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Article by Steve Corlew The Hill family waited nearly four years for a state law to change and the remains of SP5 Gary Wayne Hill to reach their final resting place in the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads. That day finally came on Friday, August 28th when SP5 Gary Wayne Hill became the…

Article by Steve Corlew The issue of speed bumps on Eastern Shores Drives keeps coming back before the Lexington City Board as one resident asked the aldermen why the city has not restored the speed control devices that were removed by “mistake” earlier this year. Meeting on Monday, August 25th, aldermen also discussed a recent……

Article by Steve Corlew State Representative Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon) discussed roads, schools, rural health care and other issues that touch Henderson County during his visit to the Lexington Rotary Club on Tuesday, August 18th. State lawmakers are not expected to be back in session until after the November election. The Huntingdon chiropractor was elected to…

Article by Steve Corlew A Henderson County jury returned verdicts on Friday, August 20th, on charges related to a January 2024 shooting. Deangelo Deondra Hart and Lee Allen Wetherford were indicted on October 1, 2024, by a Henderson County Grand Jury on several charges related to the investigation of the January 8, 2024, shooting of…

Article by Steve Corlew A Henderson County man was apprehended by the U.S. Marshal Service in Crockett County on August 11th, on warrants for sexually assaulting a minor. The Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force was asked… For complete coverage, see the August 19th edition of the Lexington Progress. Subscribe Today!

Article by Steve Corlew With temperatures reaching 100 degrees over the past week, maintenance crews have been busy trying to keep the Henderson County Criminal Justice center cool. The 16-year-old complex has multiple units and the age of those systems along with the hotter than normal summer temperatures are keeping the county’s maintenance crews busy.…

Article by Steve Corlew Dave’s Way, a book by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas, influenced and guided Dennis Sumler in his successful venture into the fast-food industry. Now 30 years after reading the book, Sumler and his family are celebrating a milestone in the local franchise’s history. On Tuesday, August 18th, Dennis Sumler was honored at…

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Article by Steve Corlew Maintenance crews worked overnight on Wednesday, August 12th, to repair the air conditioning at the Henderson County Criminal Justice Center after an issued caused a malfunction in the system’s control board. As outside temperatures were near 100 degrees due to the heat wave, by Thursday morning, the temperature inside the woman’s…