Home on Laster Road Total Loss Due to Fire
Article by W. Clay Crook- Monday morning, March 8, 2021, the Henderson County Fire Department responded to a backyard grass fire in the 1400 block of McBride Cemetery Road, near Sardis. Later that night, Fire Stations 6, 7, and 9 responded to a fully engulfed mobile home fire in the 800 block of Laster Road…
Read MoreTiger Baseball Getting Ready For Fresh Start
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington High School Big Red Tiger Baseball team has been working hard in the offseason and polishing their talents for the upcoming season that looms ahead. Lexington will look to have success this year and want to make some noise in District 14 Class AA. The Tigers will have a…
Read MoreSWTDD Hold Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery Planning Session
Article by W. Clay Crook- Members of local governments, business and community leaders and educators were invited to an Economic and Recovery Strategic Planning Session on March 4, 2021. The event was hosted by the Southwest Tennessee Development District (SWTDD) and was held at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on Maple Street. Joe Barker, Executive…
Read MoreU.S. Marshals, DCS, TBI Announce Results of ‘Operation Volunteer Strong’
Release- A coordinated effort to identify and locate missing children across Tennessee has led to the recovery of 150 missing children by the United States Marshals Service, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Planning for the effort, named ‘Operation Volunteer Strong,’ began in the fall of 2020, with operation efforts…
Read MoreLMS Soccer Opens Season with Big Win
Article Submitted- Thursday night, March 4, was a beautiful night for the LMS Soccer team’s season opener. It was so nice to be out at the complex. The boys came out strong and dominated Fayette West, keeping the ball on Fayette’s half of the field the majority of the game. The Fayette team did make…
Read MoreObituaries For March 10, 2021 Edition
Ruby Austin, 86 Jimmie Alford, 70 Paul Clenney, 80 Emerson Freeman, 93 Linda Gaston, 75 Sharon Hughes, 73 Judy Rhodes, 54 Max Scates, 88 Lorenda Scott, 60 Wanda Williams, 74 For complete obituaries, see the March 10th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreBurn Permits Required Through May 15
NASHVILLE – With the snow and ice behind us, warmer weather is springing up across the state. That’s a sign it’s time for yard and farm clean-up. With debris burning a useful tool to get rid of yard waste, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry is reminding citizens that if they plan…
Read MoreBray Delivers State of the County Address at Lexington Rotary Club
Article by W. Clay Crook- Henderson County Mayor Eddie Bray delivered the state of the county address at the March 2, 2021 meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club. “It doesn’t seem like a year has passed since the last state of the county but having come through a pandemic and a weather crisis, Henderson County…
Read MoreBig Red Tigers Claim 2nd Seed in Region 7 AA Tournament
Article by Blake Franklin- The Lexington High School Tigers basketball team was back on the court last Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The Tigers would welcome their in-county rival to town as they hosted the Scotts Hill High School Lions basketball team. The Tigers were looking to grab the runner-up spot for District 14 AA with…
Read MoreMarch is Extension Month in Tennessee
Article by W. Clay Crook- March is Extension Month in Tennessee. Extension is a national educational program supported by USDA through the nation’s land-grant universities and administered with funding from state and local governments. Local UT Extension Director, Brian White, said that Extension offices are in each of the 95 counties, “and with many people…
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