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Two Henderson County School Employees Indicted
Article by Steve Corlew- A Scotts Hill Elementary School principal and teacher have been suspended after being indicted by a Henderson County Grand Jury on April 1st. A Tennessee Comptroller’s Office investigation resulted in… For complete coverage, see the April 10th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!
Read MoreFormer Volunteer Fire Chief Indicted by Grand Jury
Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Fire Department, Station 7, is trying to assure supporters that it had taken steps to ensure financial accountability after a former chief was indicted on charges of theft, forgery, and tampering with or fabricating evidence. Christopher Daylon McPeake, 25, was… For complete coverage, see the April 10th edition…
Read MoreLocal Goodwill Employee Receives Car
Article by Steve Corlew- Friday’s gift of a car to Katrina Newlin brought a big smile to her face and tears of joy, as it gave a single mother the transportation she needs to provide for her family. Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee awarded her a car through the Wheels to Work Initiative. Co-workers, friends,…
Read MoreGood Idea Solar Briefs County Joint Economic Board
Article by Steve Corlew- Henderson County community leaders heard from one of the principals of a solar energy company about plans that could help them save money on electric cost. Ian Gorski, a Henderson County native who is also vice-president of Good Idea Solar, explained how his company was in… For complete coverage, see the…
Read MoreScotts Hill Board Mulls Fire Equipment Solution
Article by Steve Corlew- The Scotts Hill aldermen discussed the age of the city’s fire trucks and the need for plans for future maintenance or replacement during its meeting on Monday, April 1st. Recently the city 2004 truck was back from repairs, but it had been in the shop for 10 months. Fire Chief Adam…
Read MoreCommissioners Vote “No” to TIF for Subdivision
Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Commission heard from residents on both sides of the issue, and voted against a plan that would have helped bring 72 new homes to Lexington. Prior to the vote, a show of hands from the crowd indicating whether they were “for” or “against” the project showed support of…
Read MoreText-to-911 Offers Another Option to Summon Help
Article by Steve Corlew- Need help, but can’t call, then the Henderson County 911 Communications can respond to a text message. The emergency communications service has completed testing the text-to-911 with three major carriers, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Currently the service is… For complete coverage, see the March 27th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe…
Read MoreBoard Postpones Transfer Station Rate Increase, Approved Utility Bonds
Article by Steve Corlew- The Lexington City Board put off a planned increase in the solid waste fee commercial and county residence pay for using the city’s transfer station until they study the costs of the service. The board took up the… For complete coverage, see the March 27th edition of The Lexington Progress. Subscribe…
Read MoreElection Commission to Close Two Precincts, Final Numbers Are Official
Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Election Commission will be closing two precincts after the March election. Meeting on Monday, March 18th, commission members voted to close the Darden Precinct due to the limited space and the condition. Voters will not vote at the Chesterfield Precinct. Earlier the commission had voted to… For the…
Read MoreBoard of Education Considers Virtual School
Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Board of Education approved the first motion of an application for the creation of a virtual school on Thursday, March 14th. Under the plan, a separate virtual school would be established given its own school number and be treated as a separate school by the Tennessee Department of…
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