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09/07/2025

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09/07/2025

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Rising Henderson County High School senior Carter Siewert had some heavy lifting to do when he competed in the National Skills USA Competition last month in Atlanta. He and teammate Brett Haley won a state championship in March, but Brett was unable to go to the nationals at Georgia World Congress C...

09/07/2025

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No date set but officials say it could take weeks to find experts to speak The Henderson County Fiscal Court agreed Tuesday that public hearings regarding wind turbines should begin soon. Initial public hearings will be held at Henderson City-County Planning Commission meetings. A date for a hearing...

09/07/2025

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Event is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Henderson Farmers Market When the Henderson Farmers Market opens and the parade of seasonal produce begins, Shawna Harrington’s wheels start turning. As the chef at Hometown Roots who sources ingredients from local growers and producers, Harrington’s thought...

09/07/2025

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Wathen lane closed daily from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. through end of the week Utility work occurring on Wathen Lane from U.S. 60 to The Hills subdivision entrance will cause the area to be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, said a city of Henderson release. The closure is expected to last to […]

09/07/2025

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About 80 children from Henderson, Union and Webster counties are hard at work this week on the stage of the Preston Arts Center. As a part of the Henderson Area Arts Alliance’s summer theatre camp, the students are working with local educators to put on a Friday play called “We Are Monsters.” ...

09/07/2025

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(This article first appeared in the July print edition of the Hendersonian.) Even with a mixed bag of June hits (How to Train Your Dragon, F1: The Movie, 28 Years Later), misses (Elio, Ballerina, The Phoenician Scheme), and May holdovers (Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning...

09/07/2025

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Breakfast Lions Grant Awards (grants supplied by Tri-Fest profits) Note: The Breakfast Lions have donated $823,517 to the community through Tri-Fest since its inception 30-plus years ago. Deaconess Henderson Hospital Community Program Fund grant awards (awards given to organizations that promote the...

09/07/2025

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Dear Editor: The Garden Club of Henderson is excited about its future.  Since the club’s beginning in 1925, its main purpose was to encourage civic beautification projects.  One such project of the 1930’s was the beautification of the waterfront and establishment of Audubon Mill Park.  The pa...

09/07/2025

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Reporting only told one side Dear Editor: While I love seeing this story for the community to engage in different opinions (online at “Residents organize to fight wind turbine project in eastern Henderson County”), I find it insulting you failed to provide any form of counter view. This story re...

09/07/2025

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Food Service Inspections Food service inspections are made by the Henderson office of the Green River District Health Department. A — 85 to 100 percent with no critical violations. B — Failed two consecutive regular inspections or a follow-up inspection. C — Any critical violations or 84 perce...

09/07/2025