Lexington Police Department Receives TLEA Accreditation
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA) Program is pleased to announce that it has granted the award of accreditation to the Lexington Police Department. This is the first accreditation award for the department. They were awarded this achievement during the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) meeting held in…
Read MoreJuvenile Being Sought in Shots Fired Incident
Article by W. Clay Crook- A juvenile is being sought in the Sunday, June 6, 2021, shots fired incident which occurred at the Lexington Walmart parking lot. Captain Jeff Middleton, with the Lexington Police Department, said that around 9:00 p.m. on June 6th that a disturbance was reported between two groups of youths and juveniles…
Read MoreScotts Hill Lions Football Tackling the Summer Heat
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Lions football team has been hard at it the past few weeks. This team is braving the hot summer sun, just like many teams across west Tennessee are doing at this time of the year. With the humidity setting in and the hot summer months amongst us, conditions…
Read MoreLexington Middle School Students Enjoy TSU Day
Article by W. Clay Crook- “It’s not just about farming anymore,” said Lexington Middle School Principal Whitney Owens as she welcomed LMS students to Tennessee State University Day on Friday, June 11, 2021. Owens said that she hopes that the event will be a beginning of a partnership between the USDA and LMS to help…
Read MoreLexington City Board Meets in Budget Work Session
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington met in a budget work session on Monday evening, June 14, 2021. Jeff Graves, General Manager for the Lexington Electric System presented the budget for LES. He was asked about the funding for the TVA line project from Jacks Creek to Lexington,…
Read MoreCounty Commission Meets to Discuss Budget, Redistricting Committee
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Commission met on Monday evening June 7, 2021, at the Henderson County Criminal Justice Complex. The following notaries were approved: Angie Davis, Jo Ann Faught, Stephani Leah Foster, Cheryl B. Maness, Shasta L. Melton, Sabriy Muhammad, Kara C. Perdue, and Melanie Stone. The commission also further discussed…
Read MoreWilson & Pruett Secure Second Place Honors
Article by Blake Franklin- This past weekend was considered by some as brutally hot, but that didn’t keep some young anglers away from one of their favorite spots to be. On the water, doing what they love to do, the Scotts Hill Student Anglers traveled to Chickamauga Lake this past weekend to finish out the final…
Read MoreScotts Hill Board Meets
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Mayor and Board of Aldermen for Scotts Hill met on Monday evening, June 7, 2021. There was lengthy discussion on the solid waste pick-up issue and the motion to purchase a side-arm garbage truck was withdrawn after some newer bids were presented. The low bid by United Waste Haulers…
Read MoreJoint Economic Community Development Board Meets
Article by W. Clay Crook- The Joint Economic Community Development Board met at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on Maple Street at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs brought the meeting to order, thanking everyone for their attendance. Scotts Hill Mayor Kenny Parrish was able to participate by phone, and…
Read MoreSardis Board Meets
Article by Lois Freeland- The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met on Monday evening, June 7, 2021, with all aldermen/women being present. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Mayor J.W. Creasy called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Minutes of the previous meeting, along with the financial statement, were read and approved unanimously. A report…
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