Area News
Lewisport getting package liquor store
By Ralph Dickerson A package liquor store is coming to Lewisport, and will be located in Liberty Plaza. Lewisport Liquor and Wine will open sometime after March 9, 2020. The parent company of Lewisport Liquor and Wine is Nickneha, the company that operates Jumpin Jacks in Lewisport. The store will be located to the west…
Read MoreCountry club adding alcohol, offering membership deals
By Dave Taylor There’s a lot of “out with the old, in with the new” going on at Windward Heights Country Club lately, after the end of decades of industry support but with the addition of alcohol sales and consideration of a new music event, plus a greater emphasis on its pool, the only publicly…
Read MoreRealistic fake check scam
By Dave Taylor A very convincing check arrived this week via UPS next day air to a Lewisport resident who recognized it as a scam, which has apparently hit many people across the country this week. The check, for $3,950, was sent as payment for the installation of an advertisement on the recipient’s vehicle, with…
Read MoreWater officials detail Chapman monitoring, warn tight enforcement could affect farms
By Dave Taylor In a special called meeting last Monday, the Hancock County Fiscal Court met with representatives from Kentucky Division of Water over complaints about runoff on Oak Road and elsewhere, but were given a warning that clamping down too tightly on the local industry there could mean the same requirements of farmers and…
Read MoreStudents pitch nickel tax to Frankfort budget subcommittee
By Dave Taylor After successfully convincing Hancock County voters to pay an extra nickel property tax for a construction of a new middle school, three local students headed to Frankfort Wednesday to make the same argument to a state budget subcommittee. Students are asking the state to match a portion of the tax for Hancock…
Read MoreCounty down another deputy; struggles to recruit
By Dave Taylor Just two months after finally having a fully staffed sheriff’s department, Hancock County is again needing a deputy after the most recent hire resigned this week from the police academy. “Justin has a change of heart,” Deputy Chris DeJarnette told the fiscal court Monday about Justin Basham, who had been away for…
Read MoreRetail consulting firm to study county for potential growth
By Dave Taylor With a boom in home construction in the county and a thriving economy, Hancock County is looking to capitalize on the gains by bringing in an outside firm to study how to bring more retail to the area. The Hancock County Fiscal Court voted Monday to move forward with a retail coach…
Read MoreHawesville cars hit in string of break-ins
By Dave Taylor A string of break-ins last week shook up residents in downtown Hawesville, many of whom had someone rifle through their cars overnight including one resident whose gun was stolen. Someone got into approximately 15 vehicles in a small area in town, starting beside the Methodist church and working a couple of blocks…
Read MoreBlackford Bridge to get new life in Henderson Park
By Dave Taylor The 100-year-old dilapidated bridge spanning Blackford Creek is set for a leisurely, yet busy, new phase in life after the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet chose to donate the bridge to a Henderson park where it will become a centerpiece of an expanding public walking trail. After a public call for proposals for reusing…
Read MoreNeighbors voice opposition to Hawesville townhouse plan
By Dave Taylor A proposed multi-family structure on the hill in Hawesville brought out opposition at the planning and zoning commission meeting Monday, with neighboring property owners concerned the project would hurt their values and bring congestion to an already congested area. The commission reviewed a zoning change requested by Kyle and Jessica Estes for…
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