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Theatre Workshop of Owensboro seeks actors and singers
Theatre Workshop of Owensboro seeks actors and singers for the most imaginative holiday show you’ve ever seen! A 1940s RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL is a play about a live radio performance in radio’s Golden Age. The show will be in December, but AUDITIONS will be Sunday, October 23rd and Monday the 24th. AUDITIONS will be at 6:30…
Read MoreFiscal Court response to proposed construction of landfill
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS 10/03/2022 Hancock County Fiscal Court received a request letter on July 25, 2022 from GN Excavating that proposed the construction of a Contained Landfill on their property located on Poplar Grove Road. Pursuant to KRS 224.40, Hancock County was required to notify the public, hold a comment period and hearing, and to…
Read MoreGrave Stones from the 1800s found near Little Tar Springs Road
Six miles East of Hawesville on Old Hwy 60, Kenneth Burk was recently bush hogging and uncovered grave stones from a very old cemetery, near what was once Little Tar Springs Road. The property was previously the Henning Farm until Kenneth’s son, Matthew Burk, purchased it. Matthew and Kenneth bush hog every year. “This year,…
Read MoreVarsity girls beat South Spencer in five set thriller
The HCHS Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team battled until the end and won in a five set thriller over South Spencer at the middle school on September 27. Hancock County lost the first set 24-26, then came back to win set #2 25-15. The Lady Hornets fell 18-25 in the third, but took the match…
Read MoreHornet 8th grade wins GRVC title or third year in a row
Christian Yanez ran for 174 yards and the HCMS 8th grade football team claimed the Green River Valley Conference championship with an impressive 34-0 victory over Butler County here at Schafer–Glover Field Thursday. It is the third consecutive conference title for Hancock County and 29th straight win for the 8th grade Hornets under head coach…
Read MoreVarsity boys tackle Butler County 28-0 in district battle
The Hornets bounced back after their first loss with a 28-0 victory over previously unbeaten Butler County here Friday. The district win makes Hancock County 6-1 overall and 1-1 in Class 2A, District 1. “This was a battle of two top 10 ranked teams with Butler ranked #6 at the time and us ranked #8.…
Read MoreHCHS Marching Band Wins First Place
Hancock County High School Marching Band has been racking up the winnings over the last couple of weeks. Their last competition “The Dragon Classic” was Saturday, October 1 at Warren Central High School in Bowling Green and they won First Place in their class and Best Overall Color Guard! They had two competitions on the…
Read MoreFriends & Family Farmers Flea Market Saturday, October 8 – Last one for 2022!
The Friends & Family Farmers Flea Market is this Saturday, October 8 at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, located at 1430 KY-1389 in Hawesville, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This will be the last of these Friends & Family Farmers flea markets for 2022, so come out and help make it great! There will be…
Read MoreLow water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic
Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time _ as crop harvests begin. Some Mississippi River communities between St. Louis and New Orleans may see record low water levels in the coming days, including Caruthersville, Missouri, and Osceola, Arkansas. The…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Fire Chief and EMT, Troy Roberts
Troy Roberts, Lewisport Fire Department Chief and EMT, graduated from Hancock County High School in 1991. He is the son of the late Linda Mae Morgan Roberts and John Edward Roberts. Troy often helped his dad out at Southern States farm supply store in Hawesville and said it gave him the opportunity to also get…
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