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Beshear tries to jawbone uncooperative school districts
Beshear tries to jawbone uncooperative school districts into following his recommendation, noting 785 new cases today Kentucky Health News By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Even after reporting a record number of cases yesterday, and an above-average number today, Gov. Andy Beshear said the addition of 785 more cases likely won’t push the state into…
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Cherokee hydroplanes A man escaped injury when his SUV hit standing water in the road and hydroplaned into a ditch. The accident happened Friday, August 14 at roughly 5 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy BJ Burton filed the accident report. Aaron M. Wilborn, of Hawesville, told Burton as he drove his 2003 Jeep…
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Hancock County District Court Arraignment Docket for Wednesday, August 12, 2020. The Honorable John McCarty presiding. Probate Court The estate of Dianne M. McKinley, scheduled for settlement. The case continued 90 days. The estate of Kenneth Dowell, scheduled for settlement. The court sent a notice to attorney to file settlement within 30 days. The estate…
Read MoreLegislation Amending the Victims of Crime Act to Assist Seniors
Attorney General Cameron Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation Amending the Victims of Crime Act to Assist Seniors Edith’s Bill Provides Eligibility for Senior Fraud Victims to Receive Crime Victims Funds FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 11, 2020) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff…
Read MoreSenior meal deliveries skyrocketing, funding not
Senior meal deliveries skyrocketing, funding is not By Dave Taylor When COVID-19 shut down senior citizens centers, the state told counties to provide meals to any senior who needed it, which has led to large numbers that someone will eventually have to pay for, according to senior services director Lona Morton. Morton told the fiscal…
Read MoreMan crashes onto tracks, train totals car
By Dave Taylor A county man was unhurt in an unusual accident that ended with his car being hit by a train. Raymond Staples, Jr., 46, was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am Friday night, when he drove through a rural intersection and wound up partly on train tracks. Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick worked the…
Read MoreMan says ambulance too slow during wife’s fatal heart attack
By Dave Taylor “Every minute counts,” an emotional man told the Hancock County Fiscal Court during its meeting Monday, but he said the county’s ambulance service had wasted too many of them in getting his wife to the hospital where she ultimately died of a heart attack. Gary Frazier spoke to the court about the…
Read MoreSchools start virtual after state ‘recommendation’
By Dave Taylor Hancock County Schools will be starting school on August 26 with virtual learning after a recommendation from governor Andy Beshear’s office Monday, although that recommendation was the kind that came with consequences if it wasn’t followed. “The governor had a conference call with all superintendents on Monday and made the recommendation that…
Read MoreBoy steals, crashes country truck, breaks into school
By Dave Taylor A 14-year-old boy is facing multiple felonies after stealing and crashing a county road department truck and breaking into the Hancock County Middle School early Sunday. The boy, whose name hasn’t been released because of his age, is being held in a juvenile detention center in Bowling Green after police say he…
Read MoreCity needs new ordinance, abandoned buildings
By Dave Taylor In the ongoing campaign against dilapidated and abandoned buildings in the city of Hawesville, most agree that the starting point is enforcing ordinances on the books, but Planning and Zoning Administrator Jeff Dame says he’s not sure the city or the county have the ordinances in place to begin that process. Dame,…
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