Amber Lollar

1 week ago | thehendersonnews.com | Amber Lollar

Henderson Independent School District has placed a Wylie campus staff member on administrative leave as the district investigates multiple allegations related to student discipline. The suspension, and subsequent investigation, of HISD teacher Lauren McCoy stems from a Tuesday, April 24, lunch-time incident in which multiple teachers allegedly witnessed McCoy placing a 5-year-old autistic child in a headlock.

1 week ago | thehendersonnews.com | Amber Lollar

Excited crowds gathered at the Henderson Civic Center to take in the sights, sounds and delicious smells from Saturday’s 5th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. From costumed characters, the quickly swirling colors of folklorico dancers, the lively music ringing through the Civic Center halls, this annual event was a delight to all of the senses.

1 week ago | thehendersonnews.com | Amber Lollar

NEW LONDON — Supporters of the West Rusk CCISD $23 million bond proposal can rejoice as results from the May 3 election show that the bond has finally passed. After voters shot down the bond proposal in the May and November 2024 election cycles, board members, citizens and WRCCISD officials initiated a campaign to inform eligible voters of the district’s desperate need for the new elementary facilities to be funded by the bond.

1 week ago | thehendersonnews.com | Amber Lollar

An Overton man remains in custody at the Rusk County Jail Complex on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, following an April 29 outcry to an investigator with the Rusk County Sheriffs Office. Joshua Christian Faye, a 36-year-old Overton man, was arrested Tuesday after the 13-year-old victim, accompanied by her mother, Danielle Faye, filed a RCSO report alleging that her father had come into her room on the morning of March 4 and performed sexual acts upon her person.

2 weeks ago | thehendersonnews.com | Amber Lollar

Crowds gathered on the lawn of the Rusk County Courthouse to observe the National Day of Prayer with sweet song, touching invocation and a sermon fit for the mount. As the courthouse lawn filled with prayer minded participants and the typical menagerie of adorable entertainers, Rusk County Judge Joel Hale welcomed the crowd to the annual event. "I want to welcome and thank all of you for coming today to this National Day of Prayer," Hale said.