Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Association met in the building at Tour Stop 7 on Thursday evening, May 19, 2022, to review business and finalize plans for their Memorial Day program. The meeting was called to order by President Jim Weaver and the previous minutes and financial report were approved. Cheryl…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guest speaker for the May 24, 2022, meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club was Peter Noll, with NBC’s Channel 39 in Jackson. Peter is the General Manager for Channel 39. With the price of gas, Peter led the group on a virtual journey of Channel 39, which started…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guest speaker for the May 17, 2022, meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club was Sherry Freeman, Executive Director of the Jackson Symphony. She is also a fellow Rotarian. This is the 62nd for the symphony. She has about thirty-three years in education, and started with the Jackson Symphony…

Release- Anthony Ray Phoenix, 37, of Decatur County, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for resisting arrest by a federal officer. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Phoenix has also had charges in adjacent Henderson County. According to information presented in court, in…

Article by Melissa Gilbert- On Wednesday, May 11, Governor Lee visited DeWayne’s Quality Metal Coating (DQMC) to learn more about the R3 (Reflect, Reclaim, Redeem) Re-entry Program. Gov. Lee spent time with Jim Terry, owner of DQMC, Joe T. Wood, Representative Kirk Haston, Mayor Griggs, Mayor Bray, and the Henderson County Leadership class to discuss…

Article by W. Clay Crook- High school seniors, family, and friends enjoyed nice weather and a graduation much closer to normal than last year’s pandemic allowed. Scotts Hill High School held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 12th on their football field. The SHHS Historian for the 2021 graduating class was Todd Patterson, son of…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Commission met on Tuesday evening, May 10, 2022. The first hour was devoted to hearing requests from each of the department heads on non-reoccurring items that might be funded through the American Recovery Program (ARP) funds of $5.4 million. Up to $500,000.00 has been reserved for the…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington met on Monday evening, May 16, 2022, in their non–voting work session. The first item on the agenda was discussion of possible pension plan amendments. CFO Cody Wood said that both amendments are needed to keep up with current federal law. The…

Article by W. Clay Crook- BRWDA Director Keith Wysiadlowski welcomed a group of students from Lexington Middle School on Friday, May 13, 2022, to the annual water safety training event at Beech Lake. He introduced West Tennessee Dive, Rescue, and Recovery Captain J. D. Dunkle and WTDRR Training Director Beth Gilliam, who would be conducting…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Election Commission met on Monday afternoon, May 16, 2022. Present were Margaret Milam (chair), Austin Corbin (secretary), Melba Johnson, Bill Martin, and Joseph Parker, along with Robin Powers, (administrator of elections) and Lora Volner (vice-administrator). There were 160 new applications, and the commission conducted a quality review.…