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

The U.S. surpassed 300,000 virus-related deaths recently, so for some, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration last week comes as a relief, a sign of hope. The first shots were given in the American mass...

The following was submitted by Lewis County Sheriff Dwayne Kilpatrick for November 11-December 7, 2020. This is a record of law enforcement action and is neither intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. James Andrew Reeves, Hinson...

The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for November 18-December 4, 2020. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. November 18, Cody M. Staggs, North Pine Street, charged with...

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated January 31, 2017, executed by BRUCE BISHOP, conveying certain real property therein described to T...

Lewis County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m. at the Lewis County Middle School Auditorium located on Park Avenue South. All members were present: Chair-Glenda Atkinson, Vice-Chair Johnny Clayton, Derek...

I must confess that I haven’t attended a symphony orchestra performance since a long-ago elementary school field trip. (Perhaps memory fails me, but I could swear we rowdy youngsters heard Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Cooties” – or ma...

Remembrance of Victims Christmas is a very special time of the year. This year, however, will be more difficult for many of our friends and neighbors due to the effects of COVID-19. It is a good time for us to remember the holiday spirit and lend...

Holly Bobo Act raises the minimum age for endangered child alerts – Lawmakers voted this year to allow the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to expand its missing and endangered child and young adult alert program to individuals under the a...

By: Maj. Gen. Jeffrey H. Holmes, Tennessee’s Adjutant General The National Guard celebrated its 384th birthday on December 13, 2020. This date is etched on the cornerstone of our Nation as it represents the first moment our society took its defense i...