The Chester County Independent will be closed Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in observance of Presidents’ Day. All Monday deadlines will be 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17.
Chester County Jail Administrator Brian Stout, pictured at right, is the Lions Club February Public Servant of the Month. Also pictured are, from left, Lion Donna Butler and Lion Courtney Bingham. It …
A newly funded study, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, focuses on essential workers who work in jobs outside health care. The study’s aim is to connect with people in Middle Tennessee …
A tractor trailer truck hit a utility pole at the intersection of US Hwy 45 and West Main St. at 2:14 p.m. Thursday. According to the report, the driver, Terry Barkley, 59, of Falkner, Miss., was …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is inviting Tennesseans to submit nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards. “The Volunteer State …
Cookies for Cancer Taste and Bake Sale Feb. 11 Cookies for Cancer will have a Taste and Bake Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (or until we sell out) Feb. 11 at Cash Saver in Henderson. Taste sale will samples …
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The City of Henderson Mayor and Board of Aldermen is scheduled to meet in regular session at 7 p.m. this evening, Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Council Chamber of the Henderson City Hall. The Beer Board …
By Dr. Elizabeth Ann Saunders Montezuma School Courtesy of the Tennessee State Library & Archives Soon after Chester County was settled and African Americans began moving in, the people realized that …
Freed-Hardeman University’s 2023 Lectureship began Sunday with the theme “For Such a Time as This: Restoring God’s People in Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther.” Pictured above and below are photos …
By Lion Beth Naylor Pictured here are, left to right, Lion Beth Naylor, Student of the month Abby Sells and King Lion Adam Phelps. Abby is the daughter of Jennifer and Garrick Sells. The Chester …
LIFELINE Blood Services will host their Annual “Gift from the Heart” Blood Drive at their Jackson Center on February 9, from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., at 183 Sterling Farms Dr. in Jackson. All donors will …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is inviting Tennesseans to submit nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards. “The Volunteer State …
Gov. Bill Lee was sworn in for his second term by Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger Page of Chester County, Saturday, Jan. 21.
DR. BURTON WILLIAMS Jim Ayers, Founder, and Janet Ayers, President, of The Ayers Foundation announced Jan. 19 that Dr. Burton Williams has joined the foundation as its new chief executive officer …
•West Tennessee parents more concerned with mental health and suicide •Middle Tennessee parents more concerned with school quality A new poll of Tennessee parents from the Vanderbilt Center for …
Sweetlips Fire Dept. Stew Sale Feb. 11 The Sweetlips Volunteer Fire Department Stew/Bake Sale will be Saturday, Feb. 11 (snow date Feb. 18). Stew will be ready at 9:30 a.m. and is $20 a gallon. …
By Savannah Gilbert CC Library Director The Chester County Library Board met on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in the conference room of the library. In old business, the library board discussed the …
The Chester County Library Board will meet in a special called meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in the Chester County Library conference room at 1012 East Main St., in Henderson. The topic …
By Dr. Elizabeth Ann Saunders Hannibal Square Elementary School was the first African American public school, located in Winter Park, Fla. in 1883. It’s so astonishing to think that in the South, …