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Antique Tractor Show & Tractor Pull at Lewisport Heritage Fest
The Antique Tractor Show & Drive at the Lewisport Heritage Festival is a popular event happening on Saturday, June 1st, as well as the Antique Tractor Pull. The Show & Drive/Parade Organizer Brent Wigginton, former Lewisport City Administrator, said, “We’ve been having the Antique Tractor Show for a good ten years. We’ve had the Antique…
Read MoreThe 35th Annual Lewisport Heritage Festival
The 35th Annual Lewisport Heritage Festival will be held in downtown Lewisport on Thursday, May 30th through Saturday, June 1st. Many local food trucks and beverage vendors will be set up with a variety of delicious offerings. A large turnout is expected, and there are bands playing each day of the festival, with 2 bands…
Read MoreBig Rivers donation helps HC Animal Shelter
In spring of 2021, Big Rivers donated $20K to the Hancock County Shelter Supporters toward a quarantine building at the Hancock County Animal Shelter. The much needed building is now completed and sits by the shelter in Lewisport, at 305 Gene Hayden Rd. Tuesday morning, May 28th, Director of Communication & Community Relations for Big…
Read MoreHealthy Habits: Castor Oil
Castor oil has been used in home remedies for centuries. The oil is extracted from the castor seed, botanically named ricinus communis, which is said to have antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-parasitic and anti-inflammatory properties. Castor oil has many topical and internal uses, but I will be focusing on topical remedies here. It can be…
Read MoreCity of Lewisport preparing for Heritage Fest
At the Lewisport City Council meeting on Thursday evening, May 16th, Mayor Chad Gregory announced, “We applied for funding to help with the new water plant. It was $2M in federal funding, from Congressman Guthrie, and we are now in the top tier. Hopefully, later on in the year we’ll find out if we…
Read MoreLiteracy Award and Teacher of the Year Award Recipients
Recognized at the HC Board of Education meeting last week were the 3 Teacher of the Year Award recipients, as well the Educator Award for Literacy recipient. Campbellsville Teacher of the Year Award recipients are: HCHS Social Studies Teacher Trevor Garrison, HCMS 7th Grade Math Teacher Mitzi Mattingly and retiring NHES K-1 Teacher Shelly Gray.…
Read MoreHC Schools Retirees Recognized
The 13 retirees from Hancock County Schools were recognized and presented with a gift at the Board of Education meeting last week. This year’s retirees are: Michelle Gregory, Shelly Gray, Heather Miller, Mary Price, Pam McCaslin, Denise Roach, Charlena Williams, Theresa Feldpausch, Laura Szefi, Danny Gray, Bob Daniels, Melanie Adkins and Kelly Moore. Hancock County…
Read MoreCounty Storm Shelters discussed at Hawesville Council Meeting
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, May 14th. Councilman Danny Doyle had brought up the question about storm shelters in Hancock County at the last council meeting. Hawesville Fire Chief Shane Richards researched since then, and reported that there are zero FEMA certified shelters in the county’s response area. “There are 2 housing-only…
Read MoreNewman – Serving their country from the American Revolution until now is a family tradition
United States Army Veteran Homer Newman (74) was recently elected as Commander of the local VFW Post 5186 of Hancock County. Scott Padgett, of Lewisport, was the previous Commander. “We have about 10 active members,” Homer said. “It should be triple that. We’ve got the veterans in this county. Anyone that has been in service…
Read MoreNew Quarantine Building at HC Animal Shelter
A few years ago, Big Rivers donated $20K to the Hancock County Shelter Supporters toward a new quarantine building at the Hancock County Animal Shelter. The building is now completed and was placed about 20 feet from the shelter in Lewisport, at 305 Gene Hayden Rd. On Tuesday, May 28th at 10:00 a.m., Judge-Executive Johnny…
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