Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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Tennessee is abuzz with excitement as we gear up for two major events that highlight the incredible impact of volunteerism and service-learning in our communities: the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards and the Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning. Tennessee’s premier volunteer recognition initiative is the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards (GVSA). Since 2008, GVSA has been honoring outstanding individuals, businesses, and nonprofits from across the state. Participating counties submit one youth and one adult volun...
Dear Friends, As we reflect on the past year, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for your incredible support for The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. With our thanks to you, 2024 has been a year of tremendous growth (https://t.e2ma.net/click/g50rcm/k07k9/k0j2mkb) and achievement. This year, we expanded habitats, providing the elephants with even more space to socialize, roam, and explore. We strengthened collaborations with organizations around the globe, advancing efforts in elephant conservation. We also reached more classrooms across the...
Dr. Jamie Franks has joined the Hohenwald Animal Hospital Team as of Monday, January 6th. "Dr. Jamie Franks grew up in Hohenwald and always knew she wanted to be a veterinarian," introduces HAH. "She started working for Dr. Scott (her first and most favorite mentor) as a kennel volunteer at 16 and has been in the field for almost 17 years now. She graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in 2019 with her DVM degree and has worked as a mixed animal practitioner for over five years now. She has...
Christmas just got a lot merrier for some local shelter dogs. Owners of Mid-State Fence, Chris and Carol Jones, gifted High Forest Humane Society with a brand new fence for a play area for the dogs. "This project has been on our hearts for over a year," said Erin of the Humane Society. "Their crew worked quickly to make sure the fence would be ready by Christmas. Seeing it finally become a reality is a dream come true. The area is much needed for exercise and play, and with it, we are able to...
The South Central Human Resource Agency Annual Governing Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the SCHRA Central Office, 1437 Winchester Hwy., Fayetteville, TN. The SCHRA budget/Audit/Appropriations, Property, Personnel, 1303, and Nominating Committees will meet prior to the Governing Bard Meeting at 10:00 a.m....
The Volunteer State Specialty License Plate is a great way to support Friends of Volunteer Tennessee. Specialty license plates continue to be available during the pre-sale for Tennessee drivers. State law requires a minimum of 1,000 pre-orders before the plates go into production. Now is the time to order yours at: VOLUNTEERSTATEPLATE.ORG...
Ronnie Graves sells Graves Bookkeeping. With 30 years in finance, Darin Blood plans to open Bullseye Bookkeeping and Tax Solutions on January 21st, "after some minor remodeling....
January 06, 1955 Mayor W.C. Keaton extended his gratitude to everyone who had a part in making the Christmas parade a success. The LCHS and Hickman County at Centerville basketball game was rescheduled from January 14 to January 15, at which time the new gymnasium at Centerville would be formally dedicated. The “Lankford News” column reported that Santa Claus appeared in person at Mary Haley’s house and unfortunately frightened some of her grandchildren, “some couldn’t even tell their names and...
DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, IRON MAKING WAS A BIG INDUSTRY IN TENNESSEE. MOST OF THE IRON MAKING WAS DONE IN THE WESTERN HIGHLAND RIM WHERE ALL THE NECESSITIES SUCH AS ACCESSIBLE ORE DEPOSITS, LIMESTONE FOR SMELTING, WOOD FOR FUEL, AND RIVERS FOR TRANSPORTATION WERE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE. MINING BEGAN IN ALLENS CREEK IN 1891, AND A SMALL MINING TOWN GREW AS THE MINERS BROUGHT THEIR FAMILIES TO THE AREA. THE ALLENS CREEK FURNACE CLOSED IN 1923 AND WAS DISMANTLED IN 1936, CAUSING THE TOWN THAT...
Three year old Iggy is ready for the cold with his new scarf! He is a Black Mouth Cur and is very friendly. Iggy loves to play with toys and loves to run around. He's a gentle giant who is ready for a family of his own....
Now that the new year has begun, I’m sure most of you are focused on goals and resolutions for a “new and improved you”. While goals are crucial for positive growth, the most important priority you should have at the top of your list is your mental health. Every day we try to balance several factors of our life by multitasking. We tend to believe that multitasking is what allows us to handle everything more efficiently. Contrary to what many believe, research has shown that multitasking actually contributes to more stress in our lives. A brain...
Thanks to the work of agricultural researchers at Oregon State University, a fabulous winter squash variety has been reintroduced for both home gardeners and large-scale producers. In a muti-year comparison trial, researchers grew fifteen different varieties of winter squash, hoping to find one that would perform well despite the intense fungal disease pressure that local farmers were experiencing. One clear winner emerged. An interspecies Japanese hybrid called Tetsukabuto (Cucurbita maxima x...
Thanks to the work of agricultural researchers at Oregon State University, a fabulous winter squash variety has been reintroduced for both home gardeners and large-scale producers. In a muti-year comparison trial, researchers grew fifteen different varieties of winter squash, hoping to find one that would perform well despite the intense fungal disease pressure that local farmers were experiencing. One clear winner emerged. An interspecies Japanese hybrid called Tetsukabuto (Cucurbita maxima x...
Pests have long been a threat to the quality of life we all enjoy. Their ability to transmit disease, spread bacteria, and cause significant damage to property presents a real challenge for families and homeowners. “If keeping pests away from you and your family is a priority for you, prevention is the best course of action,” says Scot Hodges, pest expert. “There are plenty of prevention tips and strategies that can keep pests away from your home, but when problems do arise, you can rely on Arrow’s expertise in pest control to protect your home...
The State of the Child in Tennessee 2024 provides comprehensive data on Tennessee children, youth and their families, highlighting successes and opportunities. In addition to the annual report, data can be found on TCCY’s new data dashboard, FUTURE. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has released its State of the Child in Tennessee 2024 report. The purpose of the State of the Child is to provide an annual overview of the well-being of children, youth, and families in Tennessee through the available data. The report seeks to cover a...
The South Central Human Resource Agency, 931-796-4825, has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture commodities will be distributed on January 23, 2025 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., to eligible area residents on a first come, first serve basis. The distribution will be held at Memorial Park Community Building, 115 Smith Avenue. Eligibility will be based on total household income based that is within the income guidelines. Anyone receiving aid from one of the following programs is eligible for USDA Commodities: SNAP, Families First, SSI,...
Beginning May 7, 2025, adults in the U.S. will be required to have a Real ID in order to board domestic flights and access all federal buildings, aside from federal courts. The Real ID Act of 2005 was passed by Congress in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. The idea stemmed from recommendations by the 9/11 Commission that said the federal government should "set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses," according to the Department of Homeland...
Jacob and Holly Adkins welcomed their new baby girl, Josie Evelyn Adkins, into the world on December 27, 2024 at 6:36 PM weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz. and measuring 20 inches long. Josie was welcomed by a waiting room full of family including her big sister Magnolia, her grandparents, Ray and Stephanie Runions and Toby and Tammy Adkins; her great-grandparents Steve and Evelyn Keeton, her aunt and uncle and cousins Haley and Cody Mitchell and Finn and Baylor Mitchell, and her uncle Matthew Adkins. Other...
Well, according to the San Antonio Zoo, now you can! Sort of. They've actually been doing this for a few years, and it's so popular, the "Cry Me a Cockroach" fundraiser comes back around every February. It's simple, according to zoo personnel. Guests get to symbolically name a cockroach, rodent, or veggie after their ex before being fed to animals. Oh, and of course, "We listen, and we don't judge." So, think about that before breaking your next heart!...
Babies born beginning January 1st are part of the generation that will never experience life without artificial intelligence. Generation Beta - born from 2025 to 2039 - will enter a world where digital and physical reality are the same. By 2035, it is suspected that they’ll make up 16% of Earth’s population. While we had to LEARN to use the internet or smartphones, Generation Beta will be born into a world where AI is as natural as breathing....
North Carolina- Officials in Boone, North Carolina confirmed that 62 members of the Pennsylvania Amish community have completed the construction of 12 tiny homes in Western North Carolina in under 48 hours. The project's total cost was well over $300,000. The Amish donated all of it. Senator Cris Dush said, "I wouldn't be surprised if some were my constituents. The floods hit my district about three weeks before Boone, and it's been our citizens rising to help more than state and federal...
After storing carbon dioxide in frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is being transformed by frequent wildfires into an overall source of carbon to the atmosphere, which is already absorbing record levels of heat-trapping fossil fuel pollution. The transition of the Arctic from a carbon sink to a carbon source is one of the dramatic changes in the Arctic that are documented in NOAA's 2024 Arctic Report Card. Climatic shifts are forcing plants, wildlife and the people that depend on them...
Believed to be the biggest discovery in the United Kingdom, approximately 150 dinosaur footprints have been unearthed by British researchers. According to news out of the UK, teams from Birmingham and Oxford University were working a routine excavation at a Quarry in Oxfordshire, Central England, in June when a worker who was stripping clay back with a mechanical digger noticed unusual bumps. Those bumps turned out to be dinosaur tracks. “In terms of both size of the tracks and size of the track sites,” said U of B micropaleontologist Pro...
The latest in a series of quickly moving updates on federal Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements is good news for small businesses and the fight to stop onerous federal regulations. December 26, 2024, a federal appeals court decision reversed course from earlier that week, putting the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its BOI reporting requirements on indefinite hold while the courts consider NFIB’s lawsuit challenging the Corporate Transparency Act, Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. As of this...
