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Tindle Wrestler, Fighting for A Dream

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By Dave Taylor Finally, nobody likes Justin Tindle. After months of training, the 2013 Hancock County High School graduate is now The Kentucky Blueblood Justin Savage, a professional wrestler and a heel in USA Championship Wrestling, where he’s living his childhood dream and proving his doubters wrong. “Basically I’m a high-maintenance redneck,” Tindle said of…

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Zoning Fees

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By Dave Taylor With a new administrator, county planning and zoning commission is making big changes, including upping the fees for services and proposing a new way to fund the commission to ensure it gets paid. Prior to new administrator Jeff Dame’s appointment, the fee schedule hadn’t changed in years and some fees weren’t being…

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Hancock County High School Students achieve Industry Certification

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These Hancock County High School students achieved Industry Certification in Engineering by passing the Autodesk Inventor Certified User Assessment. Earning Autodesk Certified User (ACU) certifications verifies that they have the essential Autodesk software skills and industry knowledge to start a career in Engineering Design. One of the highest priorities at Hancock County High School is…

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Hwy 60 Widening, more guardrails on Kentucky 6-year plan

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By Dave Taylor It’s a story that’s been told time and time again, but Kentucky’s recommended highway plan for years 2020 through 2026 plans to widen Highway 60, although unlike other years it also plans to pave it. This plan also has a bigger push toward guardrails, of which Hancock County will get three. “The…

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Shaun Williams, Lewisport, named KHSAA football official of the year

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Following the completion of the 2019 KHSAA Football season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport’s Official of the Year Award. Of the 938 licensed officials in football, Shaun Williams (Lewisport), Jordan Tarrence (Lexington) and Gary Wise (Louisville) were chosen as finalists with Williams selected as the 2019 KHSAA Football Official of the…

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Taylor joins Kentucky Press Association board, earns photo award

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Hancock Clarion Reporter, Dave Taylor, brought home an award at the annual Kentucky Press Association Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers contest during a conference in Lexington. Taylor’s photo of a soldier and his wife crying over their infant son as the father was leaving for a one-year deployment; took second place in Best General News for…

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Agreements bring free medical, mental healthcare to schools

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By Dave Taylor Two agreements approved by the Hancock County Board of Education Thursday will mean free healthcare for students at all four schools and mental healthcare with on-site staff as well. Agreements approved with Family Health Care and Mountain Comprehensive Care each bring medical staff to the district and an expansion of offerings unheard…

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Wright on time; local man helps pull girl from sinking SUV

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By Dave Taylor After pulling a young girl to safety from a submerged SUV Thursday, Kasey Wright doesn’t want to be called a hero, but there’s no denying he was in the Wright place at the Wright time. After driving to Reo, Indiana to deliver a table he’d sold online, Wright was heading back toward…

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Amanda Wilson named to President’s List at Cumberlands

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Amanda Wilson named to President’s List at Cumberlands WILLIAMSBURG, KY (01/27/2020)– In recognition of academic performance, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced the students named to the President’s List for the fall 2019 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must maintain a…

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