Today's News

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed my time out of state in Gatlinburg last week, which was a needed vacation as my first real get-away in nearly two years. But I missed a whole lot while I was gone: I didn’t check my e-mail for six days; never got online; didn’t find out the scores of any of the local high school games; and never once tuned in to ESPN. My wife was proud — even though she got to watch the HGTV channel numerous times while we were in our cabin in downtown boonieville.

Wednesday, September 3

Karate classes will be held at the Community Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Children’s Story and Craft hour every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Pleasureville Christian Church. Also, the community library at the church is open to the public from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

HCMS Site Based District Meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the HCMS conference room.

Thursday, September 4

For the first time this season, Henry County and Eminence met on the volleyball court last Tuesday night as the host Ladycats controlled the scoreboard from the start and cruised in for the 2-0 win in the best-of-three series.

Henry never trailed during the county showdown and ended the match ahead 25-5 and 25-13. The Ladycats improved their early-season record to 3-2 with the win, while the Lady Warriors dropped to 0-5. For Eminence, a team trying to rebuild after a 2-19 season, the nerves might have got the best of the young but usually enthusiastic players.

For the first time in a long time, Henry County High School will have a team playing in an All A Classic state tournament when the Ladycats take to the golf course against some of the top smaller schools across the state Sept. 13 in Richmond.

Henry had been ruled ineligible to play in the All A Classic since 1999, but after the guidelines were changed to allow the smallest 125 schools to play in various tournaments, regardless of size, Henry became eligible this school year.