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A Henderson County man wanted for alleged aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape was captured in Alabama according to the United State Marshals Service. Robert Dunaway, Jr., 31 of Lexington, was arrested on warrants issued on May 15, 2026, in… For complete coverage, see the June 10th edition of the Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!

Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Circuit Court grand jury heard only 39 cases for the June term this past week. The grand jury returned a total of 36 true bills and three “no” bills according to Circuit Court Clerk Beverly Dunaway. Six of the indictments were sealed. Arraignment is set for June 16th.…

Article by Steve Corlew The Lexington City Board gave final approval of its Lexington Gas System rate increase during the utilities board meeting on Monday night, June 8th. The board approved the first reading of the new rate schedule on Thursday, June 4th, and the second reading after a lengthy discussion of department’s budgets and…

Article by Steve Corlew A 41-year-old Louisiana man faces attempted first degree murder charges, along with evading arrest and unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon following multiple incidents along Interstate 40 on Saturday, May 30th. Harles Earl Smart was arrested on Saturday afternoon in Jackson, following a… For complete coverage, see the June 3rd…

Article by Steve Corlew The Lexington Board of Education moved forward with repairs to Caywood Elementary School during a special called meeting on Thursday, May 28th. The age, along with damage to the roof from Winter Storm Fern, prompted the board to accept a $551,091 quote from Insulated Roofing Systems. The board approved the expenditure…

NOTE:  In the print edition of this issue, the headline of this story was sized wrong, therefore Wood’s last name was cut off.  We apologize for this error.   Article by Steve Corlew Former Lexington City Recorder, Cody Wood, has filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination against the city of Lexington in federal court. According…

Article by Steve Corlew The Lexington City Board wrestled with issues that it cannot seem to escape, speed bumps, employee benefits, and the city budgets when they met on Tuesday, May 26th. The bottom line, those pesky speed bumps were going back down in Eastern Shores subdivision in July, and some of the city’s budgets…

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…