The Panther Basketball teams were on the road Friday, January 17, to play the Hickman County Bull Dogs and Lady Bull Dogs. In the Lady Panthers’ game it was the Lady Dogs walking off with the win by a score of 59 to 42. The Bull Dogs dominated the closer with a 52 to 27 win over the Panthers. Next, L.C.H.S. faces Fairview’s Lady Jackets and Yellow Jackets here at home Tuesday night, January 21. Tip-off in the first game is at 6:00 p.m.

Most banks, the post office, local government offices including the courthouse, county offices, city hall and city offices will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Residential trash collection in the city will be off by one day this week. Residents are asked to have carts at the curb on the appropriate day.

The Hohenwald Housing Authority will hold a board meeting Tuesday, January 21. The meeting will be at The Hohenwald Housing Authority Board Room on Allison Avenue and begin at 12:00 Noon.

Senior Health and Fitness Classes will be held each Wednesday at The Lewis County Senior Center. The classes are from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 796-5558.

The Lewis County Historical Society will meet from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25. Crystal Smith Nash, Lewis County Historian, will be the guest speaker presenting a program about the beginnings of Lewis County. The meeting will be at the Lewis County Public Library on Kyle Avenue by the courthouse. It is free and open to the public.

The Lewis County Election Commission is scheduled to meet Monday, January 27. The meeting will be at the election commission office in The War Memorial Building beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The South Central Human Resource Agency Policy Council and Executive Committee will meet at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 30, at the central office in Fayetteville. Committees will meet one hour prior to the council meeting. For more information, call (931) 433-7182.

Local Girl Scout Cookie sales are underway. Girl Scouts are taking orders now for delivery Saturday, February 1. After that date, local booth sales will begin so more may be purchased or for those that missed the opportunity to order. Prices remain the same for most cookies. Get more information by calling 796-3880.

The Fourteenth Annual Petals and Pearls program will be held Saturday, February 1. The mother/daughter program for Lewis County Middle School girls will provide a day of fun and learning activities. Participation is limited to the first 120 to register, so early registration is recommended. Students will receive registration forms at school and forms will be available at the Family Resource Center. For more information, contact the center at 796-2375.

The American Job Center, Hohenwald location, currently lists job openings at Various Positions atCarrols Restaurant Group, Inc. in Hohenwald, Census Enumerator/Lister in Lewis County, there will be a Census representative at the American Job Center on Thursday, January 23 and Monday, January 27, to assist with those applications and an Assistant Plant Manager in Mt. Pleasant. For more information about these and other job listings, you can call the Hohenwald center at (931) 295-3225. The Hohenwald American Job Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The High Forest Humane Society is offering pet owners a very low cost dog spay and neuter program. In the program, neuter costs are $ 15.00 an animal, spay costs are $ 20.00 an animal. If the animal is not current with its Rabies vaccination, the owner will be responsible for that treatment and cost. Call (615) 838-6783 to obtain a voucher redeemable at either local veterinarian clinic. At the moment, the program only covers dogs but may be expanded to cover cats soon.