Articles from the December 22, 2022 edition
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To Our Readers...
Each year, the Christmas issue of the Lewis County Herald is a culmination of weeks of devoted, creative work by our newspaper staff. Expressions of best wishes for the season from area businesses,...
Summertown Metals, LLC to Expand Operations in Lewis County
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Summertown Metals, LLC officials announced the company will invest $11 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution operations in...
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Commission discusses Arpa grant funds
by Amanda Curtis, Staff Reporter The regularly scheduled Lewis County Board of Commissioners meeting opened with prayer led by Houston Hamblin and the Pledge led by Commissioner Caleb Feichtinger....
Dog Park Grand Opening
A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was recently held at the new Lewis County Dog Park, which is located at 407 North Oak Street in Hohenwald. Over the summer, Lewis County was selected as one...
Leadership Lewis program takes shape for 2023
Hohenwald/Lewis County Chamber of Commerce is launching the 2023 Leadership Lewis Program. The organization was formed in 1996, by the Chamber of Commerce and Columbia State Community College. This awareness program will inform participants about imp...
Person of the Week
by Amanda Spears, Reporter We chose Josie because she has worked so hard on all the windows for Christmas in Hohenwald the last couple of years. She is such a hard worker and is amazing at what she...
One Day at a Time
By Evelyn Trevathan, Contributing Writer Well it is a cold winter like morning here in our little valley. We have got a good warm fire in the old wood heating stove and the house is warm and comfortable. The cats did not get up early this morning,...
Celebrating
Birthdays Claudine Middlebrook, December 22 R.E. McDonald II, December 22 Gary Roberds, December 22 Maryln Gupton, December 22 Jason Watson, December 22 Alex Pulley, December 22 Debbie Carroll, December 22 Kim York, December 22 Jonathan Wix, December...
Glimpses of Hohenwalds Past
December 18, 1952 Annie Mai Edwards, Doris Floyd, and Linda Hickerson appeared on the WSM radio program, “You and Your Home”. Members of the Hohenwald Volunteer Fire Department and their spouses wer...
Lois A (Roden) Denton
July 18, 1932 ~ December 14, 2022 Lois Roden Denton passed from this earthly life on December 14, 2022. She was born in Lewis County on July 18, 1932 to the late John Brown and Sallie Odom Roden....
Malcom F. George
July 10, 1930 - December 15, 2022 Malcom F. George was born July 10, 1930 in Michie, Tennessee, the son of the late James Robert and Arbie Farris George. He was united in marriage to Verlin Horton on...
Roy Leon Brinkley
December 11, 1948 ~ December 17, 2022 On December 17, 2022, Roy Leon Binkley Jr. unexpectedly passed from this earthly world at Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, at the age of 74. Mr. Roy was born...
Kay Lindsey
Kay Rochelle Lindsey passed away peacefully in Nashville on December 12, 2022. She was born on January 8, 1937, in Lewis County. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she was...
SCTDD elects new officers
The Board of Directors for the South Central Tennessee Development District recently met and appointed its Executive Committee officers for the upcoming year. Wayne County Mayor, Jim Mangubat, was...
High water sends vehicle into racing water
Lewis County Shertiff Department Deputies responded to a vehicle off the roadway and into the river early Thursday morning, December 15 around 1 a.m. Four occupants in the Chevrolet pick-up including...
Sen. Joey Hensley
The ultimate Christmas gift and the importance of gift giving Christmas is a special time of year. It is a season of celebration, as we rejoice in the birth of Christ. It is a season of giving -- an e...
Tyrades
When writing advertising copy, I sometimes find myself desperately searching for a zinger of a tag line --and settling for trite admonitions such as “Make this the best hunting season ever” or “Make t...
Police Report
The following is the City of Hohenwald Police Report for December 2-14, 2022. This is a record of police action and is not intended to imply innocence or guilt of charges placed. Jimmy P. Pruitt, North Pine Street, was charged with methamphetamine...
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR LEWIS COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT HOHENWALD In Re: Chevelle Jolene Shelton, DOB 10/14/2018, a female child, Kirsten Jeanine Hoover and Karina Concepcion Vazquez, Petitioner, Maegan Ann Shelton, Co-Petitioner vs. Unknown father, res...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Case number 2022-PR-62 in the matter of the estate of Larry Hendrix Skelton, deceased. Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of December, 2022, Letters Testamentary in respect of the estate of Larry Hendrix Skelton, who died on 10/30/2022,...
Lewis County Board of Education met
The Lewis County Board of Education met in the regular session on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:08 p.m. at the Lewis County Board of Education board meeting room located at 206 South Court Street,...
Spitzer wins Christmas Treasure Hunt
Hadley Spitzer, right, won this year's Christmas Treasure Hunt. Each year, the Downtown Merchants Association sponsors a Christmas Treasure Hunt. Nine Lewis County businesses stayed open late, during...
VFW Written Essay Competition winners
Lewis County Middle School students recently participated in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay Competition. This program is conducted nationwide. The VFW sponsored youth essay competition gives...
Santa Letters
Dear Santa, I tried to be good. I would like a Magic Mixie, LOL dolls, Legos, a squishmallows, and a Barbie gymnastics doll Love, Willow Daily * * * Dear Santa, I would like to have two LOL dolls and...
