Area News

Article by Steve Corlew- A Lexington man faces multiple charges stemming from an accident that claimed two lives this past week. Nolen Turner, 11, died Wednesday, night, October 18th from his injuries he received in the accident that evening. His mother, Courtney Turner, 33, passed away in a Nashville hospital early Sunday evening. Nolen’s seven-year-old…

Article by Steve Corlew- A new website has premiered to give Lexington Electric System customers updates on the new LexNet Broadband Service. While service will not be available for another two months, it will give LES customers a chance to see when service is coming to their area. By checking on service availability, customers will…

Article by Steve Corlew- The Lexington City Board voted to begin the process of taking over the eastern section of the Lexington Cemetery and discussed proposed rules for the cemetery during meetings on Monday, October 17th. The first issues aldermen had to tackle was the adoption of the section of the cemetery known historically at…

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…