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
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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,
Sandy Lee Songfest Grants $20,000 | 2018 Grant Application Available Soon
The annual Sandy Lee Watkins Songwriters Festival was another huge success in Downtown Henderson in July. The festival was proud to welcome back over twenty award-winning songwriters to our community to play their hits that we hear on the radio. Even though storytelling and music are their passion –
HCC to Host Solar Eclipse Lecture and Viewing Opportunity Monday
On Monday, August 21, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Henderson Community College (HCC) is excited to host a solar eclipse lecture in the Preston Arts Center. The event will begin with a lecture by HCC Faculty member, Scott Taylor at 10:30 a.m. then visitors will have
Come Down to the River to Offer Family Fun
The River Heritage Day committee is excited to announce two sanctioned paddle competitions and a friendly float on the Ohio River during the 7th annual “Come Down to the River” festival on Saturday, July 22 at Audubon Mill Park and the riverfront in downtown Henderson, Kentucky. WESTERN KENTUCKY
Henderson County Tourist Commission Selects New Executive Director
The Henderson Tourist Commission has selected a new Executive Director charged with leading the development of Henderson’s tourism economy. Commission Chair Jeff Troxel today announced the selection of Abby Dixon as the Commission’s new Executive Director. Dixon, who succeeds Kyle Hittner in the
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
Calling all Hendersonians!