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Candidates for Henry County Clerk

Shanda Archer:

What are the

important traits in your opinion for county clerk?

Rain, Floods, Mud

By Brad Bowman

editor@hclocal.com

According to the National Weather Service, Henry County has had a “departure from normal” accumulation of 8 inches of precipitation in the last week.

Heavy pockets of rain and thunderstorm cells moved into the county Thursday night into early Friday morning causing flash flooded pastures along the Kentucky River, rising creek levels and one reported mudslide.

EIS deploys new system

By Will Phillips

news@hclocal.com

Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, Eminence schools plan to deploy a new learning management system, or LMS. The new system, called It’s Learning, will ideally allow students, teachers and parents to all check students’ schoolwork, keep track of their progress and streamline education.

According to Eminence Superintendent Buddy Berry, the new system completely meets the needs of his district.

Census shows farm size increase...

By Brad Bowman

editor@hclocal.com

The rural landscape of farms in Henry County hasn’t changed since 1909, but the amount of farms has drastically diminished according to the Census of Agriculture.

Using data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, a snapshot of farms, acreage and production from 1909 to 2007, the market value of crops and livestock has steared land ownership, the average age of individuals who principally farm as an occupation and where they have historically invested their capital.

A lifetime in Extension: Carolyn...

By Will Phillips

news@hclocal.com

Carolyn Jeffries has devoted her life to working with Extension offices in various capacities. Whether it was working with 4-H or the Homemakers Association, Jeffries has made sure to be involved in every facet of the Henry County Extension office.

Jeffries, a retired teacher, began her involvement in Extension when she lived in El Paso, Texas, as a member of the local 4-H Club when she was nine years old.

A mile in their shoes

By Will Phillips

news@hclocal.com

A group of Henry County seniors have spent the school year trying to think of ways to help the local homeless population.

Students take Odyssesy to Iowa

By Will Phillips

news@hclocal.com

The Odyssey of the Mind club at Eminence Middle School recently brought home second place at the Kentucky State Tournament, held on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus in Richmond, which qualifies them to move on to the World Finals on the campus of Iowa State University, May 28-31.

DeBurger slugging for Transy

When Krista DeBurger played softball for the Henry County Lady Cats most fans that followed the team thought of her as a pitcher first. But DeBurger was also one of the best hitters on the team in her senior season and she is using her hitting prowess to make a big contribution to her college team, the Transylvania Pioneers.

DeBurger, a freshman, is leading the team in home runs with five, batting average (.396) and RBIs (18). She also leads the team in slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

HCHS Student Athlete of the Week...

Aly is a junior on the Lady Cats’ softball team.

Parents- Angela Foree Stanley and David Stanley

What do you do for fun?

Hang out with friends and family.

How about school clubs?

FBLA, Pep club, FOR club and Beta Club.

Favorite school subject and why:

Math, it just comes easy to me.

Favorite TV shows:

Pretty Little Liars and The Bachelor.

Favorite Movie:

The Lucky One.

Favorite music style/artist:

Country/none.

Favorite food:

Fighting libraries is...

If I were to take a poll of all of Kentucky, I wonder how many people would tell me that they had never used a library for anything. My guess is very few. Libraries are the sort of institutions that you use without ever realizing how important they are, and how strange life would be if they weren’t there.