Local Senior Citizen Centers Receive TCAD Grants
Article by Steve Corlew- Each of Henderson County’s three senior citizen centers were awarded grants from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, August 10, 2022. The Henderson County Senior Center, Sardis Senior Citizens Club and the Scotts Hill Senior Center were each awarded $8,000 grants the TCAD announced. The grants were part of this…
Read MoreSHHS Lady Lions Defeat Waverly Tigers in Season Opener
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill High School Lady Lions soccer team kicked off their regular season with a game at home on August 15 against the Waverly High School Lady Tigers. The starting lineup for Scotts Hill included forward Addison Cameron, Layla Adams, at right wing, Kiersten Perry, at left wing, Emma Johnson…
Read MoreLocal Family Farm Celebrates 150 Years of Operation
Article by Steve Corlew- For over 150 years, the Robins family has been living on and farming the same ground in Middleburg. The farm was recently recognized by the state as a “Century Farm” in Tennessee. Jimmy Dale Robins and his sons Clay and Kyle, not only farm the original homestead, but have added to…
Read MoreSH Volleyball Falls to LHS Lady Tigers
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Lady Lions volleyball team entered the 2022 regular season by travelling to Lexington to take on the Lady Tigers volleyball program. The Lady Lions were looking to take down their in-county rival by starting the season with a win. Unfortunately, Scotts Hill was not able to overcome the…
Read MoreLawmakers Meet With Local Farmers And Chamber Members
Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Coffee, Tuesday morning, August 16, 2022, to discuss community issues. State Representative Kirk Haston, State Senator Ed Jackson, Republican candidate Brock Martin, along with U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty’s field representative Matt Varino, and Colleen Coury with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture representing…
Read MoreHCN Tigers Open Season with Shutout
Article by Blake Franklin- The Henderson County North football team opened their season against Rose Hill last Thursday night, August 11, 2022, with a home game to start the season. The Tigers were looking to get off to a good start this season and have an outstanding performance in the opener. Henderson County North gave…
Read MoreObituaries For August 17, 2022 Edition
Martha Jean Barnickel, , 81 Jerry Wayne Boothe, 76 Kirstie Cottrell Erwin, 49 George Milhorn, II, 82 Andrew Ryan Rich, 23 Tony Randall Ricketts, 55 Patrick Darnell Smith, 49 Alice Faye Wright, 80 Chase Rushing Wulfert, 18 For complete obituaries, see the August 17th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreLexington Man Indicted on Second-degree Murder
Article by Steve Corlew- A 25-year-old Lexington Man was indicted last week on second-degree murder charges according to the Lexington Police Department. Joshua Fields, 27, of Lexington, was being held in custody on unrelated charges at the Henderson County Jail at the time of the indictment. An investigation by LPD Narcotics Investigators and the office…
Read MoreMinutemen Come Away with Tie in Jamboree
Article by Blake Franklin- This past Saturday, August 6, 2022, the Lexington Middle School football team headed to McKenzie, Tennessee to participate in the annual jamboree held each year before the first week of the regular season. Both the junior varsity and varsity teams of LMS took on Paris Inman. The varsity Minutemen team came…
Read MoreTWRA Investigate Boating Accident
Article by Steve Corlew- Three persons with Henderson County connections perished in a boating accident on the Tennessee River this past weekend. The victims were identified as Cheri Denise Arnold, 57, of Bath Springs, who was found at the scene, and 19-year-old Bryan Chayse Linton from Scotts Hill, and 18-year-old Chase Rushing Wulfert from Morris…
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