SH Lions Handed Defeat by Bolivar
Article by Blake Franklin- With the regular season coming into the last portion of the schedule, the Scotts Hill High School Lions basketball team was looking to finish strong before the start of postseason play. The Lions had to hit the road for their game last week, as the team made its way to Bolivar…
Read MoreDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Scheduled for February 21st
Submitted by Barbara Parker- Please mark your calendars for Monday, February 21, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. All activities will be held at the Montgomery Cultural and Enrichment Center. Please join us for this very special day. If you would like to assist, you can help by donating…
Read MoreLady Tigers Take Loss At Chester County
Article by Blake Franklin- In the second game of the Lady Tigers three game road matchup, Lexington headed to Henderson, Tennessee to take on the Lady Eagles last Tuesday evening, February 1, 2022. This is a game that always is circled on the schedule for Lady Tigers fans as there is a lot of history…
Read MoreJonathan Wood with Air EVAC Speaks to Lexington Rotary
Article by W. Clay Crook- The guest speaker for the February 8, 2022, Lexington Rotary Club was Jonathan Wood with Air EVAC. Air EVAC is the largest provider of emergency access, and he serves as the director of the southwest region. Jackson is called Air EVAC 7, and the company is now at 75 locations.…
Read MoreHenderson County Fire Department Responds to Two Tuesday Afternoon Fires
Article by Chief Lynn Murphy- At 2:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, February 1, 2022, Henderson County Fire Stations 6, 7, and 9 were paged to respond to a mobile home fire in the 200 block of Crosser Lane off Hwy. 22 A. The first firefighters to arrive found the rear of the home on fire. Firefighters…
Read MoreOutdoor Truths
For about two weeks now I’ve been in a close-down, clean-up phase of hunting. The mornings have been spent behind a desk without any thoughts about the next time I’ll get to go back to the woods. There are still some tree stands and cameras I need to remove, but other than that, deer season…
Read MoreKeep the Faith and Never Lose Hope: Billy Bray Beats One in a Million Odds Against COVID-19
Article by W. Clay Crook and Pam Bray- Church members, friends, and family were wearing distinctive blue shirts on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the First Pentecostal Church, Lexington. The shirts read “One in a Million,” and were in support of Billy Bray, whose story over the last year has been one of not just…
Read MoreDaddy – Daughter Dance Sponsored by Carl Perkins Center
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse was excited to sponsor their much-loved Daddy – Daughter Dance on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Caywood Elementary. “The Advisory Board and I would like to thank all of the volunteers that worked this year’s event, those that…
Read MoreObituaries For February 9, 2022 Edition
Windell Anderson, 60 Clyde Bingham, Jr., 77 Carolyn Powers Douglas, 77 Judy Ann Hardin, 73 Iva Katheryn Jones, 96 Pam Jowers, 69 Movitta S. Maxwell, 90 Brenda McCorkle, 78 Richard Steven Knight, 66 Michael “PaPa” Reeves, 62 Willard “Buddy” Robertson, 87 Zena Sparks, 63 Charles Edgar Talley, 84 For complete obituaries, see the February 9th…
Read MoreSheriff Duke Announces 21 Arrests in Big Red Ice 2.0
Article by W. Clay Crook- Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke, in conjunction with TBI Director David Rausch, District 26 Attorney General Jody Pickens, and Assistant District Attorney Chad Wood announced in a special press conference at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, that 21 arrests had already been made in Operation Big Red Ice…
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