BEAVER DAM, Ky. (July 30, 2025) - A teenager was killed during a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 62 in Ohio County. Kentucky State Police Post 16 - Henderson received a call from Ohio County Dispatch at around 12:20 a.m. Wednesday in reference to a two-vehicle collision on US 62, just west of Beaver Dam, according to a n...

Henderson Lions are preparing for what has been called one of the biggest festivals in the area - The Henderson Lions Arts and Crafts Festival at Audubon State Park. This year's dates are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4-5. The cost to enter is $5 to park your vehicle. There is plenty of parking available in the park and...

Hofmann Packaging broke ground on its first U.S. operation Tuesday. The Canadian-based plastics packaging producer is investing $43 million in a new Hopkins County facility, creating 164 quality Kentucky jobs, according to a news release from the governor's office. "Our economic momentum is made possible by great ...

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (July 28, 2025) - As work continues along I-69 in Madisonville, motorists should anticipate delays and ramp closures in the northbound lanes this week. A contractor working for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin working on the northbound slow lane of the interstate on Monday night. The rig...

CROFTON, Ky.- A car struck and killed an Ohio woman while she was outside of her vehicle on the shoulder of the Pennyrile Parkway this weekend. Christian County dispatch contacted Kentucky State Police at 12:58 p.m. Sunday requesting that the agency investigate a fatal collision involving a pedestrian at the 22-mile ma...

BEAVER DAM, Ky. (July 30, 2025) - A teenager was killed during a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 62 in Ohio County. Kentucky State Police Post 16 - Henderson received a call from Ohio County Dispatch at around 12:20 a.m. Wednesday in reference to a two-vehicle collision on US 62, just west of Beaver Dam, according to a n...

Henderson Lions are preparing for what has been called one of the biggest festivals in the area - The Henderson Lions Arts and Crafts Festival at Audubon State Park. This year's dates are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4-5. The cost to enter is $5 to park your vehicle. There is plenty of parking available in the park and...

Hofmann Packaging broke ground on its first U.S. operation Tuesday. The Canadian-based plastics packaging producer is investing $43 million in a new Hopkins County facility, creating 164 quality Kentucky jobs, according to a news release from the governor's office. "Our economic momentum is made possible by great ...

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (July 28, 2025) - As work continues along I-69 in Madisonville, motorists should anticipate delays and ramp closures in the northbound lanes this week. A contractor working for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin working on the northbound slow lane of the interstate on Monday night. The rig...

CROFTON, Ky.- A car struck and killed an Ohio woman while she was outside of her vehicle on the shoulder of the Pennyrile Parkway this weekend. Christian County dispatch contacted Kentucky State Police at 12:58 p.m. Sunday requesting that the agency investigate a fatal collision involving a pedestrian at the 22-mile ma...

HENDERSON, Ky. - The Henderson Community College Board of Directors' next meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in the Lake Board Room (Sullivan Technology Center, Room 306). The agenda includes several action items, an update from HCC President Dr. Jason Warren and comments from board members. Additiona...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 24, 2025) - Unemployment rates fell in 115 counties, rose in four counties and stayed the same in Harlan County between June 2024 and June 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Henderson County's unemployment rate was 5 %, ...

Henderson, Ky. (July 23, 2025) - A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to begin a paving project in rural Henderson County tomorrow that will resurface 6.37 miles of KY 1217 (Pruitt-Agnew Road). On Thursday, crews will be milling the roadway from KY 416 (0 mm) to KY 1299 (6.3 mm). Paving is schedul...

Henderson, KY (July 18, 2025) - The temporary traffic signals in place on U.S. 60 are being removed. The signals will be removed today, restoring two-way traffic at the CSX overpass bridge near the new U.S. 60 interchange under construction. With the signals removed, it's important for drivers to slow down and observe ...

More Kentuckians without a high school diploma are earning their GED, with a success rate that surpasses the national rate. "There are multiple paths to a good life, which is why Lt. Gov. Coleman and I made it a priority to help more Kentuckians earn their GED - a goal we're continuing to find new ways to meet,&qu...