Area News

Article by Steve Corlew Henderson County’s newest public park was opened on Wednesday, October 22nd just off U.S. 412 at Nancy Wilson Dr. as local officials held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony. Funded by a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Grant with matching… For complete coverage, see the October 29th edition of The…

Article by Steve Corlew The Lexington City Schools celebrated the grand opening of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation STEM Center on Tuesday. Local officials joined the school, the Tennessee Valley Authority, representatives from the… For complete coverage, see the October 22nd edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!

Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Board of Education voted to move forward with plans to enclose a walkway at Scotts Hill Elementary School, during the board’s October meeting on Thursday, October 16th. The school’s cafeteria is in a building separate from the main building, currently connected with a covered walkway. Students are.. For…

Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Senior Center and the Sardis Senior Citizen Club were among 125 centers across the state to be awarded grants from the Department of Disability and Aging recently. A total of $5 million in one-time funding grants ranging from… For complete coverage, see the October 15th edition of The…

Henderson County was one of 34 communities that was awarded funding from Tennessee ThreeStar Grant program according to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter. The $250,000 grant will be… For complete coverage, see the October 15th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!

Article by Steve Corlew Nidec Power is expanding its Lexington operation and plans to create 200 new jobs, the company and the Tennessee Department of Economic Development announced this past week. That expansion came as welcome news to local officials, since the recent… For complete coverage, see the October 15th edition of The Lexington Progress.…

Article by Steve Corlew The sound of the school bell signified that start of the Doe Creek re-enactment ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 4th at one of Tennessee’s last remaining one-room log schoolhouses. Former Decatur County Superintendent of Schools and a member of the… For complete coverage, see the October 8th edition of The Lexington Progress.…

Article by Steve Corlew Letters to friends and families, Gordon H. Turner Sr.’s Bible, a plastic hat, a baseball, silver dimes, a pair of short shorts and many other items were removed from the time capsule during the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Scotts Hill on Friday, Oct. 4th. Gordon H.…

Article by Steve Corlew The Lexington Police Department is continuing its investigation into what animal rescue groups are calling a “backyard breeder” after 57 dogs and puppies were rescued by the American Rescue Corp from a home. Lexington Police Chief Jeff Middleton said his department called ARC for assistance after officers… For complete coverage, see…