Discarded Cigarette Results In Late Night Fire
Article by Chief Lynn Murphy- At 1:35 a.m. on Wednesday morning, February 16, 2022, Henderson County Fire Stations 1, 2, and 7 were paged to respond to a house fire in the 5000 block of Hwy. 412 W. The first firefighters to arrive found fire burning up the exterior wall of the front porch. The…
Read MoreSH Lady Lions Punch Ticket To Championship
Article by Blake Franklin- On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Scotts Hill Lady Lions made their way to Adamsville High School to face the Bolivar Lady Tigers. The winner would advance to the district championship game and an opportunity to check off another goal to the season. Scotts Hill got out to a quick lead…
Read MorePossum Club Coordinates Successful Food Drive
Release- We, the Possum Club, along with members from the community churches of Bargerton, Poplar Springs, Center Ridge, Twin Oaks, and Mt. Gilead handed out and delivered groceries to folks from Lexington, Jackson, and our surrounding areas. This amounted to over 270 food bags and boxes. Families of different ethnic groups, different beliefs, different political…
Read MoreHenderson County Junior High Basketball All-Stars Announced
Article by Blake Franklin- In a recently released announcement, shared with The Lexington Progress, the Henderson County junior high basketball all-star members were announced that would be playing in the upcoming all-star game. Both the boys and girls will be split into two teams each and face off against one another. The game with be…
Read MoreMuseum Quilt Display Part of Spring Series
Article by Dian McGuire- The Beech River Museum has kicked off its Spring Series with a quilt exhibit. The exhibition also includes quilting frames for those who want to see how it’s done or try their hand. “This is a great opportunity to engage the younger generation and show them firsthand how things were done…
Read MoreOutdoor Truths
It’s hard to believe we are at the end of February. So far, the winter here has not been too bad. A few light snows and some cold days, but not a winter that has seemed to hang on forever. And even though March can produce a wide variety of weather, the unusually cold days…
Read MoreObituaries For February 23, 2022 Edition
Norman Lee Bedwell, 63 Dorothy Cruse, 95 Jody Darrell Duke, 70 John “Sonny” Fowler, 84 Isabelle Hickerson, 95 Gerald Wayne Holland, 88 Cornelia Tignor Morris, 79 Peggy Joyce Creasy Pusser, 81 Harold Ray Rickman, 59 Paulette Rushing, 77 For complete obituaries, see the February 23rd edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreCommission Approves 10% Match for Broadband
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Commission met on Thursday evening, February 10, 2022. The Budget Committee met at 6:30 p.m. and began the presentation from Lexington Electric System Manager Jeff Graves on the LES and City of Lexington project to expand broadband to LES customers. A representative from Southwest Tennessee Electric also…
Read MoreLady Tigers Get Home Win Over McNairy County
Article by Blake Franklin- After having their game against Hardin County that was originally scheduled for Friday, February 4 moved to Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the Lexington High School Lady Tigers welcomed the Lady Bobcats of McNairy County to Lexington, Tennessee last Tuesday, February 8. Games against McNairy County always come tough and especially this…
Read MoreLions Club Presents Low Profile Shopping Cart to Dollar General Store
Article by W. Clay Crook- “Every year, the Lexington Lions Club choses a project that will benefit the community,” said Miles Roberts, who is serving as this year’s president. The project this year was a low-profile shopping cart. Not a miniature cart for children, but a full-size cart with a low profile for smaller adults.…
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