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Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Commission’s Budget Committee has started work on the county’s 2026-27 budgets reviewing department requests and projected revenue on Tuesday, May 19th, with hopes of not raising property taxes. The committee, made up of half of the regular county commission members (7), will meet again on Tuesday, June 9th,…

Article by Steve Corlew Last week Lexington Progress brought you the story about first responders being awarded a “Star of Life” for their quick action in saving a life in 2025 here in Lexington, however there is more to that story. Here is as Paul Harvey would say, “The Rest of the story.” A sixteen-year-old…

Article by Steve Corlew The Tennessee Comptroller of Treasury has given Henderson County a clean audit, a goal which Henderson County Finance Director has been working toward since taking office. Last year, her office had only one finding and the year before there was only one finding, that’s two findings in three years. Vineyard was…

Lexington Progress will be closed Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Please note the deadline for next week’s edition, May 27th, will be this Friday, May 22nd at 4 p.m. Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.

Article by Steve Corlew A granddaughter’s quick action and the emergency response of Henderson County First Responders resulted in the saving of a life and the awarding of a “Star of Life” recently. Last year, a Henderson County man had a “sinkable episode” which turned into a cardiac arrest. Luckily his teenage granddaughter was there,…

Henderson County high schools celebrated Class of 2026 graduation last week. Scotts Hill High School held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 7, in the gymnasium. The SHHS Valedictorian for the 2026 graduating class is… For complete coverage, see the May 13th edition of the Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!

Article by Steve Corlew Henderson Countians gathered around the pavilion at the Henderson County Courthouse on Thursday, May 7th, to take part in the 75th annual National Day of Prayer. The Lexington Middle School Choir, led by Principal Whitney Owens sang “God Bless the USA”. Mike Thrower, minister of Senior Adults and Pastoral Care was…

Article by Steve Corlew Faced with a widening gap between revenue and expenses, Lexington officials delayed the first reading of the budgets for city owned utilities until the board’s meeting later this month. The Lexington Board of Aldermen will hold its regular meeting on… For complete coverage, see the May 13th edition of the Lexington…