Hancock County High School
Kasey Emmick is serving his first term as Fiscal Court Magistrate
Kasey Emmick is serving his first term as Fiscal Court Magistrate, representing District 2. He is President of the Lewisport Lions Club, and has been for 2 years now. He serves on the Hancock County Fair Board, Heritage Festival and Lewisport Farm Museum Committees. Kasey has been General Manager of East Daviess County Water Department,…
Read MoreHCHS Teachers Awarded For Continuous Improvement Efforts
Hancock County High School recently received state-wide recognition at the Continuous Improvement Summit in Lexington. Hosted by the Kentucky Department of Education and Cognia, a non-profit education accreditation organization, the annual conference invites schools from across the Commonwealth to showcase innovative strategies that increase student achievement. Participating educators have the opportunity to attend a variety…
Read MoreH.D. Cowden elected to KGCA Hall of Fame
Everyone who knows him knows H.D. Cowden to be one of the more personable and reliable people you’ll ever meet. Now he’s being recognized state wide for his contribution to competitive golf on the high school level. H.D. “Dave” Cowden, Sr. will be inducted into the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame during a…
Read MoreSuperintendent Asberry settling into new position
A new era started in the Hancock County Public School System when Robert “Robbie” Asberry assumed the position of Superintendent of the school system. He started July 1, and spent the first couple of weeks getting to know people in the school system, and the community. “Everyone at Hancock County has been great,” Asberry said.…
Read MoreNew Track and Field at HCHS requested
Several people associated with Hancock County Track and Field appeared before the Hancock County Board of Education’s regular meeting on June 24, held at Hancock County High School. Former track members Hailie Lamar, Kenzie Severs and Tanner Dewitt, former track coach Wes Meserve and current track coach Chris Hawkins spoke to the board about the…
Read MoreGorman resigns as HCHS principal
Hancock County High School will have an interim principal for the remainder of the school year after Ashley Gorman announced her resignation last week and has already left the district. Gorman told teachers at the school on March 15 that she was resigning, and just four days later she was no longer at the school.…
Read MoreStudents return, so does prom, graduations
Students have been back in school for more than a week, a time that’s been celebrated by staff and students and that’s bringing talk of the return of prom, graduations, and even field days. “Last Monday, we really treated that day like a first day of school,” said North Hancock Elementary principal Kelly Moore. Students…
Read MoreHornets beat Catholic 30-29
By Steve Wimmer It was a game for the ages when the Hornets knocked off Owensboro Catholic 30-29 during a thrilling, back-and-forth contest at Hancock County High School’s Schafer–Glover Field Friday.
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