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Accident Reports
Car hits bicycle A bicyclist suffered minor injury after being hit by a car Monday morning. The accident happened three miles west of Lewisport on state Route 334. Hancock County Sheriff Dale Bozarth filed the accident report. Dennis Clark, of Maceo, KY told Bozarth that as he rode his bicycle west on state Route 334…
Read MoreHancock County Airport Runway extension finished
By Ralph Dickerson After many years of hard work and planning, the runway extension at the Hancock County Airport became a reality last week when crews finished constructing the 1,000-foot extension, which increases the field’s runway to 5,000 feet. Now the only thing left to do is install the lighting for the runway to be…
Read MoreLibrary Director Tina Snyder, pleased with library progress
By Ralph Dickerson Hancock County Public Library Director Tina Snyder expressed pleasure at the progress made on the new $2.3 million library being built in Lewisport. The new library sits on Second Street, at the site of the old Lewisport Elementary School. “Progress is going well,” Snyder said. “I am thrilled by the work the…
Read MoreRick Cox elected to Hall of Fame
By Ralph Dickerson At the Kentucky Emergency Management Association awards ceremony held in Lexington, Ky on September 25, the association named Hancock County’s Rick Cox to its hall of fame. Eleven other individuals received various honors at the ceremony. “Recipients this year were selected from peer nominations from across the state,” KEMA President Drew…
Read MoreEarly Voting, election timeline
By Ralph Dickerson The election season kicks into full swing this coming Tuesday, October 13 as early voting begins. Voting starts at 8 a.m. in the Hancock County Administration Building. At this time officials are continuing to work on the exact location for the voting machine inside the administration building. “This is the first…
Read MoreBBQ Benefit to help family of Jared Taul
By Ralph Dickerson A barbeque benefit for the Jared Taul family takes place this Sunday, October 11 starting at noon at the United Steel Workers of America Local 9443-01 union hall east of Lewisport. On Sunday, August 23, Taul died in an accident at the Aleris Rolling Mill outside of Lewisport when a large…
Read MoreMalco Theatres announces private screening for small groups
“MALCO SELECT” OFFERS PRESENTATIONS IN RESERVED AUDITORIUMS Memphis-based Malco Theatres announces the expansion of the new Malco Select private screening program for small groups, including the Owensboro Cinema Grill & MXT. The program’s initial launch in early October at Paradiso Cinema Grill & IMAX (Memphis, TN), Collierville Cinema Grill & MXT (Collierville, TN), Razorback Cinema Grill & IMAX (Fayetteville, AR) and Grandview Cinema…
Read MoreFirst week back for students ‘fantastic’
By Dave Taylor Students finally returned to classrooms in Hancock County schools this week, albeit in divided groups on different days of the week, but the principals at all four schools describe the return in glowing, nearly hyperbolic terms. “It’s been fantastic,” said Ashley Gorman, principal at Hancock County High School. “The kids are excited…
Read MoreMend the Electoral College, do not end it!
By Ralph Dickerson The Framers of the United States Constitution designed the Electoral College process for electing the president to prevent one large state, in those days Virginia, from dominating the process for electing the president, and in effect becoming the “king maker.” At that time, Virginia was the largest, most populous state in the…
Read MoreTrail of Treats, Lewisport Halloween still on; Hawesville still to decide
By Dave Taylor Halloween won’t be canceled in the county or the city of Lewisport, after both governments decided to hold Halloween activities on October 31 with the assumption that those who don’t feel safe can simply avoid it. The Hancock County Fiscal Court decided Monday to continue with its annual Trail of Treats,…
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