Articles from the August 31, 2023 edition
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Bringing the entertainment
The South Central Area Fair is underway! Entertainment continues Wednesday, August 30th and Friday, September 2nd with the side-by-side elimination Junk Car Jump-N-Run on "the best track around!" The...
2023 Miss Fairest of the Fair
The South Central Area Fair held its Fairest of the Fair beauty pageants on Saturday, August 26th with record-breaking attendance for its Centennial Celebration! Your 2023 Miss Fairest of the Fair is...
Basketball Courts Get Major Facelift
Thanks to a generous donation from Tanner Coatings and Pipeline Services, as well as funding from the Park Board, the basketball courts at Memorial Park were recently cleaned and repainted for the...
State Grant Pays
An infrastructure grant from the Tennessee Department of Health recently funded the professional cleaning of the outside facade of the Lewis County Health Department, as well as the entire...
Homecoming Friday night
LCHS Homecoming Queen and Court - The Lewis County High School Homecoming Football game is scheduled for Friday, September 1, against East Hickman. Homecoming festivities will begin with the...
Loyse Marie Ingle
Loyse Marie Ingle, a beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away peacefully in Linden, on August 22, 2023, just days after celebrating her 95th birthday. She was born August 16, 1928, to...
Mary Shannon Mitchell
Mary Vivian Shannon Peppers Mitchell passed away in the early morning of August 9, 2023. She was cared for at Alive Hospice during her last few days in Nashville with the gentle hands and loving care...
Donald Kenneth Sundquist
Don Sundquist was born on March 15, 1936 in Moline, Illinois, the son of Kenneth and Louise (Rohren) Sundquist. His father was of Swedish descent, while his mother was of German descent. Sundquist, a...
Alexander Marshall Scandrett
Mr. Alexander Marshall Scandrett, age 81, passed on August 17, 2023, at his home in Hohenwald. He was born on February 25, 1942, in New York City to the late Richard Brown Scandrett and Mary (Lindenburger) Scandrett. He made a career that he loved,...
Anastasia Opens WPT 2023-24 Season
Watershed Public Theatre announced that the first production of their 2023-24 season is the musical Anastasia, created by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally. Six performances will run September 15-24, 2023, at Columbia State’s...
Bob Patton
A special literary event featuring former resident and author Robert "Bob" Patton was held at the Lewis County Public Library and Archives on Saturday, August 19, 2023. Patton promoted his memoir,...
Luncheon scheduled
John Ray Clemmons, chair of the TN House Democratic Caucus, will be the featured speaker at a “Beans and Cornbread” luncheon sponsored by the Lewis County Democratic Party. This event will be held at The Farm in Summertown on September 23rd from...
By The Mobile Artistry of Alexander Calder: Sculpting Movement and Elegance
Various types of art have the capacity to bring forth many types of emotions. Mobile art, in particular, can be described as happy, fun and magical. It suits all ages but its quite plausible that the initial image could be that of a mobile...
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...
The Elephant Sanctuary
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee’s Sustainability Committee received a special tour of the Lewis County Transfer Station in an effort to “follow the trash” and shed light on the fate of waste materials deposited at our community landfill. St...
Kendrick Tries hand at watermelon
This year was the first time for Karen Kendrick to try her green thumb at growing watermelons. Kendrick grew a watermelon that hit the scale at 41.6 pounds, 17 inches long and 40 1/2 inches round....
Baldness: is not parting such sweet sorrow?
Yes, nearly 60 years after discovering “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” I still watch the classic sitcom; but some of the punchlines haven’t held up particularly well. Or maybe I’m the one who...
Freshman Orientation
Freshman Orientation at UT Chattanooga was July 27 and 28, 2023 for Keira Aline Halbrooks. Halbrooks moved on campus August 17, 2023....
One Day At A Time
Well it is a very hot and humid morning here in our little valley, it is very still and quiet, there are not many sounds just some crows off in the distance. There is a little breeze blowing and we are getting a few sprinkles of rain. The cats have...
Gordonsburg/Little Swan News
rm on Saturday we were blessed with a good rain which we really needed, it was getting so dry and with the hot weather it affected many who have breathing problems. Rain is something that helps in...
Meetings
RTC-RECOVERY THROUGH CHRIST RTC meets every Sunday at 6 p.m at the Blondy Church Office Building at 529 Swan Ave. SENIOR FITNESS CLASSES Senior Health and Fitness classes with Ann Mobley are scheduled to be held every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m at the...
August 27, 1953
August 27, 1953 Army Private Boyce Tatum was injured in Korea; he was sent to a hospital in Japan to undergo treatment. The Lewis County Civic Club announced the hosting of a banquet on September 3 to...
Simone Hinson
Q.) How many years have you been in the education profession? A.) This is my 32nd year in first grade! Q.) What made you gravitate towards it? A.) I began working at the school in the computer lab...
Lewis County
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for August 14-24, 2023. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Michaela N. Hadden, Collinwood Highway, Waynesboro, was charged with...
