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Slideshow: Henderson County tops North Laurel in softball championships
Henderson County's Anna Kemp beats North Laurel during the 2024 KHSAA State Softball Tournament at John Cropp Stadium of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Anna Kemp lifts Henderson County over North Laurel for first KHSAA state softball title
Behind the big bat and arm of junior Anna Kemp, the Henderson County High School softball team got its first state championship. Kemp tossed a three-hitter and also had four RBIs as the Colonels crushed North Laurel, 11-0, in Saturday’s championship game of the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop/KHSAA State Tournament.
Henderson county students graduate from police camp
HENDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — 14 fifth-graders from Henderson County schools have officially graduated from police camp. one boy and one girl were chosen from each elementary school to take part in the camp. Henderson police say the students learned about traffic stops,were introduced to a K9 officer and even got to walk through a […]
Highway 60 bridge reopens ahead of schedule
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Work on the bridge connecting Union and Henderson counties has been completed ahead of schedule. A 10-ton weight limit was placed on the bridge in May following an inspection. However, on Thursday, the limit was lifted and the bridge was deemed safe. Work began on Monday.
Henderson County wins first softball state title
Anna Kemp went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs, along with six strikeouts in the circle, as Henderson County rolled to an 11-0 win over North Laurel in five innings in the KHSAA State Softball Tournament championship game Saturday at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington. Taylor Troutman scored three...
Owensboro Catholic Baseball all set for trip to Final Four
OWENSBORO, KY. (WFIE) - Two schools in Kentucky, who are still alive in the KHSAA state tournaments and both are going to the final four: Henderson County softball and Owensboro Catholic baseball. The Aces are actually making their third state sweet 16 appearance, in the last four years, but this...
Henderson County softball has unfinished business in return to KHSAA Final Four
HENDERSON, Ky. — Henderson County's softball team has made history. Both games it played in the KHSAA state tournament last weekend in Lexington were intense and went down to the wire. Last year's state runner-up Lady Colonels were even close to being eliminated against McCracken County in the quarterfinals, down two runs in the top of the seventh. ...
Update: Coroner reveals identity of the Spottsville fire victim
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – We now the identity of the victim killed Friday morning in Spottsville. Officials of the Henderson County Coroner’s Office have identified Margaret Bashman, 88, as the one dead in the house fire in Henderson County. As previously reported, there were five people living in the household with a few family pets. […]
WC Handy Blues & Barbeque Festival gets underway
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- One of the largest free music festivals in the nation gets underway, as the WC Handy Blues & Barbeque Festival kicks off tonight. The event will open with Family Night with activities provided by the Henderson County Public Library and food trucks opening at 5:00 p.m. The festival continues on Thursday with […]
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