Area News

Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Fire Department was notified last week that their the ISO rating for the county will go down, from a six to a five, according to Chief Lynn Murphy. The Insurance Service Office rates fire departments on a scale of 1 to 10 on how well they servie the…

Article by Steve Corlew… Lexington aldermen will hold a special session to approve the first reading of the 2024-25 budget on Wednesday, July 10th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Lexington Utilities Operation Center on Maple Street. The original first reading of the 2024-25 budget was withdrawn at the June 24th city board meeting when officials…

Article by Steve Corlew State and local officials celebrated the partnership in building a new county health department building on Monday. Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP, was on hand to help local officials break ground on the site of a new building on College Drive. The new health department building will…

Article by Steve Corlew It was a celebration and a reminder of a gift of life, as the family of an organ donor and the recipient of the gift were on hand for the unveiling of new posters reminding all of the importance of organ donations. Mimi Smith of Henning, TN received a new liver…

Article by Steve Corlew Lexington aldermen hit the reset button on the 2024-25 budget process and put an end to talks of a proposed 74-cent property tax rate increase during its regular session on Monday, June 24th. Facing a standing room only crowd, and after nearly two hours of listening to citizens, the aldermen began…

Article by Steve Corlew A Henderson County Board of Education has set a called meeting for Monday, June 24th, at 5:00 p.m. after having to reschedule a planned meeting for June 20th. The special session was originally set for Thursday, June 20th, however the board did not meet the necessary 48-hour notice of making the…

The attendance at the Henderson County Commission’s regular session on Tuesday, June 11th, was very sparce compared to meetings earlier in the month where they discussed the county budget. Only a couple of people attended the session as commissioners discussed the lack of funds for matching future grants. Privately commissioners expressed concern over the 2024-25…

Community members gathered at the Montgomery Cultural and Enrichment Center in Lexington on Saturday to take part in the annual Juneteenth holiday celebration. The event was hosted by United Minds of Lexington. The Lexington Police Department was on hand preparing and giving away fish plates. Fresh vegetables… For complete coverage, see the June 19th edition…

Lexington aldermen and the Henderson County Commission will be meeting in separate sessions to finalize the 2024-25 budgets on Monday night, June 24th. The Lexington City Board is holding its regular monthly session at 6:00 p.m. at the Lexington Utilities Operation Center, 180 Maple Street. The Henderson County Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. in a…

Article by Steve Corlew The Henderson County Commission followed up with their promise of no property tax increase, pushing financial problems further down the road to be addressed in the future. Meeting, Monday night, June 10th, commissioners reviewed new budget numbers and approved the changes they had requested a week earlier. The first reading of…