Lifestyles
L.T. Newton – District 4 Magistrate and Hancock County Historian of the Year 2022
L.T. Newton, District 4 Magistrate and Hancock County Historian of the Year, talks about his research, placing U.S. Flags at Veteran grave sites, and the Traveling Wall . L.T. Newton, District 4 Magistrate and Historian for VFW Post 5186, was named the 2022 Historian of the Year. “It’s a privilege and an honor,” he said. “It…
Read MoreBill Hicks, recorded a video in Hancock County for his song, “I’m Watching You,”
Singer, songwriter and musician, Bill Hicks, recorded a video in Hancock County last Saturday, August 13, for his song, “I’m Watching You,” on his album titled Fall in Love With Me. “This project started 7 years ago,” Hicks said. “I’ve been a musician all my life. I was getting ready to quit, and decided to…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Random thoughts
By Dave TaylorWhen I think about this column I usually try to come up with a cohesive theme or storyline, or at least a bunch of paragraphs that make sense together. Well not this week. My mind is bouncing around all over the place so I’m just going to dump it all out here for…
Read MoreGetting to know you: Pastor Bob White of Lewisport
Pastor Bob White, of Lewisport, was born and raised in Frankfort, Kentucky, just a few blocks away from the Capitol. When he was 3-years-old, his father, Robert White, who was Fire Chief in Frankfort at the time, passed away. Bob’s mother, Anna Mary Stafford White, raised him along with the help of his two grandmothers,…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying: Everybody needs a…
By Dave Taylor Something happened Sunday that made me feel so loved I just had to write about it. It involved, of course, my wife Jamie. As a part of my illness I spit up into a red SOLO cup that I always have on me and my wife has made it plain that she…
Read MoreGet to Know You: Sabrina Wheatley
By Jennifer Wimmer Sabrina Wheatley was raised in Hawesville, and is the daughter of Joseph & Tina Wheatley. Her two siblings are Brandon and Dylan Wheatley. She is a 2016 graduate from Hancock County High School, and played tenor saxophone in jazz band, and clarinet in marching and concert band. She was in the Beta Club,…
Read MoreGetting to Know You: Ashley Hancock
Ashley Hancock started her own pediatric, speech-language clinic in 2020, called Play on Words Therapy, in Naples, Florida, and it is now a very successful and thriving business. “When covid happened, a lot of therapy clinics and schools shut down. My phone was ringing nonstop,” she said. “I was actually working somewhere else, but I…
Read MoreGetting to Know You: Greg Franzman
By Jennifer Wimmer Greg Franzman, professional drummer and therapist, moved to Hawesville in 1969. He finished his eighth grade year at Hawesville Elementary School, and graduated from Hancock County High School in 1973. When he arrived in Hancock County to live with his uncle, the late Clay Quinn, and his wife, Shirlene, there were a…
Read MoreGetting to Know You: Kelley Richardson
By Jennifer Wimmer Kelley Richardson, Hancock County Librarian, was born and raised in Hawesville. She graduated from Hancock County High School in 1982, and studied Elementary Education at Western Kentucky University. For 19 years now, she has been working at the Hancock County Libraries. She was the Children’s Librarian for her first 10 years, and…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying: Hospitalized again
I’m writing this from a hospital bed… again. It’s a quick and firm reminder that things can change any minute. Just a few days ago I felt so good that I went in to the office for a little bit and I convinced my wife to go to Owensboro just to get out of the…
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