Lifestyles
Getting to know you; Briana Pulliam
Briana Pulliam, Literacy Coach & Interventionist at Hancock County Schools, was born and raised in Lewisport. “My childhood was just the best because we stayed out until dark, played outside, rode bicycles and played basketball at the boat dock,” she said. “I had so many friends that grew up with me. It was the most…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way teacher at HCMS
Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way Teacher at Hancock County Middle School, was born in upstate South Carolina. Johnny Bridges & the late Barbara Bridges, his uncle and aunt, had been living in Hancock County for years and his family decided to move to Hawesville in 1994. He started seventh grade at HCMS and graduated…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Lacey Mosby
Lacey Mosby, North Hancock Elementary’s Family Resource and Youth Services Center Coordinator, grew up in Hawesville near Vastwood Park. She and her family spent many evenings at the park with little league and softball and enjoyed the playground and walking trail. Lacey played volleyball, Summer League Softball and tennis. She graduated from Hancock County High…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Kim Blair
Kim Blair was born & raised in Reuver, a village in the Dutch province of Limburg in The Netherlands Getting to know you; Kim Blair and is now, after a rigorous process, a naturalized citizen of the United States. While working at the City Archives for 3 years in Roermond, near her hometown, she met…
Read MoreGetting to know you: Marsha Johnson
Marsha Johnson was born & raised in Hancock County. She grew up on a farm in Utility – a small community where everyone helped each other. They attended Union Baptist Church, which was a one-room church at the time. She and her siblings helped with raising tobacco and gardening and visited often with family, friends…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Fire Chief and EMT, Troy Roberts
Troy Roberts, Lewisport Fire Department Chief and EMT, graduated from Hancock County High School in 1991. He is the son of the late Linda Mae Morgan Roberts and John Edward Roberts. Troy often helped his dad out at Southern States farm supply store in Hawesville and said it gave him the opportunity to also get…
Read MoreGetting to know you: Ami Hunt
Ami Hunt was born and raised in Lewisport. She is the daughter of Keith and the late Donna Westerfield. “We were very family-oriented and involved with the community,” she said. “I guess that’s why I’ve never left. My heart’s in Lewisport.” Growing up, Ami said her community felt like a “big family”. “We always…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Jared Stephens
Jared Stephens, USDA Farm Service Agency County Executive Director (CED) for the Hancock and Daviess County FSA Office, was born and raised in Pellville. He graduated from Hancock County High School in 2000. Jared played trumpet in HCHS Marching Band and was a member of Future Farmers of America (FFA) all four years. He was…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Dave Taylor’s first column
Last Tuesday I found out that I have stage 4 gastric cancer that has spread to my liver. I think this means I’m dying. But being a journalist, I can’t pass up the opportunity to tell the story of a man whose life and plans might be cut short unexpectedly, so this column will…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying ; What am I living for?
Nothing makes my wife madder than when she thinks I’m not doing everything I can to improve my health and prolong my days in my fight against stage 4 cancer, so when I turned down the offer of a blood transfusion the other day she confronted me with this surprisingly difficult question: what am I…
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