Commonwealth Rolled Products
An Essay By HCHS Graduate Alexis Gay
Hancock County, a small county located along the Ohio River in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area. The county was formed in 1829 by taking parts of Breckinridge, Daviess and Ohio counties. From its beginnings to its evolution into a center of industry, Hancock County has had a significant amount of economic growth and change over the…
Read MoreCrescent Paper Tube Plant Employees take steps to Unionize
The twenty production and maintenance employees at Crescent Paper Tube in Lewisport voted last week to unionize. The majority (16 employees) voted to unionize, with 4 who were opposed. Crescent Paper Tube Company, Inc. is one of the thriving businesses located in Lewisport Industrial Park, and a leading manufacturer in the American paper tube…
Read MoreNew weather Siren at Commonwealth brings total up to 15 county wide
There are 15 total functioning weather sirens now installed in Hancock County that have replaced all of the older sirens in the county. The sirens were delivered in late February and the cost, after the help of grants, was around $55K, shared between Hancock County Fiscal Court and Commonwealth Rolled Products. Testing vs. Actual…
Read More2024 Hancock County Fair; dates set
The Hancock County Fair Board already has the dates set for next year’s county fair! The 2024 Hancock County Fair will be held Wednesday, July 31st- Saturday, August 3rd. “There’s a possibility we may even stretch it out a little bit longer, earlier in the week as well,” Board Vice President Scott Basham said. If…
Read MoreHancock Couny getting new ambulance with help from Bray will
The Hancock County Fiscal Court met on Monday morning, October 9th. The court approved a donation of $1K to the Junior Achievement Program that will be utilized to offer financial literacy, work-readiness and entrepreneurial programs at all of the HC Schools and in all grade levels. Volunteers with the JA Program go into classrooms and…
Read MoreCommonwealth Aluminum announces reduction in workforce
Statement from Commonwealth Aluminum: On October 2nd, Commonwealth Rolled Products reduced the size of our salaried workforce by approximately 7%. Each affected employee was offered severance, continuation of benefits, and help in transitioning to another job. Anytime a company must make the tough decision to reduce jobs and impact people, that decision is never…
Read MoreCMF Company; growing business in Lewisport Industrial Park
On Tuesday morning, August 22nd, the Hancock County Industrial Foundation Board met at the Contour Fabrication & Mechanical, Inc. (CFM) plant site in Lewisport. Hancock native Jason Young, Co-owner of CFM, spoke with board members about the details of the business and provided a breakfast. Young and Scott Dillback, of Evansville, partnered in 2015 and…
Read MoreHancock County Fiscal Court; new road grader, county improvements
Hancock County Fiscal Court addressed replacing an old grader making it difficult for road crewmen to complete grading work in the county. The meeting was held on Monday, August 14th at 9 a.m. Road Dept. Report Dave Tindle, Supervisor of the Hancock County Road Department said the mowing work they’ve contracted out (due to 2…
Read MoreHawesville resident Jerry Powers’ home burns from possible lighting strike
On Friday night, June 30th, Jerry Powers awakened around midnight to go to the bathroom and noticed that a small fire had started on his porch. He ran outside to get his garden hose and attempted to extinguish it, and called 911. “They said there was a storm that came through here,” Jerry said.…
Read MoreHancock County Fair Board receives large donations for needed improvements
The Hancock County Fair Board received large donations for needed improvements. Hancock County Fair won Most Progressive Fair, for Zone 1, Division 8 at the Kentucky State Fair Convention last year, putting our local fair at the Top 6 of the 83 KY County Fairs, as well as winning state level awards for four years…
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