Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

To many people driving down 412 this past week, you would have thought there was a major police drug raid taking place with up to seven or eight police cars surrounding the Senior Citizens Center...

David Thomas was hired as the county government's new Chief Operating Officer to take the place of Johnny Clayton who recently resigned. Thomas was Director of Radiation Oncology at Maury Regional...

Clayton's resignation was formally announced during Monday night's County Commission meeting. Clayton resigned as the county's Chief Operating Officer in order to accept a position at the Hohenwald Ho...

May 28, 1917 - December 8, 2021 Cleo Mable Harris, well known as "Granny," passed away on December 8, 2021, at 104 years and six months old. She celebrated her 100th birthday while residing in her...

February 8, 1963 ~ December 3, 2021 Tammy Lee Woodrich Molina, 58, passed away December 3, 2021, at Southern Hills Medical Center. She was born in Illinois to Milton and Kay Ellen Woodrich on...

March 20, 1968 - December 12, 2021 Lisa Owen of Hohenwald passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the age of 53. She was born March 20, 1968, in Centerville to Frankie Orman Sr. and Glenda...

The Elks Lodge recently donated items to Lewis County Schools. The donation was made possible from proceeds collected from the 5K Color Walk last May. Pictured, from left, Ellen Johnston, Ciara...

Submitted by Celeste Scott, Horticultural Agent, UT-TSU Extension Madison County Tennessee gardeners often consider the common fig, Ficus carica, as not well suited to the majority of the state's grow...

Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative puts Co-op Principle Number 7, Concern for Community, in practice by supporting local organizations. A $3,000 contribution was presented to Lewis County Economic...

The year end summary of Bass Tournaments and final standings for Angler of the Year 2021 at Natchez Trace Wilderness Preserve were recently announced. By preparing and working together each time,...

Katye Forrester recently nominated Phenix McDonald, D.J. Stewart and Kobe Feichtinger for Students of the Week. Mrs. Forrester nominated them for being in the Mighty Mouse Mafia and for protecting...

Proud parents Donald and Megan Dunn, of Vero Beach Florida, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Phoenix Wade Dunn. Phoenix was born on December 2, 2021 weighing eight pounds, three ounces...

December 13, 1951 Fred Pollock was released from a hospital in Japan after being wounded with shrapnel. He was transferred from Artillery to Quartermaster Corps and stationed in Korea. After...

Folks are tied up in knots over tying the knot. Just when we thought marriage was a dying institution, the Wall Street Journal cites statistics showing there is a huge pent-up demand for weddings....

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering one of the most important decisions on abortion made in decades – what does that mean for Tennessee? U.S. Supreme Court justices are preparing to make one of t...

As the 112th legislative session draws closer, here are new laws under gun rights. Permitless Carry / Stronger Penalties for Gun Theft – Public Chapter 108 allows law-abiding citizens in Tennessee who...

Cynthia Collison was recently nominated for Teacher of the Week by Kira Kilpatrick. Kira said she nominated Mrs. Collison because, "She is the best at making sure her students know their ELA." Mrs....