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GN Excavating donates $40,000 to help with Hancock County’s new track and football turf
Gary Nugent, owner of GN Excavation & Trucking, has agreed to make yearly donations toward the new track and football field at HCMS/HCHS campus, at $40,000 a year, for 10 years, totaling $400,000. The Hancock County Board of Education had approved the final drawings at the December, 2022 meeting and also announced their decision to…
Read MoreWork begins at first Rickhouse in Lewisport, Kentucky
The tenth oldest distillery in the state of Kentucky, Green River Distilleries in Owensboro, made a proposal in late 2022 to build warehouses (rickhouses) in Lewisport. A conditional use permit was approved and the expansion of their facilities and rickhouses has begun on the old Dal-Tile Plant site. There is a possibility of construction of…
Read MoreNew Playground Approved for North Hancock Elementary
The Hancock County Board of Education met on Thursday evening, December 15th. Along with the approval of the final drawings for the new track and football field on the HCMS/HCHS campus, the purchase of a new playground was approved for North Hancock Elementary in 2023. NHES New Playground North Hancock Elementary School’s fundraisers for the…
Read MoreGN Excavating makes a proposal to build a landfill on their property in Hancock County
Gary Nugent owner of GN is proposing a landfill on his property at the old Chapman strip mines off of Popular Grove Road. “There’s a lot of land out there that was never reclaimed and there’s an area that would be a real lucrative spot to put it,” Nugent said. The Hancock County Fiscal Court…
Read MoreSandy Hendry memorialized for volunteer work at fairgrounds
By C. Josh Givens The Hawesville Lion’s Club has memorialized the contributions of longtime Lion Sandy Hendry and his dedication to the Hancock County Fairgrounds with cooperation from Gary Nugent and his GN Excavating crew. The front exhibition hall at the fairgrounds has been renovated, with the asphalt removed and replaced with concrete. New ceiling…
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