Farmers, Youth, and First Responders Have Two Day Grain Bin Rescue Training
Article by W. Clay Crook- Grain Bin Rescue training was offered by the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads (TARS) on January 21st and 22nd at the Otto Britt Fairgrounds Building in Lexington. The training was sponsored in part by a grant from a family that had lost two members of their family in a grain…
Read MoreLady Tigers Suffer Loss to Lady Cavs
Article by Blake Franklin- In their only game played last week, the Lexington High School Lady Tigers basketball team took to the road and headed to Crockett County High School to face the Lady Cavaliers. Lexington embarked on a journey the team knew would a tough test. The Lady Tigers never quit during the course…
Read MoreOne Person Injured by First Heating Related Fire of The New Year on Friday, and Car Fire on Sunday
Article by Chief Lynn Murphy- At 11:24 p.m. on Friday night, January 21, 2022, Henderson County Fire Stations 4, 7, and 8 were dispatched to a mobile home fire in the 500 block of Blankenship Road off Darden-Christian Chapel Road. The first firefighters arrived to discover the home fully engulfed in flames with a shed…
Read MoreOutdoor Truths
As I type this, I’m also getting ready for my last deer hunt of the year. The South Alabama bucks are just now in the pre-rut phase, with the rut only a few days away. This sounds strange to most of the rest of the hunting world, because in most places even the secondary rut…
Read MoreEMA Director Drew Cook Speaks to Rotary Club
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Lexington Rotary Club met on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, with Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Drew Cook as the special guest speaker. He became director five years ago in June. Drew said that over $5.42 million in grants have come to Henderson County through the EMA office since fiscal…
Read MoreLexington Board Holds Monthly Work Session
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington met on Tuesday evening, January 18, 2022, for their regular work session. For the 2022 Christmas holiday schedule, Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs said that he hopes the board will approve Thursday and Friday as days off instead of Friday and Monday. For…
Read MoreObituaries For January 26, 2022 Edition
Junior Bawcum, 75 Lisa Dabbs Christian, 57 Denise Emily Deaton, 55 Greg Hall, 58 Clayburn Hays, 75 Mary Ann Johnson, 76 Larue Wood Myracle, 93 Paul David Roberts, 57 Jeffrey Frank Shaffer, 59 Kenneth Darrel Smith, 56 Dolores Leola Tutor, 84 For complete obituaries, see the January 26th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreCommission to Hold January 20th Special Called Meeting To Discuss Commissioner Vacancy in District 4
Article by W. Clay Crook- District 4 Commissioner Shana Duke qualified for the upcoming election for her position in District 4, but issues concerning the census redistricting boundary between District 4 and District 3 arose, leading to her also needing to pick up a petition for District 3. She will only run in District 3.…
Read MoreSH Lions Hand Adamsville Loss
Article by Blake Franklin- On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, the Scotts Hill High School Lions basketball team welcomed into their home gym the Adamsville Cardinals. This game has been testy in the last few seasons, so the Lions knew it would be a tough battle. The results from the end of the game were in…
Read MorePaleontologist George Phillips Hosted at Scotts Hill Elementary
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Hampton Gym at Scotts Hill Elementary School was filled with the entire student body. The smiles and energy was electric as Principal Brian Lane took the microphone and announced, “If you like dinosaurs, then this is your day!” The area above the stage had a projection screen with various…
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