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EHS girls' defense stymies...

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The Eminence Warriors girls’ hosted the Frederick Fraize Lady Aces Friday night and came out with a 41-8 win.

The Warriors got off to a fast start by forcing several turnovers that they converted into easy layups.

“The big key to the game was that we came out ready to play and with good energy,” Coach Zach Adair said. “Also, I thought our ability to get out and run in transition gave us a lot of easy points. Our defense played hard and moved well. They had a very hard time scoring.”

Hope Health receives smoking...

Hope Health Clinic recently announced that it has received a $10,000 CVS Health Community Grant.
The Community Grants Program was created by CVS Health, as part of its commitment to help people achieve their best health by providing financial assistance to programs that are focused on smoking cessation and prevention.
The support from CVS Health will help Hope Health Clinic offer smoking cessation classes over a period of two years.  Patients will be connected with a wellness coach to help assure continued success with smoking cessation.

Family marks five generations
Wildcats fall to Cougars

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The Henry County Wildcats were facing an uphill battle when they traveled to Sheperdsville to take on the Bullitt Central Cougars Thursday night. They were without starting big man Jackson Jeffries, who is out with a hamstring injury, and their sixth man, Brennen Peniston, who has a torn ACL.

The Wildcats fell behind early as Bullitt Central came out firing. After one quarter of play the Cougars led 18-9.

Millions of Americans suffer...

The Disease by the Numbers

Do you pay attention to health news? If so, you may know that the diabetes epidemic is enormous. But there could be a surprise or two for you in the numbers below.
Nearly 1 in 10
 That’s how many people have diabetes in the United States.
5.4 percent
Fortunately, the number of new diabetes cases fell an average of 5.4 percent between 2008 and 2012.
Researchers think some of this success is due to overall declines in obesity rates.
Double trouble

ACA to cause changes on your tax...

The Affordable Care Act is in fact a far reaching program that will impact us all and it is starting with the 2014/2015 tax filing season.
The Affordable Care Act was passed with the goal of extending quality health insurance coverage to more Americans.  Beginning in 2014, the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers and individuals share the responsibility for health insurance coverage.  

Lady Cats overwhelm Lady Bears

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The Henry County Lady Cats hosted the Lady Bears of Spencer County Saturday afternoon and came away with a 62-48 win. It was the Lady Cats’ highest scoring game of the year, and was fueled by a 25-point second quarter that saw Megan Payton dominate inside with 12 points. For the game Payton had 26 points and 15 rebounds.

But the Lady Cats also got scoring from several people including 11 points from Aleah Tuggle.

Senate passes four bills in...

By Paul Hornback, State Senator

“Creating Kentucky jobs and strengthening Kentucky families” — this is how our caucus defined the overall goals of the Senate this session, and I’m proud to report that four of our priority bills to accomplish those objectives passed the Senate in our first week and are now on the way to the House.

Youth Softball signups

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Henry County Little League softball and t-ball signups are going on now. The leagues are fully chartered and insured through Little League International.

Softball is for girls ages 6-18. Costs for softball will be $75 per player. There is a $10 dollar discount offered for each additional child signed up.

T-ball is for both boys and girls ages 4-6. Costs for t-ball will $40 per player with a $10 discount for each additional child signed up.

Signups are every Saturday in January at the Henry County High School gym from 9 to 11 a.m.

Warriors win round two, 67-64

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The Eminence Warriors traveled the short distance to their in-county rivals Henry County Jan. 20 and evened the season series at one game each by hitting some clutch shots down the stretch to pull out a 67-64 win.

It was a game of contrasting styles as the Warriors tried to use their superior quickness to drive to the basket and create close range shots while Henry County tried to work the ball inside to take advantage of their superior size.