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Members of the Henry County Economic Development Board have teamed up with six counties to increase opportunities for residents and the county.

The I-71 Corridor Group encompasses judges-executive and members from Henry, Trimble, Oldham, Carroll, Gallatin and Owen Counties with intent to attract and retain businesses and stimulate economies along the interstate. Economic Development Chair Harold Bratton considers the group a catalyst for Henry County’s own economic future.

For three straight months, portions of Henry County have had 21 days without rain, including a 12-day stretch at the end of May.

The county’s farmers are acutely aware of the lack of rain, and last week, Dennis Campbell with the USDA Farm Service Agency drafted a letter requesting the county receive a disaster declaration.

Exactly what that means for farmers is up in the air, as the U.S. congress left for its summer break without addressing the nation’s farm bill, a package that would make available some disaster programs.

Michele Thompson can make anyone feel lazy.

She custom makes leather belts to each patron’s waist size with onsite personal leather stamping. She takes breakfast and lunch orders, cooks and serves exotic meat dishes of bison, elk and venison, and fits friendly conversation in with customers while managing the store she took over from her late father ‘Choctaw’ Jim Thompson.

For three straight months, portions of Henry County have had 21 days without rain, including a 12-day stretch at the end of May.

The county’s farmers are acutely aware of the lack of rain, and last week, Dennis Campbell with the USDA Farm Service Agency drafted a letter requesting the county receive a disaster declaration.

Exactly what that means for farmers is up in the air, as the U.S. congress left for its summer break without addressing the nation’s farm bill, a package that would make available some disaster programs.