Henderson News

The city of Henderson plans to spend $501,000 repaving streets later this year, according to the proposed city budget.

Probably it's only the occasional breeze that gently ruffles the small flags atop the gleaming white crosses in Henderson's Central Park this month.

I'm inverted in separate leg stretch at Yoga 101, pulling on my heels, reaching the crown of my head to my yoga mat, when a huge drop of sweat falls from my stomach into my eye.

"Gardens That Swing IV," which takes place every-other year in conjunction with the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival, is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 9, rain or shine.

And it was certainly unforgettable for eight of those 37 graduates who returned for this year's graduating ceremonies, which saw a much larger graduating class of 631.

Six-year-old Maddie Royster, daughter of Richard and Terry Royster of Lexington and granddaughter of Larry and Lu Royster of Henderson, had bugged her parents relentlessly to watch the movie "Soul Surfer," the story of surfer Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm in a shark attack.

It could be a tornado that turns homes into splinters. Or an earthquake or another flood, a blizzard or - heaven forbid - a paralyzing ice storm.

With no significant rain in nearly three weeks and record-high temperatures in the mid-90s forecast this weekend, lawns, gardens and crops are suffering.

Henderson city staff was given marching orders Tuesday to look at the feasibility of building a new riverfront community center near the overlook behind Methodist Hospital with approximately $1.64 million the city has left over of federal earmark funds.

Former mayor Thomas E. "Tom" Davis topped the primary race for Henderson City Commission Tuesday, making a powerful political comeback after being defeated in the mayoral primary two years ago.

It's fairly common knowledge that Henderson County had the first rural electric cooperative in the state, and that the first customer to take advantage of it was Frank Street in October of 1937.

It's hard to gauge, really, whether Taylor Bradley will end up teaching agriculture to high school students.

Why do we have to have our high school graduation ceremonies in another city and state? We have been having our graduation ceremonies in Evansville, Ind., for years instead of Henderson, Ky., where our graduates are from.

LOUISVILLE, KY A not guilty plea was entered from a man charged with murdering two sisters in Oldham County.

Gavont Baker, 18, of the 300 block of Fagan Street in Henderson, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in Henderson District Court to a charge of harassment.

Investigators said Wednesday that they are still trying to piece together the events leading up to the shooting death of 38-year-old Michelle Cotter early Tuesday morning.

An Eagle Scout with Troop 301 chartered through First United Methodist Church has received the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Shawnee Trails Councilwide Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.

Update: The victim in the early morning shooting has been identified as Michelle Cotter, 39, of Henderson.

It will be a big day on the riverfront this Saturday with River Heritage Day, a crawfish boil fundraiser for Riverview School and a visit by the American Queen.

Larry Bennett, 69, will soon reopen Bennett Motors at the northwest and northeast corners of Diamond and Heidelbach avenues.