Around 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 27, 2021, the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in the Middlefork Community.  The cotton gin, old de-linting building and two residences were destroyed, but fortunately there have been no injuries reported.  The same buildings were hit in the 1952 tornado.     See the March 31, 2021 edition…

Article by W. Clay Crook- A coordinated search by the Lexington Police Department, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol ended in the arrest of Marshawn Parker early Monday evening, March 22, 2021. The Lexington Police Department was investigating a vehicle stolen from Lexington, and then the vehicle was reported around 10:00…

Release- On Thursday afternoon, March 18, 2021, the Lexington Fire Department was dispatched to working a structure fire at the 100 block of Sullivan Street. The firefighters arrived to heavy smoke coming from the house. Firefighters quickly entered the house containing and extinguishing the fire, all the while rescuing multiple family pets. Thankfully, the occupant…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Melissa Gilbert was recently selected as the new Executive Director of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce. She will begin her position on April 12, 2021. David Watts, who has been serving as the Interim Executive Director, said “I am excited to have the opportunity to work with Ms. Gilbert…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke said that a female victim was robbed at gun point on Monday, March 22, 2021, just outside of the Wildersville Post Office. Dispatch received the call at 11:31 a.m. and deputies responded. There were no injuries, but witnesses reported that a black male had placed…