Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke, along with Deputy/School Resource Officer Brian Vineyard, were special guests at Beaver Elementary School on Monday, May 9, 2022. “It’s been about twelve years since the last D.A.R.E graduation event in Henderson County,” said Sheriff Brian Duke.  “It’s something I’ve wanted and pushed for, and…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The special guest speaker for the May 10, 2022, meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club was Jillian Harden, who gave a presentation on Unity Hospice. She has been with Unity since December, and in healthcare for over twenty years. Since coming on board, it has been her mission to increase…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Rescue Squad and the Henderson County Fire Department responded to Interstate 40 just west of the 108 exit. Henderson County Fire Chief Lynn Murphy said that they were dispatched around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, May 9, 2022. “Both west bounds lanes where initially block but one lane…

Article by W. Clay Crook- A new gas station/store complex is being built for Highland Oil on Federal Drive in Parkers Crossroads. The building is in a store front style in order to blend in with the surroundings. Hayes and Sons Construction LP, of Henderson County, is working on the site. The buildings are nearing…

Article by W. Clay Crook- On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Marshals Service announced the arrest of Tanner Blake Hedge, 24, of Benton County, for aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault (two counts), domestic assault (two counts), and theft of property over $1,000.00. The theft of property charge was due to the alleged taking of a 2009…

Article by W. Clay Crook- A Henderson County woman was arrest by the HCSD on April 27, 2022, and charge with one count of child neglect. An arrest warrant was issued for Ashtin Paige Wood, age 28, on March 1, 2022, following a hair follicle test on the defendant’s two-year-old child on December 16, 2021.…

Release- Henderson County Emergency Management was contacted on April 27, 2022, about identifying some possible explosives. A resident who, sadly, lost her husband recently, was cleaning out his shop when she discovered what she believed to be dynamite. She had no knowledge of him owning anything of that nature, where he would’ve gotten it, nor…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Last week, the Henderson County Fire Department visited each of the elementary schools. The event was to meet with 257 2nd  graders at the schools and give them the opportunity to meet with fire department personnel, have some fun with hands on training, and enjoy the day with one of…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There were about a dozen vendors on the grounds of the Senior Center in Lexington on Thursday, April 28, 2022, offering services, advice, memorabilia, and even drinks and snacks. It was the Senior Resource Fair, and besides the nice weather, the shade of the trees, and multiple vendors, the Lexington…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Crews from the Lexington Fire Department responded around 8:00 p.m. to a brush fire reported along Jamie Lynn Drive. A pumper and brush truck were dispatched and brought the fire under control, and monitored to ensure that it did not re-catch. The property owner had a permit to burn from…