Area News
20 Cherry Trees planted during Hawesville Clean-Up Day
The City of Hawesville held the 2nd Annual Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 4th. Volunteers met at Hawesville City Hall and brought landscaping tools from home to work together in cleaning up Main Street, as well as planting 20 ornamental trees between the road and sidewalks on each side. “We had 20 trees put in,”…
Read MoreJohn McCarty hikes the ancient pilgrim path in Spain
John McCarty, former Hancock County District Court Judge, is currently hiking The Camino Frances pilgrimage. He and his siblings, Ralph McCarty and Mary Raley, along with a friend from Vermont, Anne Black, will be covering around 478 miles total, or 770 km, in 30-35 days. They began on Thursday, April 25th at Saint Jean Pied-de-Port,…
Read MoreMichael Bickett Sentenced and Denied Probation
It was ordered by Judge Timothy R. Coleman of the Hancock County Circuit Court on Thursday, May 2nd, that Michael Bickett’s probation is denied, and that imprisonment is necessary for the protection of the public because it would unduly depreciate the seriousness of his crime. Bickett (28), of Hawesville, was indicted on the charge of…
Read MoreA family business for 78 years- Fischer’s is the Go-To Store
Fischer’s Furniture and Appliance, a family business for 78 years now, is still going strong. Owners, Richard Fischer, Betty (Fischer), J.T. Hagedorn and Jared Hagedorn (3rd generation) continue their family’s proud legacy of service to the local communities in Perry, Spencer, Hancock, Breckinridge, Ohio counties and more. The company boasts a 40,000 square foot…
Read MoreCoach Jody Hamilton Celebrates 1,000 Wins
Legendary Kentucky Coach Jody Hamilton, of Hawesville, is in his 39th year of coaching and has just hit 1,000 career wins as a high school baseball coach. Jody went out of retirement in 2018 to coach at Owensboro Catholic High School, and on Saturday, April 20th, the OCHS Aces beat the Union County Eagles 12…
Read MoreSeeking Music at Maple Mount participants for reunion – June 7-9
The Greater Owensboro Music Camp, better known as “Music at Maple Mount”, was popular with many young people from Hancock County during its run from 1975-2005. There is a Reunion happening for all the participants on Friday- Sunday, June 7th- 9th. The first Greater Owensboro Music Camp, which most everyone eventually called Music at Maple…
Read MoreOden granted Probation
Connie Jean Oden, of Hawesville, was indicted on December 22nd, 2022 on the charge of second-degree manslaughter, and was also charged with tampering with physical evidence. She plead not guilty during her arraignment on January 24th, 2022. The Court found Oden to be eligible for supervised probation for a period of 5 years on April 26th,…
Read MoreBrent Wigginton selected as District 1 Magistrate Candidate
The Hancock County Republican Party has selected Brent Wigginton as their candidate to run against the Democrat candidate, Darrell Wall, in November for Lewisport (District 1) Magistrate. Brent served the City of Lewisport for 22 years. He was hired by the City in 2001 for the Public Works position as operator of gas, water and sewer, and for…
Read MoreGetting To Know You: Darrell Wall
Darrell Wall was born and raised in Hancock County. He and his wife, Donna, live on a farm in Lewisport that’s been in her family since the early 1940s. They live in the heart of District 1, and Darrell Wall is now serving as the new District 1 Lewisport Magistrate to fill the seat vacated…
Read MoreDarrell Wall Sworn-In as Lewisport Magistrate
Darrell Wall was sworn-in Friday as the new Lewisport (District 1) Magistrate. Judge Daniel Boling gave the oath and Wall will serve until the election on November 5th. Former District 1 Magistrate John Garner resigned to serve as School Resource Officer at North Hancock Elementary. The Hancock County Democrat Party selected Darrell Wall as their…
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