Lexington City Schools Approve 2022-2023 Budget
Article by Steve Corlew- The Lexington City School Board approve the 2022-23 budget Tuesday night, June 8, 2022 without any increase in funding from Lexington City government. The $8,057,324 budget was approved on a 6-0 vote with board member Carl Cooley absent. The board also approved the 2022-23 salary schedule on a 6-0 vote. According…
Read MoreLexington Planning Commission Approves Communication Tower
Article by Steve Corlew- The Lexington Planning Commission approved a request for a new communications tower for the Henderson County Fire Department, Monday night June 13, 2022. Henderson County Fire Chief Lynn Murphy said the tower will provide emergency backup and redundancy to the current communication system at the Henderson County Justice Center. In December…
Read MoreSmith to Compete at AAU Championships
Article by Blake Franklin- Ellie Smith, a rising senior member of the Class of 2023 at Lexington High School, will be competing June 19 through 22, 2022, in Orlando, Florida for the Memphis Metro Volleyball Club at the AAU National Volleyball Championships. This is the largest volleyball tournament in the country. This tournament is represented…
Read MoreParkers Crossroads Approves 2022-2023 Budget
Article by Steve Corlew- The Parkers Crossroads city commissioners approved the city’s 2022-2023 budget, Thursday, June 2, 2022. The first reading of the $596,000 general fund budget was approved by Mayor Kenneth Kizer, Vice Mayor Jamie Simonton, and commissioner Tony Hardee. The state street aid fund was $37,600. The city uses its portion of state…
Read MoreChamber Director Updates Rotary Club On Activities
Article by Steve Corlew- The Executive Director of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, Melissa Gilbert updated Lexington Rotary Club members on the activities of the Chamber during the club’s weekly meeting, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Among the latest project, the Chamber has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Tourism to make sure Google information…
Read MoreStudent Anglers Going to Nationals
Article Submitted by Holly Overman- The West Tennessee Student Bass Trail held a fishing tournament on June 11, 2022, at Birdsong Marina. It was a beautiful day for the youth to be out on the water fishing, if you overlooked the heat. The West Tennessee Student Bass Trail is affiliated with the SAF (Student Angler…
Read MoreObituaries For June 15, 2022 Edition
Joann Cody, 85 Diane Crawley, 69 Carolyn Holmes, 81 Mary Louise Holmes, 87 Doris Jean Hollowell, 88 Drake Miller, 30 Shirley Ann Reynolds, 86 Joe Vance Sheldon, 54 Nelma Sue Wadley, 83 Candice Maelyn Wood, 34 Charles “Doc” Woody, 93 For complete obituaries, see the June 15th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreSoaring Gas Prices Affecting Everyone
Article by Steve Corlew- With the unpredictability of gas prices city, and county governments are working to approve budgets, without raising taxes. Since 2020, the average price of gas has risen from $1.88 per gallon in December 2020 to $4.63 per gallon in Tennessee according to GasBuddy.com. “We have asked our employees to cut back…
Read MoreFranklin Family Passes the Torch: Thank You for 76 Years!
Article by Steve Corlew- For only the third time in 138-year history of The Lexington Progress, the newspaper has new owners. The paper was purchased by Mirror-Exchange, Inc., owned by Scarlet Elliot and Victor Parkins, second generation newspaper publishers. Their parents, Bob and Dorris Parkins started the Mirror-Exchange in Milan in 1966. The company also…
Read MoreBrad Dyer Tabbed as New Head Coach of LHS Tigers Baseball
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington High School Tigers Baseball team has found their new head coach to lead them into next season and beyond. Brad Dyer accepted the position of head coach for the Lexington Tigers baseball program, on Thursday, June 2, 2022. In speaking with Dyer, he shared that he is excited to…
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