Article by W. Clay Crook- Dakota Christopher Bastek, age 25 of Henderson County, was arrested on August 6, 2021, on one count of rape of a child and one count of aggravated sexual battery. The arrest came after a sealed indictment from the Henderson County Grand Jury on Wednesday, August 4th, and stems from incidents…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Indictments from the Henderson County Grand Jury on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, led to the arrest of Lee Carmack Thompson, age 44 of Henderson County. The charges included twelve counts of solicitation of a minor, eight counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, three counts of contributing to the…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guests at the August 10, 2021, Lexington Rotary Club were the Lexington High School seniors from the Tiger Football Team, Cheerleaders, and Dance Team. Coaches Bryant Hollingsworth, Brooklyn Hudson, and Brooke Britt talked about each of their teams. Bryant said how proud he was of the team and…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There’s a new face at the Lexington Senior Center. Bethany Payne came in on July 26, 2021 as the new director of the center. Bethany was born and raised in Decatur County, near Scotts Hill, and was formerly with the Decatur County Senior Center. She graduated from Souls Harbor Lighthouse…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Lexington Fire Department and Henderson County EMS responded to a fire alarm call at the Jeffrey Meadows Apartments complex in the 300 block of North Main Street in Lexington on Monday, August 9, 2021. The sprinkler system was able to douse the apartment’s kitchen fire, and LFD and EMS…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Rescue Squad, West Tennessee Dive, along with deputies of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department were called to an accidental drowning at Sycamore Lake on Friday, August 6, 2021. Investigator Jeremiah Adams said that the teams responded a little after 4:00 p.m. when it was reported that Baldwin…