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Federal student aid changes are...

If you have gone to college or have had a child go, chances are you’ve filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA.
Changes to this form announced by the Obama administration in 2015 are about to go into effect for the 2017-18 school year.
One of the biggest changes to the application is how soon you can fill it out.
You can submit the form for the 2017 school year beginning Oct. 1, 2016.
This is sooner than in previous years.

Event planned to promote Chamber...

By Paul Cole

Henry County Chamber of Commerce

Lady Cats beat Walton; lose to...

The Henry County Lady Cats traveled to Sugar Bay Golf Course in Warsaw Sept. 12 to take on the Walton-Verona Lady Bearcats and came away with a 187-237 win.
Maddie Hensley, who shot a 35 in the nine-hole match, led the Lady Cats. Bayleigh Boyer shot 43, Nikki Perkinson shot 45 and Carleigh Peyton shot 64. Hannah Marowelli shot 66 as the Lady Cats’ fifth golfer.
“I was very proud of our team’s performance at Sugar Bay,” HCHS Coach April Berry said. “All of the girls were striking the ball well. The challenging part of Sugar Bay is the small and quick greens.

Bookmobile to add new stops

The Henry County Public Library Bookmobile will try to reach some new patrons by adding a few new stops in the community this fall.
The bookmobiles evening and weekend hours now include:
• First and third Tuesdays – 6 to 7 p.m. at Eminence Village
• First and third Thursdays – 5 to 5:55 p.m. at Lake View Apartments
• First and third Thursdays – 6 to 7 p.m. at Campbellsburg Community Center
• Second and fourth Thursdays – 6 to 7 p.m. at Osage Estates

Henry Central’s class of 1961...
Local Buzz for Sept. 21, 2016

Church Activities
Pleasureville Baptist WMU will have a yard sale Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. All money raised will go to the Samaritan Shoebox Ministry.
Eminence Christian Church will hold a recycle event on Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the church on Main Street.  There will be a shredder truck to shred documents; paint recycle (household paint, no five-gallon buckets) and electronic recycle (no tv’s).  Donations will be accepted to fund additional recycle events.

Sports briefs for Sept. 21, 2016

Campbellsburg Bengals JV 38 Trimble County Raiders 0
The Bengals got off to a slow start but turned it on in the second quarter to lead 27-0 at halftime.
Traven McFarland led the offensive attack with two touchdowns and converted two extra points. Ray Matthews had a touchdown and an extra point, as did Dylan Gallagher. Isaac Abney also got in on the scoring with a touchdown run.

Honoring first responders on...

On some anniversaries we celebrate. On others we reflect.
The 15th anniversary of the attack on America and New York’s World Trade Center is one of the times for reflection. There is truly nothing to celebrate in the extraordinary tragedy of 9/11.
As much as I would like to forget some of them, the images from that day will never be out of my mind, nor will the victims and their families.
But there is one memory I want to hold on to, one that I want to cherish as the deepest and most lasting of Sept. 11, 2001.

New 4-H club focuses on nature,...

By Cathy Toole

Henry County Extension Service

Durbin speaks at Hunger Task...

Submitted photo
Joe Durbin, left, speaks at the Louisville meeting of the Kentucky Hunger Task Force on Sept. 13 in Louisville. Next to Durbin is Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. The task force is holding regional meetings to gather information about local solutions to hunger. Durbin is the director of Henry County Help Center, a food bank based in Eminence thet distributes food to families all over the county. (Kentucky Department of Agriculture photo)