Henderson County extends burn ban 30 days
HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County voted July 19 to extend the burn ban it originally enacted June 21. That ban runs through July 21, with the following 30-day ban extending from that time.
County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg reported that the July 18 Keetch-Byram Drought Index, which measures moisture in the soil, shows Henderson County has a region with a county low of 595, a portion at 734 (the highest in the county) and that the index indicates a 695 average across the county.