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

The Lewis County Historical Society met the first Monday of the month at the site of the old Rosenwald School which is now home to the Senior Citizens Center. People who attended rural schools in Lewis County shared experiences of being a part of this school system.

Sometimes school had its crazy and funny incidents. Barbara Hinson’s father, Everette, disrupted classes when he took a notion to ride a cow with a cowbell on it past the school, causing all the students to rush to the window.

Others recalled times quite different than today. Take the outside bathrooms, better known as outhous...