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Today's News

  • Students get a crash course in texting

    Staff writer/photographer

    A 16-year old male driver was typing a text message into his phone when he almost rear-ended a motorcycle, veered off the right side of the road then hit a deer.

    A 16-year old girl fared little better, repeatedly crossing the center line on a two-lane road while typing her name into her phone’s keypad.

    “She was pretty much over the center line all the time,” said James Gray of the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety.

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  • Reflections on the giving of thanks

    Dennis Prager, a well-known author and radio talk-show host, has written that gratitude is the key to happiness. Here is how he has put it:

    “There is a ‘secret to happiness’ and it is gratitude. All happy people are grateful, and ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that it is being unhappy that leads people to complain, but it is truer to say that it is complaining that leads to people becoming unhappy. Become grateful and you will become a much happier person.”

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  • Eminence to host 24-hour race in 2010

    The Highland Renaissance site in Eminence will host a 24-hour footrace on March 13-14, which will be the first race in Henry County longer than the typical 3.1 miles.

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  • The 2010 political season is underway

    The local political season has started. To inform the interested, it is time for those who want to be active in their local, state or federal government to enter the system by applying for a position from now until Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. Either join us at our meetings or go to the Henry County Clerks Office for the forms and information to join the process.

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  • Turkey Cup this Saturday at Harry Hill Park

    In an attempt to continue to build soccer in the county, former Henry County High School players John Harp and Josh Clark have organized a soccer game scheduled for this Saturday, which the duo titled the Turkey Cup.

    The game will be played at Harry Hill Park starting at 3 p.m. and lasting until around 6 p.m. Anyone in Henry County is eligible to play with Harp and Clark dividing two equal teams before the Turkey Cup kicks off – those showing up late will also be put on one of the two teams as the game progresses.

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  • 2 roads to receive emergency road aid

    General Manager

    Two rural roads in Henry County damaged by water and heavy rain soon may be repaired.

    The Henry County Fiscal Court voted last week to utilize $70,000 in emergency road aid from the state to repair crossings on Six Mile Road and Turkey Run Road.

    According to Henry County Judge-Executive John Logan Brent, a crossing on Six Mile Road took damage several times this summer because of heavy rain. Some concrete and a pipe were washed out.

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  • Pleasureville Florist holding holiday open houses

    Executive Director, Henry county Chamber of Commerce

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  • Bridge completion date moved back

    Staff writer/photographer

    The end to the project to build a new bridge on U.S. 421/Kentucky 55 at Campbellsburg has been pushed back ... again.

    Louisville District Department of Highways Public Information Officer Andrea Clifford said contractors hope to have work completed by Christmas.

    Originally slated for a September reopening, many set-backs have occurred.

    Geological problems necessitated more blasting. Then, an increase in train traffic through the area threw off the schedule.

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  • It’s a 34-26 loss for Cats

    Sports editor

    Chris Engstrand scheduled Owensboro Catholic to add another tough opponent to play his Henry County football team and to force his players to face some adversity. That’s exactly what he got Friday night.

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  • Community Calendar for the week of November 25, 2009

    Wednesday, November 25

    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.

    American Red Cross will have blood drive at the Henry County Library from 2 to 6 p.m.

    Thursday, November 26

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