County School Board Meets
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County School Board met in regular session on Thursday evening, September 17th, electing Tommy Gordon as Chairman, Dennis Ray McDaniel as Vice-Chairman, and David Leslie as the Tennessee Legislative Network (TLN) representative. The second, and final reading of TSBA policy updates were made, and the first reading was made…
Read MoreScotts Hill Names Kaelin Dawson as New Softball Coach
Scotts Hill High School welcomed new softball head coach Kaelin Dawson in the Lion family last week. Coach Dawson found her way to Scotts Hill after being an assistant at Bethel University. However, she has been in coaching much longer than that. Coach Dawson says her love for coaching comes from her father, “I grew…
Read MoreLHS Volleyball Improves to 22-5
Last week, the Lady Tigers Volleyball team took a tough district loss to South Side but bounced back Monday with wins over Milan and Halls. Lexington is now 22-5 overall and 5-2 in district play. There are five games remaining in the regular season and three of the five games are district games, which will…
Read MorePine Grove Celebrates 70 Years
Release- Pine Grove Baptist Church held special homecoming events, celebrating its 70th year. Three Pine Grove pastors gathered for the event: Dr. David Skorupa (present pastor), David Walker (pastor from 1971-1974) and Jimmy Burroughs (pastor from 1988 to 2017). For this and other interesting stories, see the September 19th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreLMS Football Takes Loss to Chester County
Chester County took the opening kickoff, last week, and drove down the field and punched it in mid-way through the first quarter to take the early lead. Lexington Middle fumbled the ensuing kickoff return and gave Chester County the ball back deep in Minutemen territory. A few plays later, Chester County scored again. The Minutemen…
Read MoreHenderson County North Tigers Win Three in a Row
Henderson County North played Henderson County South in the annual cross county rivalry game Thursday Night. The North took the ball first and easily moved down the field to score, on a long Javonn Thomas run. Aiden Valle found Adam McCready for the two-point conversion to make the score 8-0. The South answered with a…
Read MoreObituaries For September 19, 2018 Edition
Ingeborg Brittner, 79 J.D. Greer, 88 Louise Mitchell, 74 Robert Lee Moody, 59 For complete obituaries, see the September 19th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreHolmes Remembered Throughout Coaching For Accomplishments
Article by W. Clay Crook- I stand in a field that is now high in cotton, the bolls beginning to open and the leaves turning crisp as I look towards the old Middlefork Schoolhouse. In the 1940’s and 1950’s there was a ball field here. “We were just a group of kids,” Riley Holmes said,…
Read MoreTCAT LPN Program Partners with Schools
Article by W. Clay Crook- It’s the beginning of the new school year, and students are required by state law to have health screenings completed within the first ninety days. If you are a school nurse, it could take three weeks or longer to get these done on your own, but a community partnership with…
Read MoreLions Get Big Win Over McKenzie
The Lions came into last Friday’s game, against McKenzie, with a 1-2 record. They won their first game the week prior, after losing their first two games. The Lions would go onto to win their second game of the season after having a big first half. Scotts Hill kicked off to start the game. McKenzie…
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