Henderson News

If I can get past the margaritas and the baskets of corn chips, salsas and dips of Mexican cheese, I lose it on the cheese-covered tortillas in the form of enchiladas and burritos wrapping fried meats.

The Henderson City Commission , when it meets Tuesday, plans to consider leasing the remainder of the Hoge farm, along with two other farms, which is expected to bring in about $46,176 annually for the next four years.

Every once in a while I like to pass along stories about local folks and their experiences when a stranger comes out of the blue to do some small act of kindness.

Traffic will be affected starting at 9 a.m. for northbound drivers. The right-hand lane of traffic will be blocked so that electricians can access the bridge and replace burned-out navigational lights.

The city Board of Zoning Adjustment is allowing the Housing Authority of Henderson to build two duplexes at the corner of Alvasia Street and Martin Luther King Avenue that will be closer to the property lines than usually allowed.

In Henderson, No Child Left Behind results show a big improvement in reading and math scores over the last decade.

"Following in the Steps of the Old Masters," an exhibit featuring the work of seven artists who created art for the show in a style reminiscent of the Old Masters, is already on exhibit in the Rotunda Gallery at the Henderson County Public Library.

Standing in the back of the Stagg Room at the Henderson Fine Arts Center, Emily Fulkerson and Aaron Lane tried to keep out of the spotlight on Wednesday.

Cooper Vowels, son of Chris and Kaci Vowels, attends preschool at East Heights Elementary School and his class recently spent some time learning the sounds of animals.

Downtown Henderson underwent some wrenching changes last year through the combination of key business closings, business departures and the city's water and sewer line replacement project.

Forty-three years after he earned three Bronze Stars, a second Purple Heart and a handful of other medals for his service in Vietnam, Terry "Dutch" Herzog finally received those emblems of valor last week.

The Henderson Fire Department had long been responding to fires outside the city limits - and that had long been a source of friction between city and county governments.

Johnson is responsible for directing the nonprofit organization of Young Life and its outreach programs, which include WyldLife and YoungLives.

February is Black History Month and Kentucky State Parks will be hosting events to celebrate and honor the role African Americans played in the history of the United States and more specifically in Kentucky.

Mike Lawrence/The Gleaner Audubon State Park Museum curator Alan Gehret hold a photograph of two Audubon oil painting of his sons John Woodhouse and Victor Gifford Audubon.

There are some new requirements taking effect for people who have a Kentucky commercial driver license, and the state wants to make sure drivers have plenty of time to complete the new process.

The 1937 flood was hard on everybody in the Ohio River basin but four-legged critters paid the biggest price.

A 16-year-old teen with Sequoyah County connections continues his recovery from a wreck that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

The board spent about 45 minutes discussing the problem Monday; no action was taken, but the term "rate increase" was broached.

DENNY SIMMONS / Courier Press "What are you doin', Lucy?" owner Darlene Leith asks her longtime customer.