Area News
Plaque Unveiling on Labor Day
There will be a Plaque Unveiling at the Domtar Picnic Area from 11 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday September 6th. The picnic pavilion is located on the left one mile north of Jeffreys Cliffs parking area, on KY Hwy 1406. The public is invited. This event will be in honor of the…
Read MoreOCTC Addressing CDL Driver Shortage
OWENSBORO, KY (08/25/2021) Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will launch a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Academy in October 2021 to help address the driver shortage in our region. Offered through OCTC’s Workforce Solutions division, this regional CDL driving academy is possible through a public partnership with the Owensboro Riverport Authority (ORA) and will offer…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Just a little bit more
Tuesday I was tired, like, can’t sit up straight tired. I was on the sofa leaning over, struggling to seem like I was even alert. Truth be told, I stay that tired most of the time, but this time it turned into a lesson that I thought I’d learned years ago and apparently hadn’t: a…
Read MoreDave Taylor Benefit Fundraiser
Dave Taylor Benefit Fundraiser will be held September 4th at South Hancock Park at Reynolds Station Kentucky. – Softball Tournament (starting at 9 am) – Concession Stand open all day – Cruise In and Car Show (12 pm) – Bounce House provided by Space Walk Inflatables (11 am – 2 pm) – Silent Auction with…
Read MoreHancock County School Board approves track resurfacing
At last Thursday’s Hancock County School Board meeting, the board approved a proposal to resurface Hancock County High School’s deteriorating track. The project costs $38,000, and Allen Asphalt Sealing and Striping of McHenry, Ky received the contract. The board decided to resurface the track instead of doing a complete rebuild due to the cost of…
Read MoreHancock Accidents
Car hits light pole A driver escaped injury when her car hit a light pole in Lewisport. The accident happened on August 28 at roughly 5:45 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy BJ Burton filed the accident report. Faye M. Wettstain, of Lewisport, pulled from a drive at the corner of High Street and Seventh Alley…
Read MoreCOVID rampant in Western Kentucky region
The coronavirus continues to run rampant in the area as more and more people contract the virus. On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the Green River District Health Department (GRDHD) issued a press release detailing the surge. The following information is lifted directly from the GRDHD press release. The release reported 869 new confirmed COVID-19 cases…
Read MoreHancock County creating “one-stop” website
Many times visitors or new residents of Hancock County do not know where to look for information about Hancock County. A person from 300 miles away visiting Jeffreys Cliff may not know where to eat in Hancock County after hiking the trails. A new resident may not know where to take his or her vehicle…
Read MoreHow deadly is COVID?
Contrary to what may people claim, the COVID-19 pandemic is real, and the delta variant of the virus is highly infectious. Local statistics provided by press releases from the Green River District Health Department show the highly contagious nature of this strain of the coronavirus. From August 2 to August 26, 2021, 153 people in…
Read MoreSchool system to change school entrances
At last Thursday’s regularly scheduled Hancock County School Board meeting, Superintendent Robby Asberry recommended a contract with Kentucky Mirror and Plate Glass to create new, secure entrances at North and South Hancock elementary schools. The project costs just under a total of $12,000 for both schools. “Explain that,” board member Raphael Wheatley said. Currently visitors…
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