Area News
COVID-19 Testing available at Lewisport Clinic
Covid-19 Testing is now available at Lewisport Kentucky’s Family Health Care Clinic at no cost to the patient. Simply call ahead, 270-295-3777 and Practitioner, Shelly Potts, NP will get you registered and taken care of quickly. Test results within 48 hours. In general, a positive antibody test is presumed to mean a person has been…
Read MoreBroihier on the rise in Dem primary battle
By Dave Taylor Lincoln County farmer Mike Broihier is making waves in the Democrat primary race for U.S. Senator, earning an endorsement from former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and seeking to overtake frontrunner Amy McGrath for the nomination and to ultimately oust Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell in the November election. In a phone interview with…
Read MoreFBI child porn sting, Lewisport woman charged
By Dave Taylor A Lewisport woman is facing federal child pornography charges after allegedly being caught sending child porn images to an undercover FBI agent online. Shasta Maria Coiles, 38, was arrested on March 26 and charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child porn. According to…
Read MoreHancock County In-person school classes start Aug 26
By Dave Taylor In an environment where almost everything is unknown, Hancock County Public Schools Superintendent Kyle Estes knows one thing: students will return to the classroom on August 26. “I’ve said it and I’ve said it online, I’ve said it on social media, I said it at the board meeting, we’re going to have…
Read MoreFarmers’ Market begins Saturday 7 a.m.
By Dave Taylor In some ways the first day of the Hancock County Farmers’ Market Saturday will be the same as other years, with fresh, locally grown produce for sale, but other things will be different, with coronavirus worries changing how sales must be done, and a younger generation taking the lead to provide the…
Read MoreBeshear announces new openings
By Melissa Patrick The governor announced several new openings. He said the Lake Cumberland, Lake Barkley, Buckhorn Lake and Blue Licks Battlefield state resort parks would reopen June 1, no longer being needed for quarantine of covid-19 patients who aren’t sick enough to be hospitalized. He said state Rep. Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, made a “compelling” case…
Read MoreJeffreys Cliffs , open June 12th
Jeffreys Cliffs The Hancock County Fiscal Court is pleased to announce that the Jeffreys Cliffs Conservation and Recreation Area will be opening to the public. This facility is a 230-acre nature preserve located in Hancock County Kentucky approximately 4 miles east of Hawesville, Kentucky off U.S. Highway 60. Access and parking for the public is…
Read MoreNew Face on Hancock County School Board
By Ralph Dickerson The deadline to file for political offices standing for reelection on the November General Election ballot passed Tuesday, and the only major change is Ricky Johnson did not file for reelection for the District four seat on the Hancock County Board of Education. Johnson issued this statement on not filing for reelection.…
Read MoreHancock County Senior Centers, update
By Ralph Dickerson Hancock County Senior Services Director Lona Morton said the county’s senior centers will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 virus. Morton cited two factors for the centers remaining closed: social distancing and lack of guidance from the Department of Aging and Independent Living. “Socialization and recreation is a…
Read MoreFishing, a break from Covid-19
By Ralph Dickerson The Covid-19 pandemic forced many changes in our society. Social distancing is now the new “normal” as people stay six feet away from one another to prevent the spread of the virus. During the height of the pandemic, states enacted lockdown regulations designed to help eliminate the virus. Though states started to…
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