Area News
County lowers alcohol fees to help businesses
By Dave Taylor Hancock County is still fine-tuning its alcohol regulations and Monday’s decision to lower the fees imposed on businesses came as welcome news to at least one family. During its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, the Hancock County Fiscal Court decided to lower the rate it will charge businesses for its regulatory fee,…
Read MorePoole’s Pharmacy Opening Monday
By Dave Taylor As of Monday Hancock County will no longer be one of two counties in the state without a pharmacy when Poole’s Pharmacy Care finally opens its doors to the public. The pharmacy, located at 8180 Highway 60 West in the former Gipe Automotive building, was announced in August to fill the…
Read MoreLewisport man pleads to lesser charges in 2016 murder
By Dave Taylor A Lewisport man who was facing murder charges in the 2016 death of a Daviess County man pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a Daviess County court last week. Jacob Tobias Miller, 27, had been charged with kidnapping and murder in the death of 29-year-old Tromain Mackall, who went missing on July…
Read MoreLibrary gets surprise with Star Library rating
By Dave Taylor Hancock County Public Library is a star after being named a Star Library by the publication Library Journal. The accolade came as a surprise to director Tina Snyder because it was published in the magazine without anyone ever telling her they’d earned the title. The rating is based on numbers gathered from…
Read MoreBlood, jokes and snacks
By Dave Taylor The big white bus parked outside the old courthouse in Hawesville Tuesday was a laid back scene with snacks and jokes, where the Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center workers have fun meeting new people and seeing new places while helping save lives with the blood they collect. Audrey Winters drove over from…
Read MoreAlcohol licenses being filed, sales can’t start for 30 more days
By Dave Taylor As of Monday, January 6, 2020, Hancock County is a wet county. Prohibition officially ended after a landslide countywide vote November and licenses applications are already being turned in. As of Wednesday afternoon, the county’s alcoholic beverage control administrator Rachael Emmick had seen applications filled out and returned by Bill’s IGA…
Read MoreFormer Hancock County boy uses business success to donate $1.3 million
By Dave Taylor The family of a former Hancock County boy who used his business success to donate $1.3 million to Brescia University came to the county last month to visit where he grew up on the same weekend that the college named its science building after the man and his wife. The late Roy…
Read MoreWalter Toler reveals combat experiences during Korean War
By Dave Taylor Walter Toler has lived a long, interesting life, but the 91-year-old almost didn’t make it out of his 20s after getting caught out on his own during the Korean War and having to call in an air strike on his own position. Toler, who grew up in Lewisport on a farm adjoining…
Read MoreCounty goes wet, sales could start January 6
By Dave Taylor Hancock County is all wet. Voters overwhelmingly approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in the county by a vote of 2,183 to 1,377, with the “yes” vote winning every single precinct. A wet-dry vote for the city of Hawesville also passed easily, 224 for and 155 against, although the county going wet…
Read MoreKeown reaches for the stars, finds love, new life in Sweden
By Dave Taylor The 2019 version of Jared Keown is very similar to the 2010 version. He’s fresh out of school, he’s into playing sports, and the people around him speak with funny accents. Now Dr. Keown, with a Ph.D. in astrophysics and living in Sweden, he’s also worlds away from the Hawesville baseball and…
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