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Groceries booming during outbreak, seeing return to normalcy
By Dave Taylor After being cleaned out by a panicked public, there’s evidence at the county’s grocery stores that things might be returning to normal, but the buzz of activity has given stores a boost in sales and even a temporary boost in pay at one local store. Both local IGA stores, Bill’s on…
Read MoreRecovered: county’s first COVID-19 case gives firsthand account
By Dave Taylor Cheryl Gammon made headlines as the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Hancock County, but now she’s making them again as the first confirmed recovery from the virus in the county. Gammon, who retired this year from the county school system, was diagnosed in late March but was given the all clear…
Read MoreFamily lives in fear after death threats, vandalism; says no protection from alleged juvenile attacker
By Dave Taylor One local family is living in fear after a neighbor vandalized their home and painted death threats on their vehicles, and they say they are being left vulnerable because the neighbor is a teenage minor and the family has few legal protections. The Carter family has been watching their backs after two…
Read MoreHancock County Factories to Remain Open
By Ralph Dickerson When Aleris announced plans last Wednesday to close its Lewisport facility for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it sent shock waves throughout the Hancock County community. Many residents began to wonder if the coronavirus would result in other area factories and businesses being shuttered. A quick survey of most of…
Read MoreNew Clinic Coming to Lewisport
By Ralph Dickerson When C&T Healthcare announced its closing last month it left a void in the medical community in Hancock County. Family Health Care stepped in to fill the void. If the name sounds familiar it is because the practice recently signed a contract to provide school based services to the Hancock County school…
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