The Chester County Board of Education held a meeting at the Board of Education building meeting room on Tuesday, December 17. All board members were present at the meeting. Tennessee Senator Page …
Education has the power to change the trajectory of a child’s life forever. I saw this firsthand many years ago while mentoring a boy named Adam through an at-risk youth program. Adam had a …
Governor Bill Lee has appointed Katie Moore of Henderson to a three-year term on the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, representing the Southwest Tennessee development district. The …
***This is a continuation of the list of new Tennessee laws that ran in the Nov. 7, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 editions of the Chester County Independent Death penalty for child rapists – Under a new law, …
***This is a continuation of the list of new Tennessee laws that ran in the Nov. 7 edition of the Independent *** Increasing punishment for intentionally blocking roads – Republicans passed a bill …
Photo by Holly Roeder, Independent Nearly half of Chester County’s registered voters went to the polls during early voting, according to Chester County Administrator of Elections Kathy Vest. Vest …
More than 200 new Tennessee laws took effect at the beginning of Tennessee’s fiscal year on July 1, 2024. Some of which took immediate effect after they were signed by Governor Bill Lee. These laws …
Pictured are early voters and poll workers at the Early Voting Annex at 126 Crook Ave. in Henderson. A total of 424 voters showed up and put in their vote for the United States Presidential election …
Pictured are the Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Representative Kirk Haston, Chester County Mayor Barry Hutcherson, Chester County Library Director Chrystal Richerson, and Chester County …
State Senator Page Walley (R-Savannah) recently announced that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is awarding Chester County $101,115 for solid waste management convenience …
Pictured above is Vivian Sanders with Gov. Bill and First Lady Maria Lee celebrating her sixth consecutive time to be acknowledged by the Tennessee Kids’ Serve Summer Challenge. Vivian Sanders is …
By Lance Beshires Chester County Trustee It is tax time in Tennessee. The Chester County Trustee’s Office is now collecting property tax payments for the 2024 tax year. Notices should be mailed out …
Senator Walley received the 2024 “Legislator of the Year” Award from the Tennessee Forestry Association on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Nashville. The Tennessee Forestry Association (TFA) recently …
On Sept. 11, 2024 (also known as Patriot Day and Remembrance Day to commemorate America’s lost citizens during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001), American Legion Davidson-Haltom Post 157 conducted a …
City of Henderson Mayor Terry Bell was sworn in at the Henderson City Hall on Friday, Aug. 30, by Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Robert Page. Justice Chief is a native of Chester County. He …
The Chester County Commission is scheduled to meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at the Chester County Courthouse. The commission will begin the meeting with the election of Chairman …
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) recently issued new Driver Licenses and ID cards with a fresh design and improved security features along with new self-service …
By State Senator Page Walley Tennessee – particularly our senate district – is blessed to have some of the finest local and state law enforcement officers in the country. I am so grateful for …
