Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting event on Friday, April 5th, at the Embellish Hair and Nail Salon located at 465 North Main, near the Elite College of Cosmetology. Tents and grills were set up along the parking area for refreshments and friends from Elite came…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Traffic was blocked at Main Street and Monroe Avenue on Tuesday, April 2nd for about twenty minutes as an accident was cleared at the intersection. Although the front end of the four-door black Chevrolet, driven by Mickey Overman, was heavily damaged, there were no injuries. Police blocked the street at…

  The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) recently announced the counties chosen to participate in the latest round of the Select Tennessee Property Evaluation Program (PEP). The counties selected include Henderson, Johnson, McNairy, Scott and Sequatchie. All participants in this round of the program represent rural counties, including two distressed counties, McNairy…

Article by W. Clay Crook- A large crowd gathered at the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for the new section of the Beech Lake Marina on Thursday, March 28th. The marina offers 24 hour access and 24 hour surveillance at its marina facility for enthusiasts who want to keep their boats on the…

Article by W. Clay Crook- A Henderson County man, Jonathan Cantrell, age 32, living in the Murphy Tower Road area of Cedar Grove, was arrested Monday evening, March 25th on Aggravated Assault, Domestic Assault, and Commission of an Act of Terrorism. Cantrell was advised that law enforcement was being dispatched to his residence on a disturbance…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The mayor and board of aldermen for the town of Scotts Hill met in regular session on Monday evening, April 1st, with a full board, full room, and full agenda. George Brogdon, representing the Tennessee Department of Economic Development presented a certificate to David Austin, “benchmarking” Scotts Hill with the Parks…

    Article by W. Clay Crook- The utility boards for the City of Lexington met on Tuesday evening, March 26, at the Lexington Utilities Operations Center on Maple Street. Gordon Wildridge called the board for the Lexington Water System to order, and the board approved a bid for lift stations #1 and #3 for upgrade.…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The new accounting manager for Lexington Utilities has been selected. Grant Huddleston was introduced before the special called meeting of the Lexington Board of Aldermen and Mayor. He grew up here in Lexington, and is currently in training with Cody Wood, who will replace Sue Wood as the Lexington city…

Article by W. Clay Crook- At 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26th, a special called meeting of the Lexington Board of Aldermen and Mayor was called to order at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on Maple Street to approve a USDA grant application and the ECD grant application. Mayor Jeff Griggs said that a lot of…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Jamie Lynn Brunt, age 19 of Lexington, was charged with Aggravated Child Abuse and Neglect on March 30th. According to court documents, after Brunt and her new born child both tested positive for methamphetamines, her one year old son was also given a five drug panel hair follicle test on March…