Articles from the September 28, 2023 edition
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Lewis County Commission
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners met in regular session Monday evening, September 25th. Commissioners Kyle Bobo and Aren Ragsdale were absent. After the prayer and pledge, the commission appoin...
Lewis County Jail Receives
Lewis County Government has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the State of Tennessee in order to purchase new supplies for the Lewis County Jail. According to Lewis County Mayor, Jonah Keltner, this is a fully funded grant and requires no local...
LCHS Band
The Spirit of the High Forest Lewis County High School Marching Band was successful at their second competition this season at the March to the Summit Invitational in Spring Hill Saturday, September...
Multiple County Police Pursuit Ends with Man Facing Several Charges
A multi county pursuit ended in Lewis County after a 20 mile vehicle pursuit and a 100 yard foot chase. Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems said that Perry County was notified by Lewis County that a...
Friday Night Fright Ends Well
Fans got a fright under the Friday night lights of the Lewis County Panther football game against Mt. Pleasant. As Lewis County came out of an offensive huddle in the second half, a player from the...
Pilot Club
Pilot Club members visited Davis House and made a monetary donation to assist the organization with helping children in our community....
Melvis Virginia Staggs
Melvis Virginia Staggs was called home to be with the Lord on September 24, 2023. She was born in Perry County on December 18, 1929, to the late Bob Barham and Edna Mae Bell Barham. On June 1, 1949,...
Ruthann Eillen Blanchard
Ruthann Eillen Blanchard was born on August 14, 1967 in Brockton, Massachusetts, and passed away on August 30, 2023 in Columbia. She was 56 years old and was a resident of Hohenwald. She is the daughter of the late Walter Blanchard and Carol Kruger...
Paul L. Hickerson
Paul Leslie Hickerson, age 77, resident of Hohenwald, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center in Columbia. A celebration of life will be held on...
Melba Darlene (Smith) Carroll
Melba Darlene Smith Carroll was born December 9, 1963 in Lawrenceburg to the late J.W. Smith and Barbara Kelley Gambrell. She was the Valedictorian of her graduating class in 1983 and enjoyed...
Joe Lynn Davis
Joe Lynn Davis was born in Waynesboro, on February 9, 1942, to the late Clyde and Vera Pearl Smotherman Davis. He passed from this life on September 24, 2023 at Waynesboro Health and Rehabilitation...
FOUR PEOPLE INDICTED
CAMPBELL COUNTY – A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the LaFollette Police Department has resulted in the arrest of four people in connection to an overdose death. On January 29th, TBI special agents joined i...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD
It was the Constitution that made the War of Independence a Revolution Celebrating Constitution Day Our nation celebrated a very important birthday on September 17. On this date 231 years ago, 39...
911 Dispatchers
Our Lewis County EMT, Fire Dept., Police Dept. and Sheriffs Dept. Couldn't do it with out you all....
One Shell of a Catch
Trevor Osborne, shown here, apprehended this potentially 70 year old subject traveling on Swan Avenue near Industrial Avenue Tuesday morning, September 26th. The subject, an African Spurred Tortoise,...
Are you obsessed with spicy foods?
Hot peppers bring tears to my eyes, but so does a family anecdote from my young adulthood. I was living with my parents and slept during the day because I worked graveyard shift. One day my mother...
Mastering Canine Portraiture
This past week was a difficult one for our family as one of our two beloved Siberian Huskies passed away. She was a red husky with light blue eyes and at 16 years old, she had lived a very robust life. Nevertheless, it’s not an easy thing. My h...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Case number 2023-PR-44 in the matter of the estate of Joe Thomas Shipp, deceased. Notice is hereby given that on the 14th day of September, 2023, Letters Testamentary in respect of the estate of Joe Thomas Shipp, who died on January 6, 2023, were iss...
Gordonsburg/Little Swan News
We have been having some much welcome fall weather and it is now fall or autumn whichever you like. The night and early morning temperatures have been in the fifties and low sixties, which is a welcome from the high temperatures we experienced a few...
LCHS Class Officers Announced
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Officers has been announced....
One Day at a Time
Well it sure is a beautiful Fall morning here in our little valley. It is cool here on the front porch, I have got a warm blanket draped over me and I have got a cup of hot coffee. The sun is shining and the trees have some pretty Fall colors on...
September 24, 1953
September 24, 1953 The main headline for the week was “Visit the Bloodmobile Here, Friday, September 25th; Save A Life.” The City of Hohenwald placed a notice in the paper stating that “All traffic violators are warned that City Law enfor...
Panthers Rebound with Big Win
The Lewis County Panther hosted the Mt. Pleasant Tigers in a big region matchup on Friday night, September 20th looking to bounce back after a tough regional loss at Loretto the week before. After bot...
Middle School Panthers travel to Loretto
The Lewis County Middle School Panthers traveled to Loretto to face the South Lawrence Stallions on Tuesday, September 19th. After the teams exchanged possessions early in the first quarter, the Stallions mounted a drive into Panther territory and...
Lewis County High Schoool Golf
Ended our regular season with another win today at home against Loretto and East Hickman! Abby Carroll earned another low medalist honor in the girl’s match with a 42. Boy’s results: 1st LC 172, 2nd Loretto 178, 3rd East 197. Girls: Low medalist mat...
