Area News
Hancock County General Election Results; McCormick defeats King in mayoral race
Hancock County 2022 General Election Results The new Mayor of the City of Hawesville in 2023 will be Robert “Robbie” McCormick. The current Hawesville Mayor Charles M. King who has served for many years was challenged by city councilman McCormick and it was a very close race. McCormick won by 6 votes – King received…
Read MoreDaniel Boling; new Hancock County District Court Judge
Daniel Boling, attorney with Madden & Madden Attorneys at Law in Hawesville and Assistant County Attorney for 4 years now, will be the new Hancock County District Court Judge starting in January 2023 and replacing Judge John McCarty, who is retiring from the position after 20 years. It is possible that Boling will be one…
Read MoreHancock County Chamber breakfast, upcoming events; guest speaker Bud Walters, Cromwell Media
The Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast was Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. on November 8 at the Hancock County Career Center. The Chamber Business of the Month and Chamber Breakfast sponsor was Cromwell Media. Owner Bud Walters traveled from his home in Tennessee to speak at the event. Also, Chelsea Boling, Chamber President, gave…
Read MoreVFW Post 5186 Veterans Day Celebration
Hancock County VFW Post 5186 will have their Veterans Day Celebration at Hawesville Baptist Church in the New Life Center on Friday, November 11 – Veterans Day. ALL Veterans and ALL families of Veterans, please a of attend! There will be food served that has been donated by Bill’s IGA, Hawesville, KY. The Veterans…
Read MoreHancock County schools honor Veterans
Hancock County Schools Honor Veterans Veterans Day is this Friday, November 11 and it’s important to know why we honor our United States Veterans on this day. On June 28, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed and WWI officially ended but the fighting ended about 7 months earlier when the Allies and Germany…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way teacher at HCMS
Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way Teacher at Hancock County Middle School, was born in upstate South Carolina. Johnny Bridges & the late Barbara Bridges, his uncle and aunt, had been living in Hancock County for years and his family decided to move to Hawesville in 1994. He started seventh grade at HCMS and graduated…
Read MoreNew Play Structure and Trail Lighting at Vastwood Park
Vastwood Park will not only be getting the new splash pad and restrooms, there is now new playground equipment and soon to be new lighting around the entire walking trail as well. This is great news for families, children and those who enjoy walking the trail in early morning and evening hours. “We just wanted…
Read More2022 Ballot; City Council Candidates and Write-Ins
The two write-in candidates for Hawesville City Council are Joan King and Justin Basham. Joan is the wife of current Hawesville Mayor Charlie King who is seeking re-election. There are nine city council members running for re-election on November 8 – four on the Lewisport City Council and five on the Hawesville City Council. In…
Read MoreCromwell Media, Bud Walters, to speak at Hancock County Chamber Breakfast
Bayard “Bud” Walters started WKCM in Hawesville 50 years ago and will be coming to speak at the Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast on Tuesday, November 8. He said he plans to speak about Hancock County planning and zoning in the 1970s – something he learned a lot about in his venture to…
Read MoreIndependence Bank Sorghum Festival; biggest yet!
“This year’s Independence Bank Sorghum Festival was our biggest yet! Thanks to the generosity of the Hancock County community, we were able to raise $997 through our t-shirt sells for the Hancock County Schools Backpack Program. In addition to these dollars, we received food donations from local businesses and patrons of the festival— estimated…
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