Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- It started with a post from Kinley Alexander and a couple of photos of young Avery, son of Dillon and Jacquelyn Blankenship, and Jesse and Brooke Roberts-McKee, and then the information on this wonderful story just kept rolling in. Kinley said, “Avery is one of the sweetest little boys. For…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Election Commission met at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022. Present were Margaret Milam (chair), Austin Corbin (secretary), Melba Johnson, Bill Martin, Robin Powers (Administrator of Elections), and Lora Volner (Deputy Administrator). The commission did a quality review of 10% of the new voter registration applications…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The committee for planning the April 16, 2022, 7th Tennessee Cavalry Muster met on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Apostolic Orthodox Church on Natchez Trace Drive. The committee chairman, Bishop Jerry Lynn Hayes, is a great grandson of Captain Asa N. Hays, who led Company C. Bishop Hayes will…

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the City of Lexington met at the Lexington Utilities Operations Facility on March 21, 2022, for their monthly work session. Photo by: W. Clay Crook / The Lexington ProgressArticle by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington held their monthly, non-voting, work session on…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Beech River Heritage and Cultural Museum hosted its first Mock Antiques Roadshow on Saturday, March 19, 2022, from noon until 5:00 p.m. The event was sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, and featured music by Lissa Hanner and Chuck Pyle. Participants enjoyed wonderfully performed music while their antiques were…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Veterans Honor Guard of Parkers Crossroads held a special ceremony at the end of their regular meeting on Thursday, March 17, 2022, to receive their accreditation certificates. Sergeant First Class Brandon S. Solomon, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Military Funeral Honors Program with the Tennessee National Guard, presented…

Article by W. Clay Crook- An early Monday afternoon wreck on West Church Street caused quite a flood and a water service area along the busy business corridor. A silver Toyota Camry, according to some, might have been attempting to cross West Church Street from the McDonald’s area. The preliminary report from the Lexington Police…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Board of Education held a work session and then a meeting on Thursday evening, March 10, 2022, at the office on Wilson Street. At the 5:00 p.m. work session, Jerry Hartsfield from TLM Associates, Inc., of Jackson, reviewed some football stadium options for Lexington High School, and…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There are just some heart stopping, wonderful ideas for stories that come my way. A few weeks back, I received an idea for a “feel good story, maybe?” from a reader, saying that “Back in 2015, a two-year-old child wandered off from her grandmother’s and was found four hours later.”…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse held another successful Dancing with the Stars fundraising gala, and perhaps even a record breaking one. The event was held again at the Decatur County Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The attendance has increased with each event…