Area News

Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Board of Education agreed to a letter of intent with a solar energy company with local ties to the community on Thursday October 12th. The letter of intent will allow Good Idea Solar to pursue financing and engineering on a planned solar farm west of Lexington, near the…

Article by Steve Corlew- Henderson County and Lexington were among 32 communities awarded grants for new parks recently though the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The county and city were awarded over $1 million of the $26.5 million awarded by the state on Thursday, October 5th. The matching grants will fund a new…

Article by Steve Corlew- Organizers, volunteers, and local officials recognized the problems of domestic violence within our community and despite a light rain, took a walk to honor those victims on Thursday, October 5th. Henderson County Mayor Robbie McCready and Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs signed a joint proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness month,…

Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Foundation brought together many government services as it celebrated its one-year anniversary this past week. Local leaders touted the foundation’s initial success and thanked Joe T. Wood for his efforts to find the much needed grant money when they held an Opportunity and Hope Resource Fair at the…

Article by Steve Corlew- While many Americans depend on social media for information, how much of what you read is true, and how much false? National Newspaper Week is October 1-7 and we celebrate and observe the importance of a local newspaper to a community. I first came to work at The Lexington Progress in…

Article by Steve Corlew- Less than a week after meeting with local officials, crews with the Tennessee Department of Transportation were busy changing signing and adding larger stop signs at Tennessee 22A and SR459 on Friday, September 29th. Among the immediate improvements was the installation of larger, 48” inch “STOP” signs with the addition of…

Article by Steve Corlew- A longtime resident, and member of the first board over Woodland Homes, Verta Mosley, helped Wesley Living celebrate a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development to be used for energy efficiency upgrades and renovations at the housing development. “I’m excited!” the 101-year-old Mosely said when given the opportunity…

Article by Steve Corlew- Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation met with local mayors, emergency responders, and law enforcement leaders concerning the dangerous intersection of Lexington Bypass (SR459) and Tennessee 22A, Monday afternoon, September 25th. While no immediate solution was offered, state officials said they will begin looking at ways fix the high accident…

Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County grand jury returned 41 “True” bills from the session on Monday, September 18th, according to the Henderson County Circuit Court Clerk’s office. The grand jury returned four “no true” bills and one was case was not presented. One indictment was sealed. Areba A. Clark, possession of… For complete…

                                                Article by Steve Corlew – The Henderson County Commission approved budget transfers, raising supervisor salaries at the Henderson County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday, September 12th. Commissioners also postponed action on the…