Area News

Article by Steve Corlew- Each of Henderson County’s three senior citizen centers were awarded grants from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, August 10, 2022. The Henderson County Senior Center, Sardis Senior Citizens Club and the Scotts Hill Senior Center were each awarded $8,000 grants the TCAD announced. The grants were part of this…

Article by Steve Corlew- For over 150 years, the Robins family has been living on and farming the same ground in Middleburg. The farm was recently recognized by the state as a “Century Farm” in Tennessee. Jimmy Dale Robins and his sons Clay and Kyle, not only farm the original homestead, but have added to…

Article by Steve Corlew- The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Coffee, Tuesday morning, August 16, 2022, to discuss community issues. State Representative Kirk Haston, State Senator Ed Jackson, Republican candidate Brock Martin, along with U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty’s field representative Matt Varino, and Colleen Coury with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture representing…

Article by Steve Corlew- A 25-year-old Lexington Man was indicted last week on second-degree murder charges according to the Lexington Police Department. Joshua Fields, 27, of Lexington, was being held in custody on unrelated charges at the Henderson County Jail at the time of the indictment. An investigation by LPD Narcotics Investigators and the office…

Article by Steve Corlew- Three persons with Henderson County connections perished in a boating accident on the Tennessee River this past weekend. The victims were identified as Cheri Denise Arnold, 57, of Bath Springs, who was found at the scene, and 19-year-old Bryan Chayse Linton from Scotts Hill, and 18-year-old Chase Rushing Wulfert from Morris…

Article by Steve Corlew- A 35-year-old Henderson County man was found guilty of four counts of a seven count indictment by a federal court jury, Monday, in Jackson, the United States Attorney announced. Preston Anton McNeal was convicted of conspiring with others to distribute over 50 grams of actual methamphetamine and possessing with intent to…

Article by Steve Corlew- Huntingdon’s Brock Martin won the Republican nomination for the Tennessee House of Representatives defeating Gordon Wildridge, Thursday, August 4, 2022. Martin will now face Democratic challenger, Thomas Jefferson, in the November general election. “It is definitely an honor and a privilege to be elected the Republican nominee,” Martin said. “I want…

Article by Steve Corlew- Arrests by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department declined in 2021, according to statistics released in the annual Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Crime In Tennessee” publication. “That is a direct result in our manpower shortage,” Sheriff Brian Duke commented. The report, which was issued in July, showed that out of 756 reported…

Article by Steve Corlew- The United Minds of Lexington held its annual school supply give-a-way Saturday, August 6, 2022, at the Montgomery Cultural and Enrichment Center. People showed up early and the group was out of school supplies by 12:15 p.m. United Minds of Lexington works to bring the community together through these types of…

Article by Steve Corlew- Law enforcement agencies are reminding drivers to use caution as schools are now back in session. Students have started back to school in both Lexington and Henderson County, so officers are warning parents and drivers to take care in school zones and on the streets and highways. Lexington Police Captain Jeff…