Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Fire Department responded to a call for a grass fire in the 800 block of Poplar Spring – Juno Road around 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2020. The fire spread to some hay bales on the farm and the department was able to contain and put out…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Chamber of Commerce President David Watts released that there is a Christmas Tree lighting planned at the Henderson County Courthouse on December 10, 2020. Although several of the details will be released later, the event is planned for 5:30 p.m. on the court square. “We are going to have a…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Mayor and Board of Aldermen for Lexington met for their monthly work session on Tuesday evening, November 17, 2020 at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on Maple Street. In the mayor’s opening statement, he mentioned that COVID-19 cases have been on the rise and that it has been a…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning on Friday, November 20, 2020 for a scam alert that strikes close to home. “Someone is calling people acting as a Henderson County deputy and saying they have a failure to appear arrest warrant. These people are instructing the victim to go to…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Lexington Middle School recently received some wonderful news. They have been recognized as a National Beta School of Merit. Bobby Hart, Chief Executive Officer of the National Beta Club in Spartanburg, SC, congratulated them on the achievement. “This prestigious honor is a true indication of your dedication to academic excellence and…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Christmas season was official as local downtown Lexington businesses opened up their doors on Friday, November 20th through Sunday November 22nd for their traditional Christmas Open House events. Downtown participants this year were the Town & Country Flowers and Gifts, Gift Garden, LinWood Confections in their new location in the…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There is usually a long line waiting for the Free Flu Shot Day event to open each year, but it was a bit of a slow start this year. Leesa Blankenship said that she thought that many people may have already jumped ahead and gotten the flu shot early. The Henderson…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guest speaker for the November 24, 2020 Lexington Rotary Club was Rotarian David Beecham delivered the Thanksgiving address for the group. His father, Bishop Bobby Beecham, and David’s son Michael were also special guests. “We’ve gotten into a traditional American way of doing things for Thanksgiving, watching football,…

Article by W. Clay Crook- A domestic violence incident on Tuesday night, November 10, 2020 led to shots being fired at the Natchez Trace Village Apartments, located in the 400 block of Natchez Trace Drive. According to Lexington Police Department Captain Jeff Middleton, the incident is still under investigation. According to the LPD, the incident ended…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The proposed wheel tax of $40.00 failed by one vote on Tuesday night, November 10, 2020 during the session of the Henderson County Commission. Henderson County Mayor Eddie Bray stated that he wanted to be on the record during both the budget committee meeting and the commission meeting that if the…