Early voting for the August 6 Election ended Saturday with 1,615 total votes cast. That figure is about double the turn-out for the 2016 election. Polls open this Thursday at 9:00 a.m. and will remain open until 7:00 p.m. Covid-19 safety measures including social distancing and face coverings are recommended. Voters will also need proper photo ID to cast a ballot. For more information, call (931) 796-0510 or stop in the Election Commission Office in the War Memorial Building at 35 Smith Avenue.

Head Start in Lewis County is currently accepting applications for any child that will be three years old by August 15. Classroom-based setting as-well-as virtual settings will be offered. More information is available by calling (931) 796-4898.

With schools preparing to open, roads will have more traffic, and children will be standing beside roads and highways to catch the bus. Emergency responders like police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and utility crews also find themselves working near busy roadways. Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative reminds everyone to put safety first. Motorists should be aware of school bus stops, watch for school crossings, move over where law officers, first responders or utility crews are working and use hands-free modes on all telephones. Students are to report for the first full day of class on Tuesday, August 4.

For 2020 only, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a second sales-tax holiday for restaurant sales. The weekend will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 and end Sunday, August 9 at 11:59 p.m. The second tax holiday will apply to the retail sale of food and drinks by restaurants and limited service restaurants.

All three locations of Oliver Technologies in Hohenwald are actively hiring for a number of positions. Applicants are sought with experience in construction, welding, tradesman, electrical and mechanically inclined as-well-as experienced semi-mechanic repair and unskilled labor positions. Apply in-person at 609 Swan Avenue or 467 Swan Avenue.

The Hohenwald Board of Zoning Appeals is scheduled to meet Monday, August 10. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. in Hohenwald City Hall.

The Lewis County Beer Board will meet Tuesday, August 11. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the county clerk’s office inside the courthouse. The meeting is open to the public.

The Lewis Health Center will host a Blood Assurance blood drive event Friday, August 28. The blood mobile will be parked at the center on West Main that afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Donors will receive their choice of a beach towel or Covid 19 anti-body testing. Those eighteen and older, donating twice this summer, will be entered to win a medium sized Big Green Egg© and Egg-sessories. Schedule appointments by visiting bloodassurance.org/lhc828.

The Twelfth Annual Autumn in the Country Arts and Crafts Fair is set to be held around the Centerville Square on October 3. The event sponsor, The Hickman County Arts and Crafts Guild, is currently booking space for arts and crafts vendors to sell handmade items. No commercial products or kits will be featured. For more information or to book a space, call (931) 242-0428.