Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- Around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022, ten firefighters with the Lexington Fire Department responded to a food truck fire on West Church Street. The North of the Border food truck is located on the lot across from Taco Bell. An accidental grease fire on the… For complete coverage,…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Scotts Hill met on Monday evening, February 7, 2022, with a brief agenda. The board approved for the Water Department to have the wells cleaned, and the report from General Manager Clayton Armstrong was tabled as he could not attend the meeting. The…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Dr. Robert S. Douglass was an early attendee of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and practiced in the Union Crossroads and Bargerton area of northwest Henderson County. Jonathan K. T. Smith did some research on Dr. Douglass and found his photograph. To follow are some exerts from Mr. Smith. A…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Stefon Marquice Spears, age 26 of Henderson County, was arrested on one count of 2nd degree murder on February 4, 2022, and is being held without bond at the Henderson County Criminal Justice Complex. A sealed indictment on the case was handed down by the Henderson County Grand Jury on…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Henderson County Fire Chief Lynn Murphy released the following on a local firefighter who had been arrested after a TBI investigation. “Henderson County Fire Department is saddened to report that one of its own has been charged with arson and other crimes committed in Madison County. It’s difficult to think…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Sardis met on Monday evening, February 7, 2022. The main discussion was on solid waste collection for Sardis. After postponing the decision to review some of the county options, the board voted to move forward with the contract with United Haulers. It will…

Submitted by Barbara Parker- Please mark your calendars for Monday, February 21, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. All activities will be held at the Montgomery Cultural and Enrichment Center. Please join us for this very special day. If you would like to assist, you can help by donating…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The guest speaker for the February 8, 2022, Lexington Rotary Club was Jonathan Wood with Air EVAC. Air EVAC is the largest provider of emergency access, and he serves as the director of the southwest region. Jackson is called Air EVAC 7, and the company is now at 75 locations.…

Article by Chief Lynn Murphy- At 2:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, February 1, 2022, Henderson County Fire Stations 6, 7, and 9 were paged to respond to a mobile home fire in the 200 block of Crosser Lane off Hwy. 22 A. The first firefighters to arrive found the rear of the home on fire. Firefighters…

Article by W. Clay Crook and Pam Bray- Church members, friends, and family were wearing distinctive blue shirts on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the First Pentecostal Church, Lexington. The shirts read “One in a Million,” and were in support of Billy Bray, whose story over the last year has been one of not just…