Area News
Principal search nearing end
Hancock County Board of Education Superintendent Kyle Estes said he expects the vacant principal position at Hancock County high school to be filled next week. If the school does hire a principal next week, the new principal takes over July 1, 2021. “We are interviewing Thursday and Friday of this week,” Estes said. “We hope…
Read MoreNational Southwire Aluminum Workers diagnosed with cancer; secure cash benefits
NATIONAL SOUTHWIRE ALUMINUM WORKERS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER SECURE CASH BENEFITS FROM MULTIPLE PRIVATE TRUSTS Federal Courts Require Asbestos Manufacturers to Compensate Cancer Victims Hawesville, KY, April 21 – Plant workers employed before 1981 diagnosed with various cancers are entitled to special benefits. Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer,…
Read MoreHancock Accidents
Jeep hits Altima No one suffered injury in a two-vehicle accident on state Route 69 in Hawesville. The accident happened on April 24 at approximately 4 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy BJ Burton filed the accident report. Caitlin A. Taylor of Newburgh, Ind. told Burton that as she drove her 2020 Nissan Altima south on…
Read MoreHancock District Court Docket, April 21, 2021
The Hancock County District Court Arraignment Docket for Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The Honorable John McCarty presiding. Probate Court Regarding the estate of Amelia Diane Miller Perkins, other hearing. Name change order signed. The estate of Richard E. Montague, case scheduled for a probate hearing. Amended dispense order signed. The estate of Tomi E.…
Read MoreHornets win 17-7 in wild affair at Tommy Keown field
It was a wild affair when the Hornets won 17-7 over University Heights in six innings at Vastwood Park’s Tommy Keown Field Friday. Hancock County (6-5) led 1-0 after Hornet pitcher Logan Willis set the Blazers down 1-2-3 in the first inning and Cole Dixon scored for HCHS. Willis began to struggle with his control…
Read MoreStaples, Hurst and Roberts all hit home runs at Breck County
Three Lady Hornet players hit home runs when Hancock County defeated Breckinridge County 9-6 on Monday in Hardinsburg. Ella Staples put HCHS up 1-0 when she belted a home run to center field in the first inning. The score remained unchanged until the fourth frame when Staples led off with a double then came home…
Read MoreHancock Park Living
Ron Garrett and Henry Sweatt Ron Garrett lived in Owensboro, KY until June of last year when he moved to Hancock Park Subdivision in Lewisport. Garrett quickly fell in love with the home. “I feel like I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” Garrett said. “I get to see…
Read MoreEmmick cross, an inspiration to people
Roughly one month ago Byron Emmick and wife Bonnie received a letter from a man in Owensboro, Ky thanking them for the lighted cross they installed on their property. The man told them seeing the cross helped him during a low point in his life. “In 2016 I had to close my business and get…
Read MoreHancock Accidents
Slick road causes wreck An Owensboro woman escaped injury when her car slid off the road on state Route 69, two miles south of Hawesville. The accident happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 8. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Emmick filed the accident report. Selena S. Dame told Emmick that as she drove north…
Read More19 state workers filed false unemployment claims
Governor Beshear: 19 state workers filed false unemployment claims LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) At least 19 Kentucky state workers received thousands of dollars of unemployment aid while still on the job, according to a state inspector general report. The report found that from April to May of 2020, the unemployment workers employees knew that as full-time…
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