time
Well it is a nice cool morning here in our little valley. Here on the front porch this morning it is 59 degrees and I am really enjoying my coffee. The cats had a little bowl of warm milk with their breakfast this morning, they have now finished...
Champions Win Big at 2nd Annual Smokin' Up the City Cookoff
Nineteen teams competed in the Second Annual Smokin' Up The City Cookout at the 2023 Citizens Bank Ag Day as part of the South Central Area Fair's Centennial Celebration held at Memorial Park. All ar...
Whitehead Cemetery Homecoming
Homecoming at the Whitehead Cemetery at Topsy has been changed from the 4th Sunday in August, to the 4th Sunday in September....
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
August 20, 1953 Mayor W.C. Keaton and J.H. Warf, President of the Lewis County Civic Club, announced that negotiations were completed and a contract was signed by H. D. Wynn, Knoxville Industrialist,...
Scholarship
Hohenwald native Avery Potts was recently awarded the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation Scholarship in the amount of $1,250.00. She is currently a senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin...
