Every Kid is an Artist with Different Abilities Photos by Darrin Phegley “I am so sorry. He doesn’t have any vision at all.” Words no parent is ever prepared to hear, Taylor Heady and her husband, Gavin, were given their son, Levi’s, diagnosis of optic nerve hypoplasia when he was only
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Curious Cousins
Photos by Darrin Phegley Corkscrew stands out from the moment you open the door complete with a skeleton to greet customers. “We sell taxidermy, wet specimens,” said Jasmine Elzy, co-owner of Corkscrew Curiosities. “We have a wet specimen of a two headed pig, fossils, natural history.” A
Challenge Me 4-H
Photos by Darrin Phegley Ella Fourqurean began her career with the University of Kentucky’s 4-H program in January 2020. “It’s been a learning curve,” stated Ella, remembering back to how everything soon changed once covid hit a couple months later. Ella grew up on a farm in Gracey, KY where her
Taking Root as a Little Gardener
Photos by Darrin Phegley “In my capacity, I was born to serve. I found that as I’ve grown, sometimes serving is wearing different hats whatever that may be. I felt called to serve and that was going to be my purpose,” said Natasha McKinney, owner of 1st Kids Care. Natasha is a Henderson native
Charlie Joyner
Henderson’s first Easterseals Child Ambassador Photo by Darrin Phegley “By sharing his story as Easterseals Ambassador for 2022 Charlie and his family are helping speak for thousands of children, many of whom can’t speak for themselves. Charlie is doing a fantastic job representing everyone we
Meet Ava Claire! 2022 CoverKids Contest Winner
Photo by Jamie Alexander After receiving almost a hundred entries and thousands of votes, we have a winner for our 2022 Henderson Family CoverKids Contest. Meet Ava Claire Overton! Ava is the two-year-old daughter of Wes and Ashley Overton and little sister to Dakota, Allie and Avery. Anyone who
Introducing the East Heights School News!
Written By Brody Mills Good morning Henderson! I’m Brody coming to you today to talk about and explain something we do at East Heights Elementary School called Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP). STLP is a technology club where students can work on projects that help the community or
The Benefits of Cheerleading
Written By Hallie Hanley East Heights Elementary School is an amazing place. There are lots of things to love about it. One thing I really enjoy about East Heights is its cheer team. I have benefited from the team in many ways; both physically and mentally. The East Heights cheer team has really
A School That’s More Like Family
Written By Sophi Gonzalez There are a lot of things that I love about Holy Name. One of the things I love the most is that I have never felt left out because we are all a family. Teachers are super nice and friendly and will always be there to help you. The teachers are always working hard to make
Challenging Yourself by Joining the Academic Team
Written By Carolyn Bassett Academic team is a fun, challenging competition with coaches that help the students. Spottsville also has fun coaches that make it so much more than just a serious competition. They help us learn to get to know our teammates and make friends with each other, even if we
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