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Board to ask state to name Columbia Pike in honor of Pastor Hewitt C. Sawyers; vote set for regular meeting
Summary
Alderman Baggett introduced Resolution 2025‑01 asking the state to name a segment of Columbia Pike after Pastor Hewitt C. Sawyers. Supporters, including church members and local pastors, spoke in favor; Baggett said the resolution will be forwarded to state legislators and will be voted on at the board’s 7:00 p.m. meeting.
Alderman Baggett introduced Resolution 2025‑01 at the Feb. 25 work session, a request that the state of Tennessee name the segment of Columbia Pike (U.S. 31/State Route 6) from South Mac Hatcher Memorial Parkway to Coleman Road as the “Pastor Hewitt C. Sawyers Historic Highway.”
Baggett read elements of Pastor Sawyers’ service — longtime pastor of West Harpeth Primitive Baptist Church at the Coleman Road and Columbia Avenue corner, leadership roles…
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