SH Anglers Continue Historic Season With State Championship Victory
Article by Jordan Morris The Scotts Hill Student Anglers added another chapter to an already remarkable season last weekend as Parker Smith and Luke Roberts captured the Tennessee Bassmaster Junior State Championship on Watts Bar Lake in Kingston. Smith and Roberts became the first junior team in Tennessee Bassmaster history to win multiple… For complete…
Read MoreWrongful Termination Lawsuit Filed by Wood
NOTE: In the print edition of this issue, the headline of this story was sized wrong, therefore Wood’s last name was cut off. We apologize for this error. Article by Steve Corlew Former Lexington City Recorder, Cody Wood, has filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination against the city of Lexington in federal court. According…
Read MoreObituaries June 3, 2026
Madelyn Smith Bolen, 93 Olice Burdette, Jr., 88 Virgil Warren Carver III, 63 Stephen Ralph Griffin, 64 Wilda Nell Jones, 74 Garrett Levers, 73 Lucille Millner, 93 Rhonda Lynn Spain, 74 For complete obituaries, see the June 3rd edition of the Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreSpeed Bumps and Budgets Tie Up Lexington Board Meeting
Article by Steve Corlew The Lexington City Board wrestled with issues that it cannot seem to escape, speed bumps, employee benefits, and the city budgets when they met on Tuesday, May 26th. The bottom line, those pesky speed bumps were going back down in Eastern Shores subdivision in July, and some of the city’s budgets…
Read MoreCounty Budget Committee Begins FY2026-27 Work
Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Commission’s Budget Committee has started work on the county’s 2026-27 budgets reviewing department requests and projected revenue on Tuesday, May 19th, with hopes of not raising property taxes. The committee, made up of half of the regular county commission members (7), will meet again on Tuesday, June 9th,…
Read MoreLady Lions Season Ends at State Tournament
Article by Jordan Morris The Scotts Hill Lady Lions saw a memorable season come to a close this week at the TSSAA Class 2A State Softball Tournament in Murfreesboro, finishing the year with an impressive 28-12-1 overall record. Scotts Hill opened state tournament play Tuesday against Marion County, battling early before falling 15-6. The Lady…
Read MoreGranddaughter Saves Grandfather with CPR
Article by Steve Corlew Last week Lexington Progress brought you the story about first responders being awarded a “Star of Life” for their quick action in saving a life in 2025 here in Lexington, however there is more to that story. Here is as Paul Harvey would say, “The Rest of the story.” A sixteen-year-old…
Read MoreLions Close Season With State Tournament Appearance
Article by Jordan Morris The Scotts Hill Lions wrapped up a successful 2026 baseball season last week with a trip to the TSSAA State Tournament, finishing the year with a 23-16 overall record after facing two tough opponents in Murfreesboro. The Lions opened state tournament play Tuesday with a 9-3 loss to Pigeon Forge. Scotts…
Read MoreHenderson County Receives Clean Audit
Article by Steve Corlew The Tennessee Comptroller of Treasury has given Henderson County a clean audit, a goal which Henderson County Finance Director has been working toward since taking office. Last year, her office had only one finding and the year before there was only one finding, that’s two findings in three years. Vineyard was…
Read MoreObituaries May 27, 2026
Carolyn Bowman, 84 Martha Dean Prince Hensley, 79 Billy Joe Wallace, 91 For complete obituaries, see the May 27th edition of the Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
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