Articles from the October 14, 2021 edition
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Oktoberfest Heritage Festival turns from fears to cheers
With just four days to go before the opening ceremonies for the 2021 Oktober Heritage Festival in Hohenwald and Lewis County, the question was not will it rain, but how much rain will we get? That que...
By County Committees discuss bonus pay, new loader for landfill and IRS
The Solid Waste, Public Safety and Budget Committees met on Monday night, October 11 to discuss a potential bonus for county employees, approval for the county tax attorney to send the IRS a Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement form, the...
Crash claims life of Lewis County man
On October 8, 2021 a wreck occured around midnight that claimed the life of a Lewis County man. Ethan Brewer, 23, was driving a 2007 Ford F-150 4 door. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol...
Faye Carroll Blocker
September 08, 1931 - October 10, 2021 Faye Carroll Blocker was born September 8, 1931 in Lewis County. She lived on Bailey Street in Columbia for many years. Faye passed away peacefully at 90 years of...
Marjorie Bates
Marjorie Violet Thompson Bates, age 86, a resident of Columbia, passed away Monday, October 4, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at...
Charles Duncan Qualls
January 11, 1928 ~ October 3, 2021 Charles Duncan Qualls, 93, passed away October 3, 2021, at his home. Mr. Qualls was born in Perry County January 11, 1928, to the late Dr. Wiley Qualls and Birdie...
Lanny Brewer
On the morning of October 8, 2021, Lanny Doyle Brewer peacefully passed away at AHC McNairy. He was born in Hohenwald to the late Chester Leon and Mary Lee Anderson Brewer on January 6, 1951. Along wi...
Geneva Rader
Geneva Rader, 86, of Hohenwald peacefully passed away at her home on October 9, 2021, surrounded by family. She was born in Memphis on March 25, 1935 to the late Buford Legaltender and Maudine...
Wanda Konig
August 27, 1956 ~ October 5, 2021 Wanda Konig, age 65, of Summertown passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. She was a native of Yuba City, California, a...
Lewis County students compete in first fishing tournament
The Lewis County BASS Nation High School/Junior Fishing Team competed in the first tournament of the 2021-22 season. The tournament took place on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Pickwick. There were...
Gordonsburg/ Little Swan News
This past week was wet most days and that made it hard for those who wanted to enjoy the October Festival activities that were going on in and around town. There were lots of yard sales and a car show with vintage vehicles which looked new for they...
Celebrating..
Birthdays Kimberly Ashley, October 14 Greg Brewer, October 14 Ryan Morton, October 14 Jan Mayes, October 14 Billy Berg, October 14 Alivia Helton, October 14 Raymond Roger, October 15 Shane Willis, October 15 Rita Dabbs, October 15 JJ Gibson, October...
Cayson turns two
Cayson Paul, son of Paula Conner, turned two on September 13, 2021. He celebrated at the park with his family and friends, with a dinosaur themed party. Cayson is the grandson of Ernest and Debra...
One Day At A Time
Well it is a nice morning here in our little valley, a cool breeze is blowing and the cats are all curled up in the sunshine. The leaves are falling. I just swept the walk and porches yesterday and now they are covered again, and the trees have not...
Celebrate "NFL" week at the library Oct 19 - 23
National Friends of the Library dedicates the third week of October each year to promote Friends groups across the country for their support of local libraries. County Mayor Jonah Keltner and City...
Annual Kilpatrick reunion cancelled
The annual Bill and Josie Kilpatrick reunion, scheduled for October 17, 2021, will be cancelled due to covid. For more information, call 931-589-2866....
Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past
October 11, 1951 Hollywood actor Ward Bond, along with MGM starlet and singer Eileen Christy and screen writer Cap Palmer, visited Hohenwald on October 11 from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. Hohenwald was one...
Tyrades! Where Do You Stand on The Leaf-Raking Issue?
If you don’t like my opinions this week, you can take a flying leap…into a pile of festive autumn leaves. (Skip the wet sucker – per Linus van Pelt.) In this great melting pot of a nation, people have...
Senator Joey Hensley, MD: Tennessee 28th District Capitol Hill Week in Review
Scammers prey on unsuspecting or vulnerable victims Too many people in Tennessee have fallen prey to scammers And with the increasing sophistication of digital technology, scammers are more devious th...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Medical Laboratories Act – Public Chapter 495 allows Tennessee to utilize the federal standards that are used in 31 other states for those that work in private laboratories, as is already done in o...
MLEC shares farm safety tips
Agriculture is the backbone of our country, and our livelihood greatly depends on the crops provided by American farmers. The hard work and exhaustive labor are tough but rushing the job to save time can be extremely dangerous––even deadly––when farm...
Police Report
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for September 28 - October 3, 2020. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. William R. Hall, Mac Benderman Road, Mt. Pleasant, was...
Public Notices
NOTICE OF GRAND JURY MEETING “It is the duty of your Grand Jurors to investigate any public offense which they know or have reason to believe has been committed and which is triable or indictable in this county. Any person having knowledge or p...
LC Pre-K most improved attendance winners
Lewis County Pre-K has partnered with Lewis County PTO and FRC. Lewis County Schools Pre-K has an important goal. They are promoting attendance and want to ensure that every student attends school...
Top Ten Reading Counts
Reading Counts top ten were announced recently. Pictured, front, from left, first place Mason Hall, second place Emily Lomax, third place Sebastian Espinoza, fourth place Emerick Webster, and fifth...
