SH Lady Lions Demolish Big Sandy Lady Pioneers
Article by Blake Franklin- Before entering their break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Scotts Hill Lady Lions basketball team welcomed Big Sandy to their home court at Scotts Hill High School on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Scotts Hill was looking to keep the success going that the team had been having with another win over…
Read MoreFrizzell Spotlighted as MyRide TN Volunteer of the Month
Release- The Henderson County MyRide volunteer spotlight for the month is Danny Frizzell. He is a great Christian man, and it shows with his every endeavor. He is very community minded and is always willing to be of assistance to others. Danny is retired from the Henderson County School System. During his 37- year career,…
Read MoreTigers Take Loss to South Gibson Hornets
Article by Blake Franklin- On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, the Lexington High School Tigers basketball team went up against a team that is coached by a familiar face to the Lexington program. South Gibson, who is now coached by former Lexington head coach Keith Runyon, came to town to take on the Tigers in a…
Read MorePalmer Talks About Lexington TCAT at Rotary
Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guest speaker for the November 30, 2021, meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club was Cindy Palmer, who is the Lexington Extension Campus Director for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT). TCAT started with state legislation in 1963, so that every citizen would have access to technical education.…
Read MoreSH Lady Lions Win Big Over Carroll Academy
Article by Blake Franklin- On Monday evening, December 29, the Scotts Hill Lady Lions welcomed Carroll Academy to their home court. Scotts Hill has been on a recent winning streak and the Lady Lions looked to add to the recent success the program has been having. The Lady Lions team proved to be way too…
Read MoreHenderson County’s Revolutionary War Veteran John Grider
Article by W. Clay Crook- There are only two dozen or so known Revolutionary War Veterans that have lived in Henderson County. Quite a number of them filed claims here in the 1820’s and 1830’s but left for other places. Some, like Archibald McCorkle and Joseph Purviance, lived and died in Henderson County, but are…
Read MoreLHS Lady Tigers Lose Back to Back Games
Article by Blake Franklin- Coming off a loss against South Gibson last Tuesday, November 23, the Lady Tigers basketball team was hoping to get back in the win column as they played in the Thanksgiving Classic, which was held in Gibson County. Lexington would take on Sikeston, Missouri this past Friday, November 26. The Lady…
Read MoreHenderson County’s First Bank Robbery November 21, 1927
Article by Phillip Renfroe- “The Bank of Lexington, with the late E.J. Timberlake as cashier and the late Judge John E. McCall, president, was founded in the fall of 1887, and forty years passed without even an attempted bank robbery until Monday, November 21, 1927, when a successful raid was made on the Luray Banking…
Read MoreSH Lions Basketball Takes Demanding Win Over Carroll Academy
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Lions basketball team took to the hardwood on Monday evening, November 29, to welcome the Carroll Academy Jaguars. This game wouldn’t be much of a contest in the end, as the Lions program jumped out to a big lead early and widened the gap as the contest continued.…
Read MoreNew National Park Service Signs for Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Sites
Article by W. Clay Crook- There are two new signs for the Parkers Crossroads Battlefield sites, one at North Park Unit at Wildersville Road, and another at the South Park Unit located on Highway 22 North at Federal Lane. The signs sport the National Park Service logo. Travelers often aren’t aware that the battlefield is…
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