Bringing Light to the Holiday Season The Candlelight Christmas Tour in downtown Henderson is back again this year and guarantees a dazzling start to the holiday season for all of its 350 participants. The idea for the Candlelight Christmas Tour was brought up in 2023 when the Garden Club of
A Community Supporting Local Educators
The Henderson Teacher Store Henderson organizations are continuing to help the educators who work hard for our schools: the Henderson Teacher Store, opening July 12th, is coming to town! Patty Sellers, Director of Development for the Henderson Kentucky Education Foundation, and Maggie
Mentoring the Next Generation
Junior Achievement Strives to Make a Difference Photos by Darrin Phegley Henderson continues to benefit from the nonprofit organizations that serve our area. Junior Achievement is a nonprofit that uses volunteers to go into the classroom to talk with students about financial literacy, career
Teen Mental Health First Aid
A Promising Program for Henderson Teens Exciting things are happening at Henderson’s own Central Academy! In January, the school became the first high school in the state of Kentucky to provide Teen Mental Health First Aid for their students. Teen Mental Health First Aid, brought to Henderson by
Henderson Locals Take on Tokyo!
Going from Henderson, Kentucky with a city population just shy of 28,000 to Tokyo, Japan, the biggest metropolitan area in the world housing 39.1 million people is sure to be a culture shock. This past summer of 2023, thirty-two lucky Hendersonians got to experience the bright lights, big city
Henderson Native is a Rising Local Artist
Photo by: Darrin Phegley Hadlie claims that she started drawing at age 11 or 12. After some time, she started to take an interest in photography, as well. She says she has always had an interest in art, but it was her grandpa that inspired her to keep going. She says she will always remember what
The Port
HELP AND HOPE FOR HENDERSON’S TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS Photo by Darrin Phegley The Port, whose doors opened in October of 2022, serves as a beacon of hope for many 16- to 25-year-olds in the Henderson area. This organization provides free services to teen and young adults within the age range,
Young Leaders in Community Service
The Henderson Cotillion is an entirely student run, all-girls organization that has made it their mission to help the Henderson community. Since June of this year, the Henderson Cotillion has helped out with community service at New Hope Animal Rescue, Matthew 25, the Jeep Rally through Audubon
Speech Apraxia Awareness Month
Photo by Darrin Phegley May is known for many different things, including for being the month of Memorial Day, the month children start their summer break, and the month that many people start to open up their swimming pools. May means more to some than others, however, as May is also speech
Performance At It’s Best
Photos by Darrin Phegley An exciting opportunity has recently come to the student athletes of Henderson’s middle schools and Henderson County High School. Silaf Harris, performance coach at Baker Family Chiropractic and sergeant in the Kentucky Army National Guard, has been offering his knowledge
Calling all Hendersonians!