Area News
Estes chosen for women’s education symposium
By Dave Taylor Hancock County High School’s first-year assistant superintendent has been chosen as one of 30 women statewide to participate in a women’s education symposium. Ginger Estes was named to the first cohort of the Kentucky Women in Education Leadership, a newly reintroduced program through the Kentucky Association of School Administrators. See this week’s…
Read MoreLibrary buying ball field in Lewisport
After buying and demolishing the former Lewisport Elementary School to make way for a new building, the Hancock County Library has made a deal to buy the adjacent unused softball field in order to give the project some additional room. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreWoman says insurance blaming her for fire; burned house remains blight
By Dave Taylor A burned out shell is all that remains of what was once the welcome blessing of a new home for a Lewisport family, but its fate is on hold while an insurance investigator tries to figure out if the homeowner burned it down on purpose. The house, located at 908 4th Street,…
Read MoreHawesville man facing attempted murder of police officer after chase
By Dave Taylor A Hawesville man is looking at charges from four different police agencies, including the charge of attempted murder of a police officer, after stealing two vehicles, attempting to abduct two women, and trying to run over an officer in a short chase. Edward Adam Warriner, 46, of 9135 state Route 2181, was…
Read MoreBevin, Bless ask Trump to save Century Aluminum
By Dave Taylor Upon word that President Donald Trump would be receiving the long-awaited findings of an investigation into the Chinese aluminum industry and considering tariffs to protect U.S. producers, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin came to Hawesville to publicly ask Trump to save the industry and plants like Hawesville’s Century Aluminum. Bevin was joined by…
Read MoreHancock Fair too good for its own good; wins more awards
By Dave Taylor The Hancock County Fair is a victim of its own success. After winning the absolute top prize in the state in 2016, the fair placed runner-up in its division last weekend despite a successful fair that saw record turnouts. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreSlideshow: Lewisport Elementary demolition
Family admits to coloring ice
By Dave Taylor Last week, when temperatures were tolerable and before the county’s roadsides were littered with abandoned cars, stress-free drivers along Highway 60 noticed a curious splash of color among the ice clinging to a rock face. Some wondered if chemicals were leaching from the ground. Others thought it was some kind of colorful…
Read MoreLions Club asks city for help on community center
By Dave Taylor The Lewisport Lions Club reached out to the city council Thursday night, asking for help managing the oppressive expenses of the aging community center, which the club president said is preventing the group from following its mission of helping the needy. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreDortha Boling receives 60-year pin from Eastern Star
By Dave Taylor If Dortha Boling’s membership in the Eastern Star were a person, it would have been getting discounts at restaurants for years now. Boling has been a member of the group, which serves as the women’s arm of the Masonic Lodge, for 60 years, and received a 60-year pin celebrating the milestone earlier…
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