Area News

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Lexington met in a special called session for Lexington Electric System. The agenda item was the resolution to allow Lexington Electric System to apply for additional services (broadband). LES General Manager Jeff Graves explained that this was part of the process to move…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Lexington Municipal – Regional Planning Commission met on Monday evening March 14, 2022. The commission reviewed the master design concept plan for the Thomas Meadows major subdivision, containing about 33 acres, which is zoned R-3 (high density residential) which adjoins and then runs south below Timberlake Road. The subdivision…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Henderson County Commission met on Tuesday evening, March 8, 2022, at the Lexington High School Cafeteria. The following notaries were approved: Chrystal Jodie Allen, Sheree Brown, Mary Beth Goff, Angel M. Henley, Tasha Johnson, Susan R. Melton, Brenda G. Scott, Beverly Simpson, Michele C. Stevens, and Jaclyn Hayes Wood.…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Sardis met on Monday evening, March 7, 2022. After approval of the minutes and financials, the board signed the five-year contract with United Waste Haulers for the city’s solid waste service. This is the same company that is being used in Scotts Hill.…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Lexington Rotary Club met on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, with Natchez Trace State Park Ranger Jeff Johnson as the special guest speaker. He presented a PowerPoint of photos from the park, which was established in 1955. He clarified the date, which was the date that it officially became a…

Article by W. Clay Crook- Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs delivered his State of the City address at the Tuesday, March 8, 2022, meeting of the Lexington Rotary Club. Mayor Griggs gave a brief address, but changed his format somewhat from times past, allowing more time for questions and answers from the audience. “This is my…

Article by W. Clay Crook- There was a lot of activity at the home of Savannah Scallon, who lives near Taylor’s Crossing in Scotts Hill, on Saturday morning, March 5, 2022, as Lexington’s VFW Post 1294, along with other veteran groups, assisted in the building of a FrontLine Garden. Ms. Scallon is the widow of…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Lexington Fire Department responded to the 200 block of Reeves Street early on Saturday morning, March 5, 2022. The house was under renovations in the back, and occupied in the front. Around 5:30 a.m., the resident heard a popping sound that awakened him, and he was able to escape without…

Release- A Henderson County woman was charged with TennCare fraud and theft of property on March 1, 2022, in connection with allegedly misrepresenting her financial situation to access TennCare benefits she wasn’t eligible to receive. The Office of Inspector General (OIG), in a joint effort with the Henderson County Sheriff, today announced the arrest of…

Article by W. Clay Crook- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Scotts Hill met on Monday evening, March 7, 2022, for their regularly scheduled session. General Manager Clayton Armstrong said that everything is running well, and systems are being prepped for spring. At the TDEC meeting in Parsons, Armstrong said that the meeting was…