Area News

Article by Steve Corlew- As the dynamics of the city’s water system improvements have changed in the past few weeks, the Scotts Hill City Board will be holding a special meeting to discuss grants, loans, and various improvements to the system. The board will meet May 15th at 5:00 p.m. to finalize its loan application…

Article by Steve Corlew- The Tennessee State Parks and Forestry Division have responded to complaints of clear cutting at Natchez Trace State Park saying it is all part of the efforts to revitalize the area. It could take several years for the park to recover from the December 2021 tornado but the work that is…

Article by Steve Corlew- Landowners were shocked this week when they received their recent property assessment notices. The state of Tennessee reassesses property every six years in Henderson County and with the increase in property values, many land and homeowners saw their values increase as much as 50 percent. The latest notices from the Property…

Article by Steve Corlew- About 30 high school students from Lexington, Scotts Hill, and Riverside High Schools took part in the National Signing Day at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Lexington campus, Thursday, April 20th. The National event is sponsored by the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) and mirrors the NCAA’s National Signing…

Article by Steve Corlew- Lexington aldermen approved three changes to the city’s charter, and they postponed a solid waste agreement with the county, Monday, April 24th. In a shorter than normal session, aldermen completed the process of adopting three changes to the city charter. Those changes were submitted to the Tennessee General Assembly late last…

Article by Steve Corlew- An event to raise funds so veterans can better transition to civilian life, will be held April 29th at The Duce, 100 Spur Drive, in Lexington. The event starts at noon and will have several bands, a raffle, and cornhole tournament. According to Matthew Conlan, the Reboot Camp Charity is working…

Article by Steve Corlew- The U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force apprehended a Henderson County Woman, April 19th, following an incident last week. Bobbie Delk, 60, was arrested in Jackson, Tennessee and charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, domestic assault, forgery and theft of property under…

Article by Steve Corlew- Want to know what is happening in Henderson County Schools? The school system has launched a new mobile app and updated its website to better inform students, parents, and the community. Henderson County Board of Education members were given a preview of the improvements during its monthly session, April 13th. The…

Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Commission gave its approval to a grant funding a new health department building, Tuesday, April 11th. Commissioners also designated A2H Engineers, Architects and Planners as the engineering firm for the project. A2H has Tennessee offices in Memphis, Nashville, Jackson, Savannah, and an office in Oxford, Mississippi. The commission…

Article by Steve Corlew- Henderson County Board of Education members discussed school safety after a threat created concerns two weeks ago. On Thursday, April 13th the board worked through a rather routine agenda, approving first reading of a board policy and reviewing a presentation on the system’s new website. School System Director Danny Beecham reported…