Area News
No major changes for Hancock Bank merger
Last week news broke that First Financial Corporation based in Terre Haute, Ind. entered into an agreement to purchase Hancock Bank and Trust. Immediately rumors started flying that First Financial planned to replace the current staff at the bank with existing First Financial Corporation employees. “We have no plans to bring in any new people,”…
Read MoreMasks required in Hancock schools
Schools start in Hancock County on Monday, August 23, and the question on everyone’s mind is whether or not students need to wear masks. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear answered this question earlier this month when he mandated masks in schools for 30 days, starting on August 10. “Masks are required inside the schools,” new Hancock…
Read MoreHancock Bank merges with First Financial Corporation
In March of this year a financial adviser in Louisville approached Hancock Bank and Trust about entertaining the opportunity to merge with First Financial Corporation, a community bank based in Terre Haute, Ind. Hancock Bank and Trust President and CEO Claude R. Badgett said. Hancock Bank’s board of directors examined the move and liked…
Read MoreWKCM Disc Jockeys visit Hawesville for Baker’s Memorial
R.J. Seibert and Lee Ewing visited Hancock County over the weekend to attend their friend Steve Baker’s memorial and pay their respects to his family. They had all worked together at WKCM in the 70’s and 80’s; the second group of d.j.s there. Joe Lee Aldridge, who has been the accountant for WKCM, gave Seibert…
Read MoreHancock County Fair attendance, best ever
CHAMPION FAIR BABY BOY According to estimates, well over 9,000 people attended the 2021 Hancock County Fair. This number counts both paid attendance and people such as workers, law enforcement and other emergency service personnel the work to keep people safe and the fair functioning smoothly. “I think it was probably the best we ever had,”…
Read MoreHancock Accidents; boys injured
Cyndi Murphy with Hancock County EMS carried Kaeden Finley to an ambulance after examining him for injuries after an accident on U.S. 60 Tuesday morning. Two Breckinridge County suffered injury in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 60 in Hawesville Tuesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m. Hawesville Police Chief Mark Powers filed the accident report. According…
Read MoreAces win Schoolboy Classic; Wellman cards 2-under 70
The HCHS golf team hosted the annual Hancock Bank/Subway Schoolboy Classic at Windward Heights Country Club Saturday. The A team from Owensboro Catholic won the event with a team score of 327, while the Aces’ Jacob Wellman was individual medalist with a 2-under par round of 70. The Hornets placed seventh with a total score…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; How to live intentionally
I learned two lessons this week in two very different ways. First, I learned that when faced with a dire situation like stage 4 cancer, I must live very intentionally and choose each day – and each moment – to not let it overwhelm me. Second, I learned that when dry heaving into a trash…
Read MoreConcerns for Hancock County emergency communications
Hancock County Emergency Services Director Damian Rice appeared before the Hancock County Fiscal Court Monday morning to tell the magistrates that the county’s emergency communications equipment barely works. He said sometimes emergency workers cannot contact dispatch with necessary information when on scene. “We had a fire out on 60 by the Career Center last night…
Read MoreMeserve named athletic director at HCHS
Wes Meserve was named Hancock County High’s new athletic director last week following the resignation of AD Jeff Kessans and assistant AD Brice Duncan. Meserve will continue as teacher and cross country coach. Meserve spoke about why he took the job. “I’ve been interested in doing this for a while. I started as head cross…
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