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

This past week and weekend we had lots of thunderstorms with heavy rain and the creeks get up but we were lucky that we did not have the flooding that occurred in some areas. Heavy flooding occurred with some areas reporting 12 to 15 inches of rain in a short period of time with houses and buildings washed away or damaged and the loss of lives. The Waverly area suffered so much damage and lost lives when the water rose so fast that people did not have time to get to safety. Prayers for those in that area and others where there was so much damage.

Those that I know of that are sick at hom...