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HCHS Marching Band Wins First Place; Best Color Guard, Best Percussion, Grand Champion at McLean
The Hancock County High School Marching Band’s last competition was at McLean County on Saturday evening, October 8 and they won First Place in Class A, Best Color Guard, Best Percussion and Overall Grand Champion! Congratulations HCHS Marching Band students! HCHS Band Director Zachary Buskill said the students did very well and that their…
Read MoreBreak-in and Robbery at Dollar General in Weber
Last Thursday, October 13, Deputy Aaron Emmick received a call-out at 3:13 a.m. due to an alarm activation at the Dollar General Store at 9480 on Route 69 in Hawesville. The front window had been broken, which triggered the alarm, and one teenage boy had entered the store to steal cigarettes while the other…
Read MoreHCHS Teacher, best-selling author; William Fogle reached #1 on Amazon’s Kindle
Hancock County High School History and Political Science Teacher, William Fogle, wrote A Stroke Survivor’s Tale: A Survivor and Caregiver’s Resource after his massive stroke in 2018. It was published by AR Press just this year and he is already a best-selling author, under the pen name Liam Bernard, on Amazon. William said that he…
Read MoreGetting to know you: Marsha Johnson
Marsha Johnson was born & raised in Hancock County. She grew up on a farm in Utility – a small community where everyone helped each other. They attended Union Baptist Church, which was a one-room church at the time. She and her siblings helped with raising tobacco and gardening and visited often with family, friends…
Read MoreHancock Chamber Fall Market; Saturday, October 15
The Hancock County Chamber of Commerce is having their Fall Chamber Market on Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in downtown Lewisport on Fourth Street. There will be local vendors with many different wares and delicious foods, as well as fun activities for families and children. Vendors Local vendors will be at…
Read MoreNorth Hancock Elementary musical draws large crowd
On Tuesday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m., North Hancock Elementary School Second & Third Grade students performed their musical “Dinner and Dessert” at the school. NHES Music Teacher and musical director, Kelly Martineau, said there was a great turn-out for the performance. This was their first time on stage and the students practiced many weeks…
Read MoreJohnathon M. Elder Memorial Clock placed at City Hall
On Tuesday, October 11 a double-sided clock in honor of and in memory of Johnathon Monarch Elder was placed in the front of Hawesville City Hall for all to see and remember him by, along with all of the children that have passed far too early in life. The clock will be illuminated at night…
Read MoreDeadline for mail-in ballots; October 25th
The deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot is October 25, 2022. You MUST meet the requirements of Ky Law to receive a mail-in absentee ballot. To request a mail-in absentee ballot, voters may visit govote.ky.gov or call the office 270-927-6117. Ballots can be mailed back or placed in the drop box at the Clerk’s office. Ballots must…
Read MoreOpen enrollments for Medicaid, Medicare and federally subsided health-insurance plans
Kentucky Health News Open enrollment to make changes to Medicaid, Medicare or federal-state subsidized Marketplace health-insurance plans is just around the corner. Experts encourage participants in each of these programs to review their health-care and prescription-drug coverage yearly to make sure their plans still meet their health-care needs. Medicaid: Medicaid open enrollment gives Medicaid members a…
Read MoreStephens and Ralph take second; Ross breaks 21
Hunter Stephens and Lexus Ralph both placed second during a cross country dual meet with Apollo at Panther Creek Park in Owensboro on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Stephens completed the 3K course in a time of 10 minutes, 54 seconds, while Emmitt Meserve was seventh in 11:43. Damion Basham ran 10th in 12:15, Griffin DeJarnette 11th…
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