Area News
Poole’s Pharmacy celebrates 30 years
30 years ago, on October 29th, Ron and Lisa Poole purchased Brand’s Corner Drug in Central City, KY from Orville Brand. When they took it over the pharmacy had three employees, today Poole’s Pharmacy Care has 40 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees split between their 5 pharmacy locations and corporate office. Ron Poole said…
Read MoreAccidents in Hancock
Truck hits deer A pickup truck sustained damage when it hit a deer on U.S. 60. The accident happened on November 20 at approximately 6 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy BJ Burton filed the accident report. Luke C. Voyles of Hardinsburg told Burton a deer jumped out in front of his 2020 GMC Sierra…
Read MoreHancock District Court Docket, November 16, 2020
The Hancock County District Court Arraignment Docket for Wednesday, November 16, 2020. The Honorable John McCarty presiding. Probate Court The estate of Jeanette Ann Powers, scheduled for settlement. The case continued to 12-16-20. The estate of Danny R. House, scheduled for inventory. The case continued to 12-16-20 for inventory. The estate of Aileen Lamar Adkins,…
Read MoreDepartment of Revenue Sets 2021-2022 Homestead Exemption
FRANKFORT, Ky. (November 23, 2020) – The Kentucky Department of Revenue (DOR) has set the maximum homestead exemption on real estate owned by qualified individuals at $40,500 for the 2021 and 2022 tax periods. By statute, the amount of the homestead exemption is recalculated every two years to adjust for inflation. The 2021-2022 exemption reflects…
Read MoreJeffreys Cliffs drawing overflow crowds
Jeffreys Cliffs, the nature area park that opened to the public this summer, has been a big hit with visitors near and far, which has led to near traffic jams at the preserve east of Hawesville. “I went up there here a while back and the parking lot was completely (full),” magistrate John Mark Gray…
Read MoreCOVID numbers rise; when is it safe to be around others?
Hancock County remains in the top 20 in the commonwealth for highest seven-day average of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. With three new deaths announced early this week, the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is spotlighting the need to follow safety precautions and how to handle potential exposures. As of November 18, Hancock County had a total…
Read MoreSouth Hancock needs help with grant
Last week South Hancock Elementary issued a press release announcing it planned to apply for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant. If approved, the grant allows the school to expand its current after school program. The school plans to ask for a total of $480,000, which is allocated over a five-year period. “It…
Read MoreMichelle Antle named 2020 Kentucky School Psychologist of the Year
Mrs. Michelle Antle, the granddaughter of Mrs. Jerry Lawhorn and the late Rev. Alton Lawhorn of Lewisport, KY, has been named the 2020 Kentucky School Psychologist of the Year. Mrs. Antle was nominated for this prestigious award by her colleagues and fellow school psychologists. Mr. Patrick Ballard, President of the Kentucky Association for Psychology in the…
Read MoreMerritt tells of troubled childhood, new album ‘Reynolds Station’
When Josh Merritt was a kid running around the countryside outside his great aunt and uncle’s trailer in Reynolds Station, KY, he couldn’t have imagined that he would one day release an album commemorating those days, but the dark circumstances that brought him there and the solace of that place are the center of his…
Read MoreAccidents
Truck pulls into car No one suffered injury when a truck pulled into the side of a car on U.S. 60. The accident happened on November 5 at roughly 3:15 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick filed the accident report. Barry Decker of Lewisport told Hendrick he went to pull his 1994 Toyota pickup…
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