Multiple Stations Respond to Scotts Hill Fire
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Scotts Hill Fire Department and Henderson County Fire Department Stations 4 and 9, responded to an April 3, 2022, fire at Bucks Building Supply at the Scotts Hill location. Henderson County Fire Chief Lynn Murphy said that 44 firefighters brought the blaze under control, but then worked tirelessly to…
Read MoreLHS Softball Grabs Two More Wins Over Rivals
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington High School Lady Tigers softball team held its home opener last Tuesday, March 29 against their bordering county rival, the Lady Panthers of Riverside High School. Lexington received a team that was hungry for a win on the Lady Tigers field. Ultimately, it would be Lexington that kept their…
Read MoreApril is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Article by W. Clay Crook- Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs and Henderson County Mayor Eddie Bray signed proclamations for Child Abuse Prevention Month on Friday, April 1, 2022. The mayors were joined for the signing by Kim Hendrix, Director of the Henderson County Carl Perkins Center; and Daniel Clark, President of the Carl Perkins Henderson County…
Read MoreLady Lions Softball Take Loss Against Ripley, Tie McKenzie
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill High School Lady Lions softball program made their way into Milan, Tennessee on Friday, April 1, 2022, to participate in the Milan Tournament. Scotts Hill knew that the competition would be good, but the Lady Lions were up to the task to welcome it. In a close game…
Read MoreIsolated Damage from Wednesdays Storm
Article by W. Clay Crook- Severe wind and storm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for Henderson County and surrounding areas on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Both school systems dismissed classes mid-day, and although the winds seemed light in some places, there was damage to sheds, roofs, and trees in various places around…
Read MoreSH Lions Baseball Split Games with Bolivar
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Lions baseball team welcomed the Bolivar Tigers to Reagan, Tennessee last Monday, March 28, 2022. Scotts Hill was hoping to make easy work on the day against Bolivar, but the Tigers would not go down easily without a fight. The Lions ended up playing two games on the…
Read MoreObituaries For April 6, 2022 Edition
Adam William Cagle, 25 Martha B. Cagle, 84 Donna Sue Hurt, 51 Betty Sue Tucker, 75 James Lee Wood, 51 For complete obituaries, see the April 6th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreCity Board Approves Accounting Position, Feasibility Study
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington met in their regular voting session on March 28, 2022, at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on Maple Street. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Mayor Sandra Wood, and the prior minutes were approved after the invocation and pledge. As there were no…
Read MoreLions Baseball Tops McNairy County
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Lions baseball team was originally scheduled to play at McNairy County last Tuesday, March 22, but with the weather that came into West Tennessee that day the game was rescheduled. On Wednesday, March 23, the contest between the two schools was played on the field of Freed Hardeman…
Read MoreLexington Utilities Hosts Safety Day
Article by W. Clay Crook- Lexington Utilities hosted a Safety Day event at their operations facility on Friday morning, March 25, 2022, with utility partners from as far as Dyersburg attending the event. Tennessee 811 is a non-profit Tennessee corporation established in 1983, whose mission is to act as an advance notification service to operators…
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