Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Sardis met on Monday evening, November 2, 2020. With a quorum being present, Mayor Creasy called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. After an invocation and the pledge, a presentation was made by Drew Cook from Emergency Management for Henderson County. A hazard…

Article by W. Clay Crook- You may have noticed some extra traffic around the First United Methodist Church downtown on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. MyRide West TN held a special drive-thru information fair from 10:00 a.m. until noon, offering refreshments and information on how you can volunteer to be a driver in the MyRide program. Henderson…

Article by Fire Chief Lynn Murphy- At 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday night, November 4, 2020, Stations #3, #7, #10, and Lexington Fire Station #2 as automatic aid, were dispatched to Short Drive off Watson Road to a reported mobile home fire. The first firefighter arrived within 4 minutes and reported flames coming from the home.…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Solid Waste Board met at the Watson Center on Monday evening, November 10, 2020 to review cost saving measures. Several members of the County Commission, as well as Henderson County Mayor Eddie Bray and County Finance Director Lee Wilkinson, attended the session. Solid Waste Director Delaine Oswald said…

Article by W. Clay Crook- American Legion Post #243, Scotts Hill, hosted the annual Veterans Day event at the city park in Scotts Hill on Saturday, November 7, 2020. They also conducted the Soldiers Cross and the 13 Folds of the American flag ceremonies at the Trinity Assembly of God in Decaturville, Tennessee. Guest speakers at…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Alderman for the City of Lexington met on Tuesday evening, October 27, 2020. There were several extra guests for the meeting from the groups that oppose the proposed chicken barn mega complex. For them, the evening ended in a victory as the board approved the…

Article from the Newport Citizen-Tribune- Members of the U.S. Marshal Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, took former Newport resident Parvel Lamon Gudger Jr., 36, into custody in Huron, Tennessee. Newport Police Chief Maurice Shults said an investigation resulted in Gudger being indicted by a Cocke County Grand Jury in…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There were 8,596 early voters for this election, which is 51.9% of the 16,558 registered voters in Henderson County. In the 2016 election, there were 10,193 votes cast in total, so just the early voting this year represents over 84% of the 2016 total. “There were 628 new registrations since September…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Veterans Day events are still planned in Lexington, Parkers Crossroads, and Scotts Hill. The Scotts Hill event is planned for Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Scotts Hill City Park. The veterans’ program will include the reading of the names of the veterans in their field of…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Scotts Hill met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening, November 2, 2020 at City Hall with all members present. The meeting was opened with prayer and the pledge and Mayor Kenny Parrish opened the floor to the public. There being…