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USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to…

By Dave Taylor Hancock County’s famously dismal internet situation is about to get a very bright spot after TDS confirmed it will be installing fiber optic internet for every home in Hancock Park. “We do have a fiber project,” Missy Kellor, a TDS spokesperson said Tuesday. “Sometimes we’ll do these little kind of tuck in…

By Ralph Dickerson Late last week a caller to Hancock Clarion wanted to know if the newspaper knew of a new Dollar General Store planned for Hancock County in the Weber area, off state Route 69. The Clarion reached out to Dollar General Corporation’s media relations department on Friday, and received an interesting response. “At…

An Interview With Author Neena Gaynor By Debra Gaynor I recently had the opportunity to interview author Neena Gaynor. Her debut book The Bird and the Bees was published in April. She was all smiles as we discussed her book. The Bird and the Bees is a Christian Contemporary Romance novel with a bit of…

By Dave Taylor The Hancock County Judicial Center is reopening on June 1 with plenty of restrictions and plenty of changes to how things have always been done. In fact, it might not even be accurate to say it’s reopening, at least not to the public. “Due to the safety guidelines that remain in place,…

By Ralph Dickerson County residents planning to vote in this year’s primary election need to request an absentee ballot to cast their ballot. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual polling stations in the county will not be open on election day. Voters must vote by absentee ballot, and mail in their ballot by June…

By Dave Taylor One of the last things a person might expect to find on a sleepy side road in Lewisport is a Porsche specialist and race shop, but that’s exactly what’s opening in a sprawling new building on 5th Street Monday. Regal Motorsports, LLC, at 561 5th Street, opens to the public Monday and…

  By Dave Taylor Hancock County’s oldest industry announced last week that it’s closing down for good, nearly 65 years after it opened its doors as the first of the many industries that formed the economic backbone of the county. Dal-Tile announced last Thursday that it will shutter its Lewisport plant at 675 Melanie Lane…

By Ralph Dickerson On Friday Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. released plans to start the reopening of the Kentucky court system. Starting June 1, the courts will reopen to limited in-person services. “Each individual judge has been given the discretion on how reopening looks like,” Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk Mike Boling said.…

By Ralph Dickerson When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear postponed the Kentucky primary election to June 23. The last day to register to vote in the primary election is May 26, 2020. Residents are urged to go to govoteky.com to ensure their registration is correct, or call Hancock County Clerk Trina Ogle’s…