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Hancock County Board of Education buys land to extend middle school
The Hancock County Board of Education monthly meeting was last Thursday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m. and the details are as follows. Land for eventual construction of new HCMS When the Board met with the Hancock County Local Planning Committee (made up of members of the community, members of the schools’ staff and parents)…
Read MoreHornets battle Louisville team to the wire
It was an entertaining contest during the final football game of the season at HCHS’s beautiful Schafer–Glover Field Friday. The Hornets scored the last touchdown of the game, but fell 38-30 to the Cougars of Louisville Holy Cross. Hancock County completed its season with a win-loss record of 6-4. “We challenged the boys to…
Read MoreHCHS girls cross country team places 12th in state
The HCHS girls cross country team placed 12th during the Class 1A State Championships held at Bourbon Park in Paris, KY Saturday. Teams from 33 schools competed. Izzy Ross led Hancock County with a 32nd place finish among 247 state qualifers. Ross completed the 5K course in a time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds. Lexus…
Read MoreHancock polling locations
The Hancock County 2022 General Election is less than 4 days away on Thursday, November 8. The no-excuse Early voting is on November 3-5. In-person voting is on Election Day, November 8. Please be aware, that because of the number of races and amendments the ballot is two-sided. Polling Locations, Dates and…
Read MoreHancock County Schools; Kentucky Summative Assessment 2021/2022
The Hancock County Schools, Kentucky Summative Assessment for the 2021/2022 School Year is as follows: Out of 172 districts, the Hancock County School District ranked in the Top 30. Out of 168 districts, Hancock County High School ranked in the Top 25 and out of 172 districts, Hancock County Middle School is in the Top…
Read MoreHCHS Marching Band Wins at 2022 KMEA Championship Competition
Hancock County High School Marching Band competed on Saturday morning, October 29 at the Semi-Finals at Bryant Station High School in Lexington. The band won Second Place which gave them the opportunity to move on to the State Championship Competition that same evening at Eastern Kentucky University. They competed Saturday evening and won Second…
Read MoreHancock Accident Reports
Deer Jumped in Front of Vehicle and Caused Rear End Collision On October 30, 2022 at 6:25 p.m. the Hancock County Sheriff Department was notified that a rear end collision had occurred 1 mile East of the City of Hawesville on US Hwy 60. Deputy Jeff Hendrick arrived on the scene at 6:35 p.m.…
Read MoreTrail of Treats at Vastwood Park
Monday, October 31 is the Twentieth Annual Trail of Treats at Vastwood Park from 4:00-6:00 p.m. sponsored by the Hancock County Fiscal Court & the Hancock County Parks Department. Please contact Fiscal Court Clerk Sage Young at Judge/Executive Johnny W. Roberts, Jr.’s office if your organization would like to hand out treats. The phone…
Read MoreEddie Price new novel “Rebels Abroad” at Local Author Book Festival, October 27
After years of research, writing and editing Eddie Price’s new novel, Rebels Abroad, has arrived and is ready for reading! The books shipped from Friesens Printers located in Manitoba, Canada on Monday, October 17 and arrived on Friday, October 21. Price was ecstatic after numerous delays caused by the supply chain failure, covid shutdowns,…
Read MoreZoning change will allow duplexes in Lewisport
The Lewisport City Council met on Thursday, October 20 and in the following paragraphs are the details, with the exception of the new water plant discussion with Matt Curtis and Bryan Lovan of Bluegrass Engineering. You will find that information in a separate article on Page . First Reading of Ordinance to Rezone Charlie Kamuf,…
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