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Top stories of 2020
While 2020 will mostly be remembered as the year of COVID-19, the virus wasn’t the only big story to happen in Hancock County this year. From the start of alcohol sales to the loss of a major industry and the addition of another, a WWII sailor coming home and bank robbers finally being caught, 2020…
Read MoreKY Representatives split on $2,000 payment vote
Kentucky Representatives are split on the $2,000 direct payments to Americans making less than $75,000 adjusted gross income, with two state Republicans voting for it, one not voting, one Democrat voting for it, and two Republicans voting against it, including Brett Guthrie, who represents the 2nd District, which includes Hancock County. After Congress passed a…
Read MoreAT&T outage causes some local 911 issues
Photo by: Associated Press The intentional bombing of several buildings in Nashville on Christmas Day, including an AT&T regional connections facility, showed how one man could disrupt communications across multiple states, although in Hancock County it mostly slowed things down and made them more difficult rather than stopping things all together. After a man blew…
Read MoreMotion Day Docket, Hancock County
Benjamin pleads guilty Crystal Benjamin, formerly of Lewisport, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree during motion day proceedings December 22 at the Hancock County Judicial Center. In exchange for her plea of guilty, the court diverted Benjamin’s sentence for a period of five…
Read MoreAccidents
Vehicles collide at stoplight in Lewisport Two Hawesville residents suffered injury in an accident at the traffic light on U.S. 60 in Lewisport. The accident happened on December 21 at approximately 3 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick filed the accident report. Amanda M. Morris of Harned, KY was traveling east on U.S.…
Read MoreHill Top Toyland remembered
I’ve talked about George Basinger in previous columns and so here goes another G.B. story. George loved kids, especially those who were poor. He convinced Mrs. Douthitt to start a toy store. They opened it across the highway and called it “Hill Top Toyland.” I well remember it was an immediate hit. As Christmastime neared…
Read MoreWhat is Generosity?
The University of Notre Dame’s Science of Generosity Project defines generosity as “the virtue of giving good things to others freely and abundantly.” Breaking down this definition there are three parts; Generosity is giving good things, giving freely, and giving abundantly. For the month of December our School Counselors in Hancock County have been challenging…
Read MoreGiveaway reaches more than 300 kids, families with toys, clothes and food
Despite COVID-19 changing nearly everything, the annual Christmas giveaway went off without a hitch, and in fact the organizers say they might incorporate some of the changes into future years. “We had 305 kids,” said Beth Payne, the store manager for St. Vincent de Paul and the county coordinator for Toys for Tots. “And every…
Read MoreSt. Vincent de Paul
At Christmastime people take more notice that St. Vincent de Paul is right in the middle of most if not all of the Christmas giveaways… but many don’t realize that the organization helps Hancock County residents year round with everything from shoes for kids, to roof leaks and utility bills. “We pay a lot of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine rollout in Hancock County
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Hancock County will apparently start at the two long-term care facilities, Heartland Villa and The Oaks Personal Care Home, where residents and staff are scheduled to get the vaccine on January 8. “Our first dose will be on January 8 and that will be for my residents and staff,” said…
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