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November is Diabetes Awareness Month
The Green River District Health Department offers the following health advice for the month of November: Diabetes Awareness Month November is National Diabetes Month. This year's focus is on taking ac...
Erin Nov 07, 2023
UPDATE: Authorities arrest Henderson woman in connection with November shooting
UPDATE: Authorities have arrested a Henderson woman accused of shooting another woman during a November incident. Members of the Henderson Police Department and the U.S. Marshalls Task Force located a...
Erin Nov 07, 2023
KSP Henderson Post officer promoted to sergeant
HENDERSON, Ky.- Kentucky State Police Post 16 Henderson has a new sergeant. Last week, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Kerry Harvey and Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett J...
Erin Nov 06, 2023
Colonels Defense Dominates Dragons
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Colonels faced off against the Warren Central Dragons at home at Colonel Stadium in the 1st Round of the Class 6A State Football Playo...
Ryan Davenport Nov 06, 2023
Colonels Open the Playoffs at Home Against the Dragons
By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent The Henderson County Colonels suffered a loss to the Owensboro Red Devils, 34-6, last Friday night on the road.   This week the Colonels are at home a...
Ryan Davenport Nov 03, 2023
Henderson County Voting Information
Just a reminder voters can visit the polls for early-in-person voting. No excuse is required. People can vote from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, tomorrow, and Saturday at Chase Fulcher Archery Training Cent...
Erin Nov 02, 2023
KYTC Paint striping is scheduled for Henderson County this weekend
Work will be completed this weekend, weather permitting MADISONVILLE, Ky. (November 1, 2023) - A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet contractor plans to begin striping work in Henderson County this weeken...
Erin Nov 01, 2023
In-Person Early Voting begins Thursday in Kentucky
Kentucky registered voters can visit the polls beginning Thursday for early in-person voting. No excuse is required. Henderson residents can vote from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday a...
Erin Nov 01, 2023
Henderson native Sam Ball, an All-America tackle at Kentucky and member of Baltimore Colts' 2 Super Bowl teams, dies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Sam Ball, an All-American offensive tackle at Kentucky who was a member of two Super Bowl teams with the Baltimore Colts, has died. He was 79. The school announced Ball's death i...
Erin Oct 31, 2023 Coach for the South squad Weeb Ewbank, right, of the New York Jets, talks with some of his squad, from left to right, Kentucky's Sam Ball, West Texas State's George Allen and Bethune-Cookman's Elijah Gipson as they train for the North-South Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., Jan. 7, 1966. Ball, an All-American offensive tackle at Kentucky who was a member of two Super Bowl teams with the Baltimore Colts, has died. He was 79. The school announced Ball’s death in his hometown of Henderson, Ky., Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, after receiving word from his family. (AP Photo/Horace Cort, File)
League of Women Voters of KY Provides Voter Education Tool VOTE411
LOUISVILLE, KY - Ahead of the general elections, the League of Women Voters of KY (LWVKY) offers the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org. This simple, accessible website helps Kentucky voters na...
Erin Oct 31, 2023