Scotts Hill Lions Win Close Game Over Crockett County
Article by Blake Franklin- Coming off a win to open their season, the Lions were looking to keep the momentum going when Crockett County came to town last Thursday night, November 18. Scotts Hill is starting the season on a five-game home stand in front of their many fans and supporters. The Lions were in…
Read MoreLexington City Board Meets
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Alderman for Lexington met in their regular voting session on Monday evening, November 22, 2021. Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs welcomed Sheriff Brian Duke and County Commissioner Shana Duke to the board meeting. The following were approved in the consent agenda: • FY 2021/2022 budget amendment…
Read MoreTigers Basketball Start Season By Winning Two Straight Games
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington Tigers basketball team was back in action last Saturday, as they welcomed the Liberty Crusaders to their home hardwood. This was once a storied matchup as the two teams have played each other for many years. Things have changed over the years but the eagerness to get a win…
Read MoreJamie Sprayberry Delivers Annual Thanksgiving Address at Lexington Rotary
Article by W. Clay Crook- Fellow Rotarian Rev. Jamie Sprayberry, of the Greater Life Church, Lexington, delivered the annual Thanksgiving Address at the November 23, 2021, meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club. The meeting was conducted by Dr. Mike Thrower, and after the program there was a brief meeting of all former Rotarians of the…
Read MoreScotts Hill Girls Basketball Squeak by Lady Cavaliers
Article by Blake Franklin- The second game of the Lady Lions basketball season took place last Thursday, November 18. The Lady Lions basketball team welcomed the Lady Cavaliers to Reagan, Tennessee. Scotts Hill wanted to build off the first win earlier last week and keep the team spirits high with another win over Crockett County.…
Read MoreSardis Senior Center Hosts Annual Veterans Day Celebration
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Sardis Senior Center hosted their annual Veterans Day Celebration on Thursday, November 18, 2021, recognizing local veterans through a special ceremony and celebrating with a meal afterwards. Senior Center Director Tammie Martin helped greet visitors with Judith Willis serving as master of ceremonies, Bro. Bobby Brown delivering the invocation,…
Read MoreLMS Football Takes In TN Titans Game
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington Middle School Minutemen football team celebrated their undefeated season, in which their final record was 8-0 on the season, with a trip to Nashville, Tennessee to watch the Titans host the Houston Texans, on Sunday, November 21, 2021. The coaching staff also presented team awards for the 2021 football…
Read MoreHallmark Elected President of Tennessee Baptist Convention
Release from the Baptist & Reflector- Messengers to the annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention elected Lexington pastor Clay Hallmark as president of the convention Nov. 16, 2021, at Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood. Hallmark was elected without opposition for the office. David Green, pastor of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, nominated Hallmark, a director of…
Read MoreMallard Found Guilty on Several Counts of Aggregated Sexual Battery and Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Article by W. Clay Crook- The case of the State of TN vs. Kerry Lewis Mallard ended on the afternoon of Thursday, November 18, 2021, in the Circuit Court of Henderson County before Judge Roy B. Morgan. He was indicted on one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child, and counts 2 through 34…
Read MoreBlack WWII Veteran Onna V. Parker Remembered
Article by W. Clay Crook- A special ceremony and marker setting was held for Black World War II veteran Onna V. Parker Sr. and his wife, Eula Cawthon Parker, for Veterans Day. The couple is buried in the Crook Family Cemetery on the old Pete Parker farm in Middlefork, one of the oldest historic black…
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