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  EDITOR’S NOTE: The following press release was posted without editing.   Today, President Donald Trump named Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to his congressional task force to provide counsel on the re-opening of America in the wake of COVID-19.   Senator Blackburn made the following statement on her selection:   “Since the day COVID-19 reached…

  Release-     The Tennessee Department of Health will offer thirty-three drive-through events this weekend to make COVID-19 testing available to Tennesseans who are concerned about their health or the health of their family members.   The site closest to Henderson County on Saturday, April 18th, and Sunday April 19th, will be the Jackson…

Lifeline will sponsor at blood drive at the Lexington Save-A-Lot on Monday, April 20, 2020. Photo submitted / The Lexington Progress   Cherie Hale Parker, Public Relations Coordinator for Lifeline Blood Services, released the following information on a blood drive schedule for Lexington, Tennessee.   You can save a life by giving blood at Save…

At 3:04 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Governor Bill Lee announced that “It is our decision to recommend that schools remained closed through the end of the school year. Our Department of Education will work with local leaders, and ensure there is flexibility for districts all across the state as they have critical year end…

Article by W. Clay Crook- COVID-19 Bulletin #17 followed shortly after Governor Bill Lee’s 3:00 p.m. video conference with the state. “In cooperation with the guidance from the White House, Tennessee’s Stay at Home Order is extended through April 30, 2020.” “The Unified Command Group will continue to consult with experts, analyze all available data,…

Article by W. Clay Crook- “Once upon a time it was the forerunner to what we have at Natchez Trace State Park and the lakes,” said Alderman Jack Johnson in a conversation about Carrington Pond. John A. Carrington, who built the pond, sometime perhaps in the late 1920’s, was Johnson’s step-grandfather. The earthen dam on…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department is requesting public assistance in the search for information that will lead to the arrest of two individuals wanted in connection with a Coca-Cola check scam. The release from the department says that on “March 20, 2020, at a store in the Reagan community, one of…

Submitted- At 12:32 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2020, Henderson County Fire Department Stations 6, 7, and 9 were dispatched to a house fire located in the 200 block of Taylor Bailey Road, just south of Lexington.  The first firefighter to arrive reported flames coming from the home, with firefighters then making a quick interior…

Article by W. Clay Crook- April’s Checkpoint Enforcement list from the Tennessee Highway Patrol does not have any sites listed for Henderson County, but the eight checkpoints listed for Jackson District 8 does include some of the surrounding counties: • 4/10/2020 Weakley State Route 54 at the 18 mm- Sobriety • 4/10/2020 Hardin SR 69…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Darron Howard, age 37, of Henderson County, was arrested on April 11, 2020 on charges of child abuse and neglect, a second offense of domestic assault, false imprisonment and aggravated assault. The arresting officer was Deputy Amber Wood of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department. According to the court documents, the defendant…