Photo by Darrin Phegley Most kids are thrilled at the thought of summer because it means they get to go swimming. Whether it be in their own backyard or a community pool, they love splashing around, playing water games and jumping into the water. For Abby Hampton, the love and passion for swimming
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Living Life to the Fullest
Photos by Darrin Phegley Eating Healthy and Staying Busy Born Anna Tapp on February 23, 1921, Dixon grew up with her family on a small farm in Corydon, KY. “My father was a small farmer. We ate out of the ground. Always had gardens. We had cows, but we only used them for milk and butter.”
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
Our Forever Home
Photo by Darrin Phegley A Coastal Cottage in Kentucky If you are out golfing or driving through the Henderson Country Club, you can’t help but notice John and Jalayne Smith’s beautifully built home by Joe Mattingly Builders. Unlike the look of many homes within the neighborhood, this coastal
Beauty In Numbers
Photo by Darrin Phegley The Journey of Motherhood “The biggest thing I have discovered is I love them all equally but individually. They are their own person,” said Heather Hensley, mother of six. Heather has been married to her husband, Chad, going on 25 years in May. He was her only
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
Mandy Glaser
Photos provided by Mandy Glaser A mother living out her dreams Mandy is originally from Eastern Kentucky. She graduated from Morehead University with her Bachelor Degree in Studio Art and then moved to Savannah, Georgia for graduate school at the Savannah College of Art & Design where she
Salvation Army Mobile Canteen
Photos by Darrin Phegley Hope is On the Way The Salvation Army, located at 1213 Washington Street, has been lending a helping hand to those in need for decades. In addition to the traditional means of assistance they offer, they now have a mobile canteen. Captain Benny Carringer cheerfully
Hard Work Pays Off
Photos by Darrin Phegley When one thinks of Olympic gymnasts, they might recall names such as Simone Biles, Shawn Johnson, Aly Raisman, Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes and Laurie Hernandez. These women have influenced and inspired generations of young women and continue to do so today. Laurie
Henderson City Flag Flies High
Photos by Darrin Phegley From a Sketch to an Official City Flag Jax’s flag design started as a sketch he made in his notebook. He found himself wondering, “what would a flag for Henderson even look like?” It didn’t take him long to come up with his design, and once he did, he reached out to Mayor
Calling all Hendersonians!