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

As the nation commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the pivotal role Tennessee played as the "Perfect 36," residents may not realize how soon after this landmark vote that a Lewis...

October 20, 1960 Barbara Peery was named 1960 LCHS Homecoming Queen and would be crowned in ceremonies preceding the homecoming game with Loretto. Her attendants were named as Alma Jean Knight,...

This Tuesday's Story Time, put on by the Lewis County Public Library, had a fun time dancing to "Boom Chicka Boom" between stories with Jaimee Troutt. The Library has their story time every Tuesday...

October 13, 1960 Former resident James Spann purchased the Vidette Printing Corporation, publisher of The Hartsville Vidette. Spann was connected with printing and editing of newspapers for most of...

September 22, 1960 The September 17 referendum to keep parking meters downtown failed with 511 votes cast against and 233 votes cast in favor. A McEwen resident was injured in an explosion here while...

September 15, 1960 A strike of employees at the Hohenwald Genesco plant caused operations to stop at the factory. A spokesman for the group said the strike was because of the firing of an employee...

September 8, 1960 The LCHS Panthers won the first game of the season with a 13 to 12 defeat over McEwen. Winners of county dress revue held in connection with the Lewis County Fair were Myra...

Health Angels is sponsoring Neci Baker's fifth grade class for the 2020-2021 school year. Mrs. Baker was presented with a check to purchase supplies needed for the students....

Submitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension Western Region horticulturist Green plants are everywhere you look. It is easy to walk past a little green plant a dozen times or even a dozen years without...

September 01, 1960 A city referendum would be held September 10 at the Court House to determine whether city residents wished to have a paid garbage collection service in Hohenwald. A referendum...

Marty Murphy and Julie Higgins donated Cornhole game boards for Krista Hinson's physical education classes at Lewis County Elementary School. Pictured are, left, Marty Murphy, Krista Hinson,...

August 18, 1960 State and County officers and Federal and State ATU agents destroyed a six-barrel copper still in the Buffalo River near the Napier section of the county. No arrests were made;...

Lewis County Public Library presents "To Make Our Voices Heard: Tennessee Women's Fight for the Vote", a new traveling exhibition, on display now through September 30. The exhibition, created in...

August 25, 1960 The U. S. Census Bureau reported that Lewis and Maury Counties were the only counties in South Central Tennessee to show population gains over the last decade. Lewis had a 2.1 percent...

August 11, 1960 Bids on the construction of the new Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company industrial plant were opened at the Court House by J. H. Warf, chair of the Industrial Commission. Bids were be...

A group of men and women met on Monday, August 3, the day before school started, to hold a prayer walk, organized by Judy Runions. The group walked around the campus of each Lewis County School,...

Katelyn Summer Johnston of Hohenwald graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University's commencement ceremony, held on May 18, 2020 in Teaneck, New...

July 28, 1960 The public was invited to watch the playing of the second Invitational Tournament at the Hohenwald Recreation and Golf Club on August 7. Approximately 1,000 people attended the Lewis...

Our annual Back to School Edition is available in this week's issue PDF and in print. Click "View PDF" in the upper right hand corner of this story to view the online version, or come into our office...