The Women’s Honor Court Park, one of a handful of parks in the United States dedicated to honoring women, received a new inductee in September. The late Susan Starling Towles, first librarian of Henderson County Public Library and one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Audubon
Library Debuts New Drive-up Drop Box
This appeared in "The Buzz" in Oct/Nov '17 issue of Henderson Family Magazine. The Henderson County Public Library has added a new drive-up drop box located at the entrance to the library parking lot. Patrons will no longer need to leave their vehicle if they simply have items to return. The
‘Hide-a-Rock’ Activity Catches on in Henderson
This update appeared in "The Buzz" in Oct/Nov '17 issue of Henderson Family Magazine. Last summer everyone walked around searching for Pokemon on their app Pokemon Go. In times past, geocaching has been a popular pursuit. This summer a new phenomenon swept the area. Many communities including
Handy Festival Wins ‘Best Music Festival’ Award
This update appeared in "The Buzz" in Oct/Nov '17 issue of Henderson Family Magazine. For the second consecutive year, the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has been named the Best Music Festival in Kentucky by Kentucky Living Magazine. The awards were announced live for the first time at
Nature Trail Getting an Outdoor Classroom
This update appeared in "The Buzz" in Oct/Nov '17 issue of Henderson Family Magazine. At a June meeting of the City of Henderson Board of Commissioners, Scout Jacob Goldie described his Eagle Scout project of building an outdoor classroom as an enhancement to the Canoe Creek Nature Trail at Newman
Special Farmers Market Visits East End Park
This update appeared in "The Buzz" in Oct/Nov '17 issue of Henderson Family Magazine. Some good work in creating community viability and reaching out to a neighborhood happened one Wednesday in August when a one-time pop-up Farmers Market came to East End Park. The event included live music,
Henderson Family Magazine Launches NEW Website!
HendersonFamilyMagazine.com is here! Now you can read the stories featured in each issue online and share them through social media. To celebrate the launch of our new website, we are giving away two tickets to Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana! To be eligible to win,
Commission Members Open Office
Beginning in February, each member of the City of Henderson's Board of Commissioners began keeping office hours once each week. The office is located on the second floor of the Henderson Municipal Center, 222 First St., in the space previously occupied by the field office of former U.S. Rep. Ed
New Signs for City Limits
The "Welcome to Henderson" signs located at key thoroughfares were missing in action during January and most of February, but have now had a "makeover," and all but one have been reinstalled. The city limits signs (along with the Red Banks Park sign and one for the soon-to-open Municipal Services
Scout Working on “Little Libraries” Project
Life Scout Davis Howell has turned his love for reading into a project to benefit young readers at Audubon Kids Zone, the John F. Kennedy Community Center, South Heights Elementary School and visitors to Atkinson Park. As his Eagle Scout project, Howell has created four “Little Libraries.” A