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Hancock County Teachers explain school programs
Hancock County High School Principal Ginger Estes and HCHS Teachers Lori Roberts and Greg Tate spoke at the HC Chamber of Commerce Breakfast on Tuesday, September 12th at the Career Center. Estes said if anyone in the county has ideas about apprenticeships and internships for HCHS students to call or email her. “We’ll…
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 MoreRickhouse starting on #2; #1 filling up
Lewisport’s First completed Rickhouse is Being Filled with Barrels for Aging Whiskey-aging, charred white oak barrels are currently being loaded into the first completed rickhouse at the 78-acre Lewisport site. David Carroll, Director of Operations at Green River Distillery, says it should be filled to capacity with 58,800 barrels by November of this year. After…
Read MoreHancock Accident Reports
Hancock Sheriff Deputies busy working several accidents Single Vehicle Accident On Saturday, June 3rd at 10:55 a.m., Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy B.J. Burton arrived on the scene of a single vehicle accident, 14 miles south of Pellville and reported that Kyle A. Logsdon, of Hawesville, was driving his 1999 Ford Ranger pickup truck…
Read MoreHornets fall to Butler in region tourney; Mike Orr retires from coaching
The Hornets season came to a close last Thursday with a 67-56 loss to Butler County in a quarterfinal game of the 3rd Region Boys Basketball Tournament. The event was held at the Sportscenter in Owensboro. Hancock County finished the season with a record of 18-12. “We got off to a slow start and…
Read MoreBids Approved for New Track & Football Field at HCMS/HCHS
At the Hancock County Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday evening, February 21st, Jeanie Cannon from RBS Design Group Architecture in Owensboro presented the bid tabulation for the 2 bids that were turned in for the construction of a new artificial turf football field and new rubberized track on the HCMS/HCHS campus. The approximate budget…
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 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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