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Today's News

  • EHS Student Athlete of the Week-Christen Crowe

     

    Christen is a junior on the Warriors’ volleyball team.

    Parents: Chris and Angie Crowe.

    What do you do for fun?

    I enjoy going to the movies and hanging out with friends.

    How about school clubs?

    Junior Beta, Pep club.

    Favorite school subject and why:

    U.S. History. I just enjoy learning about the past. It’s just really fascinating.

    Favorite TV shows:

    The Walking Dead it just came on last night. It’s pretty exciting. I don’t watch TV much.

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  • HCHS Student Athlete of the Week-Adam Maddox

    Adam is a senior on the Wildcats’ football team.

    Parents: Kathy and Dale Maddox.

    What do you do for fun?

    I play xbox 360, GTA V and NCAA 14.

    Attend Sporting events.

    Work out at the gym or in the weight room.

    Hang out with my girlfriend.

    How about school clubs?

    Pep Club

    Journalism (Yearbook Staff)

    Favorite school subject and why:

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  • Wildcats fall to Walton and Frankfort

     

    The Henry County Wildcat soccer team hosted Walton-Verona on Oct. 7 and fell to the Bearcats 3-1.

    The game started with the teams having fairly equal possession but Walton had the better chances. The Wildcat defense stayed firm and with a couple of nice saves from Coleton Aneszko stayed even on the scoreboard.

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  • Lady Cats fall to Walton 4-2

     

    The Henry County Lady Cats closed out their regular season schedule by hosting the Walton-Verona Lady Bearcats on October 7. The Lady Cats fought gamely against the Lady Bearcats but came out on the losing end of a 4-2 score.

    The game started with Walton dominating possession but creating no real chances as the Henry County defense held their ground. The Lady Cats took advantage of their lone scoring chance of the first half when they hit Walton on a nice counterattack at the 13:24 mark.

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  • Coach's Corner-Katie Ruff

    Basic bio

    Age:

    28

    Birthplace:

    Springfield, Illinois

    High School:

    Springfield High School

    College:

    University of Kentucky

    Occupation

    High School Math Teacher

    Coaching Background

    I have coached volleyball for 4 years now at HCHS. The first year I coached I was an assistant and learned a lot of useful things.

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  • Wildcats compete at Collins meet

    The Henry County cross country team traveled to Shelbyville Saturday to compete in the Titan Cross Country Classic hosted by Collins High School.

    In the boys’ varsity race Josh Logsdon led the Cats with a 15th place finish in a time of 19:02. Logsdon strategy to go faster than usual paid off with a personal record.

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  • Amber Walker takes offer

    Amber Walker took a plea deal in a 2012 case involving a meth lab in her family’s home in Sulphur.

    Walker pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in Henry County Circuit Court Thursday, Oct. 10. Charges for manufacturing meth, three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, unlawful possession of a meth precursor and unlawful distribution of a meth precursor were dismissed as part of her plea.

    But Walker was taken into custody Thursday on an active bench warrant after missing several drug screens as part of her monitored conditional release.

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  • Port Royal girl finds magic

     

    Keylee Sturgeon sets her own limitations.

    Sturgeon underwent three open-heart surgeries before she was 6 years old.

    Despite her health complications, magic found her and her family in the most unsuspecting way.

    Jennifer Sturgeon and husband Buddy Sturgeon knew from an ultrasound that their daughter would have problems with her heart, but they didn’t know exactly what they would be.

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  • Amid shutdown USDA and other agencies make contingency plans

    The federal government shutdown, now two weeks in, continues to affect Henry County not just farmers, but homebuyers.

    The shutdown caused the closing of the USDA office in Henry County where the Conservation District, a division of the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service operated.

    Farmers can’t make loan payments processed through the USDA nor obtain them along with homebuyers seeking loans through the agency.

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  • Halloween Homes

    Everyone says they decorate for the kids.

    For some, it’s the kid still inside of them.

    If you are taking your goblins and ghouls out trick or treating, don’t forget to stop and enjoy these festive homes gussied up for the holiday.

    Alma and Harold Lindsay at 251 Hillcrest Drive in Eminence expect about 200 costumed characters every year at their home. The trees outside their home hang not with fruit but small ghosts dangling from the branches.

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