Area News

Release- We, the Possum Club, along with members from the community churches of Bargerton, Poplar Springs, Center Ridge, Twin Oaks, and Mt. Gilead handed out and delivered groceries to folks from Lexington, Jackson, and our surrounding areas. This amounted to over 270 food bags and boxes. Families of different ethnic groups, different beliefs, different political…

Article by Dian McGuire- The Beech River Museum has kicked off its Spring Series with a quilt exhibit. The exhibition also includes quilting frames for those who want to see how it’s done or try their hand. “This is a great opportunity to engage the younger generation and show them firsthand how things were done…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Commission met on Thursday evening, February 10, 2022. The Budget Committee met at 6:30 p.m. and began the presentation from Lexington Electric System Manager Jeff Graves on the LES and City of Lexington project to expand broadband to LES customers. A representative from Southwest Tennessee Electric also…

Article by W. Clay Crook- “Every year, the Lexington Lions Club choses a project that will benefit the community,” said Miles Roberts, who is serving as this year’s president. The project this year was a low-profile shopping cart. Not a miniature cart for children, but a full-size cart with a low profile for smaller adults.…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There are several tributes to be found online for Professor Arthur Lee “Rube” Robinson, who was one of the iconic figures from the old Montgomery School. He was born in Linden, Tennessee, in 1906, received his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University in 1935, and his master’s degree from there…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The sentencing for Kerry L. Mallard was held in the Circuit Court of Henderson County on Friday, February 11, 2022, in front of Judge Roy Morgan, with a limited seating requirement. The sentencing was originally scheduled for January 28, 2022. After hearing witness statements on enhancing the terms of the…

Release- On February 11, 2022, the Tennessee Department of Education announced Lexington City Schools is a Best for All District, joining 67 other districts across the state earning this designation. Additionally, the department is celebrating these districts today for #BestforAllDay through a statewide livestream event from 9-10:30 a.m. CT available here. Governor Bill Lee announced…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County School Board met in regular session on Thursday evening, February 10, 2022. The board approved some policy updates that were needed to be in compliance with the ESSER funding. The land survey has also been completed for the Lexington High School Campus, and there are about 34…

Release- Parker’s Crossroads Veteran’s Cemetery Director, Eddie Long, recently presented a flag and certificate to Anita and Thomas Darnell for their outstanding work coordinating, preparing for and administering the 2021 Wreaths Across America program at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads. For this and other interesting articles, see the February 16th edition of…

Release- The Jackson Police Department would like to thank all the volunteers of West Tennessee Dive Rescue and Recovery for their part in this investigation. Without their expertise and support the recovery of this vehicle could have been costly and potential evidence could have been lost. The Jackson Police Department responded to the discovery of…