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

Secretary of State Tre Hargett is providing free car hangtags to help prevent heat-related child deaths in cars while simultaneously making it even easier to register to vote.

On average, every ten days, a child dies from heatstroke in a car. In more than half of these deaths, the caregiver forgot the child was in the car.

"It is heartbreaking to lose a child and even more so when it could be prevented with more awareness," said Representative Scott Cepicky. "Our hope is the hangtag serves as a visual reminder to check the backseat for a child before locking your car."

The hangtags wil...