LHS Softball Starts Season with Big Wins
Article by Blake Franklin- The official start of the 2022 softball season has begun for Lexington High School. The Lady Tigers softball team opened up the season on the road with games played at Henry County and then Lexington made their way to Jackson, Tennessee to take on Dyer County at Jackson State Community College.…
Read MoreSpring Has Sprung!
Article by W. Clay Crook- One of The Lexington Progress readers caught Sports Editor Blake Franklin and said there was a great photo opportunity at the Guy B. Amis Park playground. It was nearly standing room only, and he said, “You can call it Spring Has Sprung!” Well, the reader was right on the mark.…
Read MoreScotts Hill Lions Split Games to Start Season
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Lions baseball team got their season kicked off on Monday, March 14, 2022, with a game in Milan, Tennessee, against the Milan Bulldogs. This would be the start of the team’s journey in hopes of making it back to the state tournament and ultimately win another state championship…
Read MoreYouth Sells Homemade Drawings to Fundraise for Older Friend with Cancer
Article by W. Clay Crook- It started with a post from Kinley Alexander and a couple of photos of young Avery, son of Dillon and Jacquelyn Blankenship, and Jesse and Brooke Roberts-McKee, and then the information on this wonderful story just kept rolling in. Kinley said, “Avery is one of the sweetest little boys. For…
Read MoreLady Lions Softball Start Season with Win
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill High School Lady Lions softball team got the season started last Monday, March 14, by welcoming TCA to their home field in Reagan, Tennessee. Scotts Hill wanted to start the season on the right note by collecting a win and the Lady Lions proved to do just that.…
Read MoreElection Commission Reviews Voter Registration Applications, Approves Poll Workers List
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Election Commission met at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022. Present were Margaret Milam (chair), Austin Corbin (secretary), Melba Johnson, Bill Martin, Robin Powers (Administrator of Elections), and Lora Volner (Deputy Administrator). The commission did a quality review of 10% of the new voter registration applications…
Read MoreLexington Tiger Baseball Off To Slow Start This Season
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington High School baseball team got their start to the 2022 season with a home opener against the Riverside Panthers last Monday, March 14, 2022. The Tigers would turn right around and play them again the following day in Parsons, Tennessee. With the team consisting of a young talented roster,…
Read More7th Tennessee Cavalry Muster Descendant Reunion Committee Meets
Article by W. Clay Crook- The committee for planning the April 16, 2022, 7th Tennessee Cavalry Muster met on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Apostolic Orthodox Church on Natchez Trace Drive. The committee chairman, Bishop Jerry Lynn Hayes, is a great grandson of Captain Asa N. Hays, who led Company C. Bishop Hayes will…
Read MoreSH Lions Baseball Win Back-to-Back Games
Article by Blake Franklin- After suffering their first loss of the season against South Gibson, the Scotts Hill High School Lions baseball team looked to get back in the win column with a game against Huntingdon. The Lions knew what it would take to get back on track and were willing to execute the game…
Read MoreLexington Board Holds Monthly Work Session
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the City of Lexington met at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on March 21, 2022, for their monthly work session. Photo by: W. Clay Crook / The Lexington ProgressArticle by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington held their monthly, non-voting, work session on…
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