The Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel have designated Tuesday, September 9th as High Attendance Day across the state to highlight the importance of students being in school every day. On this day, Kentucky's public elementary, middle, and high schools may compete in small-school or large-school categories. The scho...

HENDERSON, Ky. - A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to begin a T-1 Steel maintenance project on the southbound U.S. 41 bridge in Henderson on Monday, September 8. T-1 steel - a grade of high-strength, quenched and treated steel known for being highly amenable to welding and machining - is no lon...

HENDERSON, KY, - The City's Parks and Recreation Department said East End Park will temporarily close beginning Tuesday. The closure is to allow improvements to the playground's surface which involves removing existing mulch and installing a new, poured in place rubberized safety surface, according to a news release. T...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 28, 2025) - In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in honor and remembrance of the victims of the acts of violence perpetrated on Aug. 27 in Minne...

Kentucky Living has named John James Audubon State Park Museum among the commonwealth's 2025 "Best in Kentucky" winners. The state's most widely read print publication, Kentucky Living, features the 2025 Best in Kentucky award winners in its September issue. The magazine showcases reader choices for the outst...

The Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center has received the highest rating in the state's quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education. Henderson County Schools said that the Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center has received the Level 5 All STARS Performance Rating, the highest possible recog...

Nearly 30 years to the day that Heather Teague went missing, authorities have confirmed that a suspect has been exhumed for DNA testing. Kentucky State Police Trooper Corey King confirmed to WSON that Marty Dill was exhumed from a Henderson County cemetery to take a DNA sample. King said that Kentucky State Police, Ken...

"They were who we thought they were," said Henderson County head coach John Elliott in reference to Pulaski County following the Colonels 44-21 loss to the Maroons in the Week 1 Hall of Fame Game. It was no secret that Travis Burns' Maroons were a force to be reckoned with on the ground, and tonight further p...

The North Middle School Cadets football program reigned supreme tonight on their home field, as both the 7th and 8th grade teams were victorious over crosstown rival South Middle, 40-8 and 46-36 respectively. North's 7th grade dominated the offensive side of the ball in the opening matchup, exclusively in the running g...

During the August 18th Henderson County Board of Education meeting, the board unanimously approved the property tax rate for the 2025-2026 school year. The new rate will be 68.2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which represents a 0.8-cent increase from last year and a 1.1% increase overall. The decision came after...