Category: The Blog

By Michael V. Hannigan

It’s the first week of September and teachers and students are hopefully settling down into a routine at school.

Here are 6 things to know in Henderson County this week:

1. Monday is Labor Day.  When I was growing up, it was the official end of the summer. I am not sure that is still true, but don’t forget schools, banks and government offices are closed. Continue reading “6 Things to Know for the Week of Sept. 1”

CLEANING DAY at the Henderson County Performing Arts Center is Wednesday, May 7, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.! Come at 10 a.m. and stay ’til we’re finished, or as long as you like. It’s great fun! We will be cleaning the costume area, dressing rooms, and spiffing up the kitchen as well as putting away props, washing stuff. You would be surprised how messy some of those actors can be 😉

Please give Paige a call if you are interested in this opportunity. (903) 675-3908

By Michael V. Hannigan

Henderson County Now will likely break the 11,000 fan/likes mark on Facebook sometime this weekend. I always knew HCN would be successful, but I really did not expect this type of growth this fast.

I can’t thank our readers enough for their involvement and loyalty. It is humbling when I stop to think about it.

I remember when Jeff Weinstein and I sat down and talked about the project in the beginning and we said we hoped to get 3,000 or 4,000 fans in the first 12 months. We quickly learned to change our goals.

Around the 2013 Livestock Show we broke the 1,000 “Talking About” mark. That’s the number of folks actively interacting with the page on a daily basis. I warned Jeff to not be surprised when that number dropped back down, because at that time nobody in the county was plus-1,000 Talking About.

But I don’t think we ever dipped back into the hundreds and we consistently run between 1,500 and 1,800 these days, with spikes to 3,000 and 4,000 at times.
Continue reading “Henderson County Now Nears New Milestone”