Articles from the September 1, 2022 edition
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HPD makes more headway in local war on drugs
On August 1, 2022, a Hohenwald Police Department Officer performed a traffic stop after a maroon Chevrolet S10 ran two stop signs and wrecked at the intersection of Hinson Street and Highway 48 North....
Hunter Education Class to be held
A TWRA sponsored Hunter Education class will be held September 13, 15 and 16, 2022 at the Lewis County High School. Classes will be held from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. each day. Written test and Firearms Handling Exercises will be held on Friday afternoon. S...
LCHS Homecoming Court
Lewis County High School would like to announce their homecoming queen and court for 2022. This year's queen, elected by the entire student body, is Allee Rae Carroll, daughter of Kevin and B.J....
AmeriCorps' Foster Grandparent Program
AmeriCorps, with the help of South Central Human Resource Agency, will be partnering with Hope Hohenwald to begin the "Seniors Foster Grandparent Program," which aims to engage Americans 55 years and...
James "Noonie" Holloway
James Earl “Noonie” Holloway of Kingston, Tennessee, was born May 12, 1949, in Hohenwald, to the late Monroe Holloway and Elsie Westbrooks Holloway. He owned and operated Holloway Trucking Company in Kingston for several years. Mr. Holloway dep...
Charlene Michelle (Alender) Vaughn
January 11, 1980 ~ August 24, 2022 On August 24, 2022, Charlene Michelle Alender Vaughn unexpectedly passed away at her Linden home at the age of 42. Charlene was born in Litchfield, Illinois on...
William Leonard Pennington
July 25, 1932 ~ August 25, 2022 William Leonard Pennington, age 90, of Summertown, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Henryville, retired from TDOT, and of...
Audrey McCarver
Audrey Elaine McCarver passed away at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi at the age of 71 on August 26, 2022. She was born to Auburn Brooks and Elaine Cameron Brooks in Gadsde...
Blake Allen Ayers
May 6, 1993 ~ August 28, 2022 Blake Allen Ayers, 29, of Linden passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, following an accident at his home. He was born in Columbia to Roger Ayers and Donna Jean Warren...
Ronald "Ronny" Frank Johnston
SSgt Robert "Bob" Eugene Johnston Sr. passed peacefully last Sunday, August 28, 2022, at his home after a near three year battle with ALS. He was born July 17, 1955, to Joseph Hardie and Laura...
James Allen Jr.
James (Jimmy) Gary Allen Jr., recently of Hohenwald, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 at his residence in Florence, Alabama. He was born May 11, 1967 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jimmy moved to...
Lewis County Elks visit veterans
Last Thursday, August 25, members of the Lewis County Elks #2883 visited Veterans at AHC Lewis County and delivered goodie bags with needed supplies. Giving back to our Veterans is a primary focus of...
Lewis County Health Department announces hours for Monkeypox Vaccine availability for those eligible
Lewis County Health Department is providing the monkeypox vaccine to those eligible to be vaccinated for the infection between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Central, at its office, located at 51 Smith Avenue, Hohenwald, Tenn. “The good news is that if you h...
Board of Education meeting scheduled
The Lewis County Board of Education will meet Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lewis County Board Meeting Room located at 206 South Court Street. Prior to the regular scheduled meeting, the Lewis County Board of Education will hold a...
Choate donates handmade quilts to Davis House
Mrs. Patty Choate generously donated her beautiful handmade quilts to Hohenwald's Davis House Child Advocacy Center to be used as comfort items by the children who visit the advocacy center and tell...
By Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
Another week of scattered showers around the area and not much rain in total. The days have been hot and dry for the most part and humidity has been rather high. Hope the high humidity with high temperatures have not caused you much breathing problem...
Local Banks held reunion of former employees and directors
On the evening of August 23 the grand old bank building on the corner of Main and Park Avenue was filled with employees and directors who had once worked there. The past employees came from First...
Celebrating...
Birthdays Rosalind Stevenson, September 1 Kori Plunkett, September 1 Tommy Hixson, September 1 Summer Hensley, September 1 Nancy Beach, September 1 John Powers, September 1 C.E. Lomax, September 1 Caleb Brewer, September 1 Tristan Drey McPherson,...
One Day at a Time
Well it is another beautiful morning here in our little valley. It is cool and very comfortable here on the front porch. The cats have had their breakfast and are now taking a nap. All the birds are busy and I have seen a few squirrels. There is a...
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
August 26, 1982 Governor Lamar Alexander announced the approval of a $498,330 Community Development block grant for industrial park improvements in Hohenwald. Local law enforcement confiscated 17...
Tyrades! Princess Di: has it really been 25 years?
Believe it or not, August 31 is the 25th anniversary of the traffic accident that robbed the world of the effervescent Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was a distant, distant cousin (my great-great...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update with Representative David Byrd
Removing roadblocks to obtain a Commercial Driver License / Public Chapter 992 - To help alleviate the shortage of truck drivers in Tennessee, this law expands eligibility for Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) and creates a program within the...
Tennessee 28th District Capitol Hill Week in Review with Senator Joey Hensley, MD
Tennessee joins state network focused on using data for governing Tennessee is joining a growing network of states advancing use of evidence-based policymaking. The Office of Evidence and Impact in the Department of Finance and Administration will jo...
Panthers fall to Fayetteville
The Lewis County High School Panthers travelled to Fayetteville for their first road test of the 2022 season against the Fayetteville Tigers on Friday, August 26th. The first quarter of action was...
Tribute to Tennessee High School Football Coaches
I interviewed for the David Crockett head football job in February of 2018 as a 24 year old assistant college coach. A couple of months later, I officially accepted the job as the youngest head coach...
