Tigers Baseball Swept By Jackson South Side Hawks
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington Big Red Tigers baseball team was in action last week with a home and away game against the South Side Hawks baseball program. On Monday, April 19, the Tigers would host South Side here in Lexington, Tennessee and then the following day, LHS would make their way into Madison…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Association’s Greta Brown Addresses Rotary
Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guest speaker for the April 27, 2021 Lexington Rotary Club was Greta Brown of the Alzheimer’s Association, who joined the group electronically. The Alzheimer’s Association was founded in 1980 and the mission is to lead the way to ending Alzheimer’s. She shared the differences between Alzheimer’s and dementia,…
Read MoreScotts Hill Makes Quick Work Out of North Side
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill Softball team hosted the North Side Lady Indians last Tuesday night, April 20, 2021. This was a lopsided victory for the Lady Lions as they steamrolled North Side that evening. Scotts Hill only allowed one hit for the Lady Indians on their way to a big win. In…
Read MoreAnimal Shelter Enjoys Muttstrutt and Pawpaloosa
Article submitted- The Francis Hensley Animal Shelter held their annual Muttstrutt and Pawpaloosa at Beech Lake on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Muttstrutt 2021 winners were: 1st Place Thomas Morgan and Spanky; 2nd Place Emily Ashby and Barkley; and 3rd Place Simone Taylor and Pepper. Congratulations!!! It was wonderful for all the participants to come out…
Read MoreLHS Softball Rolls Over Chester County
Article by Blake Franklin- After coming off a big win against Adamsville last Monday evening, April 19, Lexington went back on the road for a matchup at Chester County the following night, April 20. The Lady Tigers were looking to keep the hot streak at the plate going and they did just that. Lexington would…
Read MoreMiss Lexington Assists at Sand Ridge Food Pantry
Article by W. Clay Crook- Miss Lexington Alexis Sanders assisted with the Sand Ridge Baptist Church’s food pantry day on Friday, April 23, 2021. Sanders helped with registrations while the church members brought the pantry boxes out to the vehicles in the drive – thru event. Sanders will be competing for Miss Tennessee in the…
Read MoreLions Baseball Fall in Consecutive Games
Article by Blake Franklin- The Scotts Hill baseball team was back on the road on Thursday, April 22, 2021 when they made their way into Madison County to take on the Hornets of Gibson County at Jackson State Community College. The next night, the Lions would be on their home field when they welcomed Houston…
Read MoreObituaries For April 28, 2021 Edition
Joetta Siler Brittain, 74 Jordan Nicole Burns, 21 Christine Johnson Crum, 73 Terry Dee Dyer, 62 Barbara Karen Fesmire, 74 Hope Nicole Hathcote, 30 Jerry Carroll Lindsey, 70 J. C. McCollum, 98 Charles Lynn Peterson, 90 Michael Allen Rhodes, 67 Brenda Kay Smith, 61 Hursel Dwayne Turner, 55 Sue Blackstock Williams, 85 For complete obituaries,…
Read MoreLate Morning Fire Destroys Home
Article by Lynn Murphy- At 11:57 a.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021, Stations 2, 3, and 7 were dispatched to Hale Road in Parkers Crossroads to a reported house fire. Firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke coming from the rear of home. Firefighters quickly gained control and extinguished the fire. Much of the interior…
Read MoreLHS Basketball Coach Meets Team
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington High School Tigers basketball program is now under new leadership with the hiring of the new head coach for boys’ basketball. Fitch informed Steve Lindsey, Principal of Lexington High School, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 that he had accepted the position to become the new LHS Tigers Boys’ basketball…
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