Area News
Pomp and circumstance replaced with honk, six-foot-distance
By Dave Taylor As this unusual school year comes to a close on May 8, the usual pomp and circumstance is being replaced with honk and six-foot-distance, with Hancock County Schools trading in-person ceremonies for in-car parades in order to maintain the distance required to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Already shortened by…
Read MoreBenchmarks for Reopening Economy
Healthy at Work: How We Reopen Our Economy To ensure the health and safety of Kentucky families, Governor Beshear urges Kentuckians to remain Healthy at Home and follow the federal and state protocols for limiting the spread of COVID-19, which can be found at kycovid19.ky.gov. However, Kentucky families and businesses must also prepare to reopen…
Read MoreConkrights making Dandelion Jelly
By Ralph Dickerson Dandelions, the scourge of many a homeowner wanting a perfectly green yard. Many homeowners spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars each year to get rid of these pesky flowering plants. Though many homeowners despise these plants, they do prove useful. Dandelions make a delicious jelly. “The end product tastes like a…
Read MoreHigh School to hold Virtual Art Show
High School to hold Virtual Art Show Traditionally, the art department at Hancock County High School holds an art show each spring to showcase the artwork of the school’s students. With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the school building earlier this year, the school building cannot host the art show. Art teacher Greg Tate wanted…
Read MorePreschool registration
Hancock County preschool/Head Start is now accepting applications for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. The preregistration is for children aged three or four. The child must be either of these ages by August 1, 2020. For more information, call 270.532.0148 or 270.927.6914. The website is www.hancock.kyschools.us.
Read MoreVirus pushes schools to adapt to new methods
By Dave Taylor Spread out at individual tables in the media center at Hancock County High School, the school board heard a recap of the various ways the district has been helping students and families during the coronavirus shutdown and looked ahead to how things will change in the coming months. Student Success Coordinator Carrie…
Read MoreVastwood to stay closed till at least May 11
By Dave Taylor The county’s plans to reopen Vastwood Park on May 1 have been put on hold over worries that opening too soon might bring an influx of outsiders who could bring the coronavirus. During the April night meeting of the Hancock County Fiscal Court, which was held via teleconference to avoid in-person contact,…
Read MoreTrapping, hunting, fishing, they always stick together
By Dave Taylor When wild animals are causing problems in the county Chuck Duncan is the man to call, but perhaps his best weapon is his 15-year-old granddaughter Brooklyn Conkright, who loves to hunt and trap alongside the man she calls Poppo. “I’m always in my Poppo’s pocket, like I never really leave him,” Brooklyn…
Read MoreDomtar to temporarily idle plant, lay off 398
By Dave Taylor Hancock County has taken another big hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic with Domtar announcing its plans to temporarily idle the Hawesville mill and lay off nearly 400 workers for at least a month, beginning on May 5. Hawesville plant manager Grant Forrest detailed the plan and the reasons behind it in…
Read More‘Parade’ gives families chance to see isolated loved ones
By Dave Taylor Tammy Brown and her college-aged daughters soaked up the warm sun in their SUV Friday afternoon, third in a long line of cars waiting for the start of a parade. But unlike the float-filled parades most envision, this parade was at a nursing home, where patients long isolated in their rooms over…
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