Henry County Local

12/20/2025

The Bethlehem Post Office is a whirl of activity as approximately 10,000 Christmas cards are hand stamped with a special stamp before going out for delivery while the backdrop for the Bethlehem Living Nativity stands ready to go across the street.

Despite its size, Bethlehem makes a big deal of Christmas, especially at the post office where Christmas cards are stamped with a distinctive town symbol.

12/19/2025

Henry County moved to 2-0 in district play with a 77-47 win over Eminence on Tuesday night.

In a physical crosstown showdown, Henry County defeated Eminence 77-47 for its sixth consecutive rivalry win on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

12/18/2025

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12/18/2025

The Eminence girls basketball team defeated Henry County 55-34 on Tuesday night, marking the Warriors' fourth straight crosstown showdown victory.

Eminence won its fourth straight rivalry matchup against Henry County with a 55-34 victory on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

12/17/2025

Destiny Kelley expressed her concerns regarding the recently installed Flock cameras during the Dec. 8 Eminence City Council meeting.

In other news, the council decided to list the former EMS building, located at 128 Eminence Terrace, for sale.

EMINENCE — A woman named Destiny Kelley expressed her concerns regarding the recently installed Flock cameras — automatic license plate recognition systems often used by law enforcement to track vehicles

12/16/2025

Though the Kentucky Supreme Court had scheduled to hear oral arguments from a lawsuit between two former Henry County EMS employees and family of the late Charles “Luke” Hinkel, the hearing has been put on hold due to the death of paramedic Sgt. Christopher Stone.

"Two families are grieving and forever changed," said Kimberly Hinkel-Browning, mother to Hinkel's sons who orginally filed the lawsuit.

Though the Kentucky Supreme Court had scheduled to hear oral arguments from a lawsuit between two former Henry County EMS employees and family of the late Charles “Luke” Hinkel, the

12/14/2025

Due to existing road conditions and the prediction of temperatures going beyond 10 below zero, Henry County Public Schools will be closed Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. This will be a traditional snow day. Stay safe and warm, and we look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!

12/13/2025

Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. recently recognized 64 troopers and officers who have been promoted into leadership roles, including Sgt. Jason Adkison and Tpr. Stuart Wiser from Post 5 in Campbellsburg.

Read more: https://www.pmg-ky1.com/henry_county_local/news/promotion-at-ksp-post-5-officers-step-into-leadership/article_27d782da-c8b4-504d-a4dc-79ef2e0895b2.html

12/12/2025

Sarah Golden was appointed to the New Castle City Commission by unanimous vote, filling the vacant seat left by recently resigned Commissioner Charlie Sevier.

Read more: https://www.pmg-ky1.com/henry_county_local/news/commission-appoints-golden-hears-proposed-zoning-ordinance/article_883e9aa0-132b-5c4f-a472-c235f1d1a69a.html

12/12/2025

Due to the winter storm warning for our area, and to give families more time to plan, Henry County Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 12. This will be a traditional snow day. Stay safe, stay warm and thank you for your understanding.

12/12/2025

We are aware of a large outage in Campbellsburg.
Crews are on their way in to locate and correct the problem. Power should be restored in a couple hours.

8 PM Update: We thought we had everyone back on when an insulator blew, (see below) sending everyone back out. We are going to back feed as many people as possible and then change out the equipment.

10 PM Update: We have a crew working with East Kentucky Power crews to replace the insulator at the substation.

Multiple crews are working to back feed residents from the substation.

12/11/2025

Good Afternoon Warriors! We wanted to give everyone an afternoon update with regards to the upcoming weather event.

All afternoon activities WILL TAKE PLACE as scheduled THIS AFTERNOON.

However, tomorrow (FRIDAY - DECEMBER 12th), Eminence Schools will be on an NTI day.

Also, since this storm is coming in two waves, we are going to cancel JRNBA for Saturday. We will have a JRNBA make-up day on January 31st. The schedule that would have been played on Saturday will be played on 1/31.

Thanks to all! Everyone stay safe and come out and support the Lady Warrior Basketball Team tonight. The game has been moved to 6:00 PM.