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City of Morganfield Named Community of the Year; Regional Excellence Award Winners Recognized
The Green River Area Development District presented four awards at its recent annual meeting, including naming the City of Morganfield as the Community of the Year. Established in 2008, the GRADD Comm...
Erin Sep 13, 2024
HCC hosting Kentucky Adult Education Open House Tuesday
HENDERSON, Ky. - The public is invited to attend the Kentucky Adult Education Open House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17th. The event will be held on the second floor of the Sullivan Technolo...
Erin Sep 13, 2024
Powell and Letcher Intersection closed until further notice
The intersection of Powell Street and Letcher Street has been closed until further notice due to the partial collapse of a structure. City of Henderson officials said that the closure will remain in e...
Erin Sep 12, 2024
Traffic backed up due to downed power lines on U.S. 60 Thursday morning
A tractor hit a utility pole in the 9400 block of U.S. 60 on Thursday morning. Henderson Dispatch said that a tractor hit a pole at 10:06 a.m. Thursday. There were downed lines in the area. Traffic ha...
Erin Sep 12, 2024
Henderson City Commission unanimously approves lowering property tax rates
The City of Henderson Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved lowering tax rates. The Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to reduce the current real property and personal property tax rat...
Erin Sep 11, 2024
HPD investigating threat made on social media about schools
Henderson Police Department is investigating a threat made via a Snapchat social media post. Henderson County Schools issued the following statement via OneCall and its social medial pages: "This mess...
Erin Sep 11, 2024
Attorney General Coleman Announces Statewide Youth Drug Prevention Campaign
FRANKFORT Ky - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has proposed a statewide, youth-focused addiction prevention initiative before the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission. The Commissio...
Erin Sep 10, 2024
Henderson man arraigned on murder charge in connection with deadly street race
A Henderson man has been arraigned on a murder charge in connection to a street race that turned deadly on South Green Street in May. Korbin Candler, 20, of Henderson, was arraigned Tuesday in Henders...
Erin Sep 10, 2024
UPDATE: Boil Water Advisory lifted for Kentucky 1078-N in Baskett community
UPDATE: Henderson County Water District has lifted a boil water advisory for some customers who live on Kentucky 1079-North in the Baskett community. Effective as of Tuesday afternoon, Henderson Count...
Erin Sep 09, 2024 Scott Akerman / CC
Schools close as search for gunman who wounded 5 people on Kentucky interstate drags into third day
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - More than a dozen school districts shut down classes Monday across a wide swath of southeastern Kentucky as a grueling search stretched into a third day for a gunman who opened fire...
Erin Sep 09, 2024