Hancock County High School
School Board names members of Planning Committee
The Hancock County Board of Education monthly meeting was held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 21 at the Hancock County High School. The Eighth Grade Football team, who won the Conference Championship was recognized. This was Hancock County Middle School’s third straight Conference Championship and undefeated season they’ve had! The HCHS Cross Country team…
Read MoreHancock County schools honor Veterans
Hancock County Schools Honor Veterans Veterans Day is this Friday, November 11 and it’s important to know why we honor our United States Veterans on this day. On June 28, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed and WWI officially ended but the fighting ended about 7 months earlier when the Allies and Germany…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way teacher at HCMS
Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way Teacher at Hancock County Middle School, was born in upstate South Carolina. Johnny Bridges & the late Barbara Bridges, his uncle and aunt, had been living in Hancock County for years and his family decided to move to Hawesville in 1994. He started seventh grade at HCMS and graduated…
Read MoreHancock County Board of Education buys land to extend middle school
The Hancock County Board of Education monthly meeting was last Thursday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m. and the details are as follows. Land for eventual construction of new HCMS When the Board met with the Hancock County Local Planning Committee (made up of members of the community, members of the schools’ staff and parents)…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Lacey Mosby
Lacey Mosby, North Hancock Elementary’s Family Resource and Youth Services Center Coordinator, grew up in Hawesville near Vastwood Park. She and her family spent many evenings at the park with little league and softball and enjoyed the playground and walking trail. Lacey played volleyball, Summer League Softball and tennis. She graduated from Hancock County High…
Read MoreSeriously injured survivors; Charles and Joanne Duncan, and granddaughter, Brooklyn Conkright
One Year Ago… It has been just over a year since Charles & Joanne Duncan and their granddaughter, Brooklyn Conkright, were seriously injured in a wreck on Thursday afternoon, Oct 14, 2021 in Hawesville. Charles “Chucky” Duncan was driving his 2006 Chevrolet Silverado truck, with Brookyn sitting in the middle seat and Joanne next…
Read MoreGetting to know you: Marsha Johnson
Marsha Johnson was born & raised in Hancock County. She grew up on a farm in Utility – a small community where everyone helped each other. They attended Union Baptist Church, which was a one-room church at the time. She and her siblings helped with raising tobacco and gardening and visited often with family, friends…
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…
Read MoreGetting to know you: Ami Hunt
Ami Hunt was born and raised in Lewisport. She is the daughter of Keith and the late Donna Westerfield. “We were very family-oriented and involved with the community,” she said. “I guess that’s why I’ve never left. My heart’s in Lewisport.” Growing up, Ami said her community felt like a “big family”. “We always…
Read MoreTruck with big load cuts power and internet lines
On Friday, August 19 at around 2:00 p.m. at the intersection of 271 South and Hwy 60 East, an overloaded truck hauling a huge tank was heading east with an escort service, as it was over the normal width and height. It hit a communication line and broke a utility pole down near Hancock County…
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