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CMF 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 MoreMike Garvin real estate entrepreneur helping to improve Hawesville
Mike Garvin, 59, began purchasing homes, fixing them up and renting them out right before he started his job at Domtar in 1997. After 23 years at the paper mill, he’s retired and Garvin Properties has 15 rentals in Hawesville and Lewisport that keep him busy, along with the huge project of remodeling the old…
Read MoreHancock Native Tom Madden, Hearing Examiner for the Ohio State Medical Board
Tom Madden (46), originally from Hancock County and a 1994 graduate of HCHS, is an attorney in Mount Sterling, Ohio, and is currently a Hearing Examiner for the State Medical Board of Ohio. “I’ve always been interested in what Dad (Paul Madden, Sr.) did,” he said. “I knew, fairly early, that I wanted to be…
Read MoreHCHS Partners with OCTC through Early College and Dual Credit Classes
HCHS students are preparing for the future. Although the July sun still reminds us we are in the middle of summer, soon Hancock County High School will be welcoming back students for the new school year. For the past several years, qualifying students have had the opportunity to take “dual credit” classes in addition to…
Read MoreNew Assistant Principal at HCHS; Dr. Jacob Bryant
Hancock County High School’s new Assistant Principal is Dr. Jacob Bryant. Josh Sherrer, previous assistant principal, is now positioned as Director of Grant Development & Student Support Specialist for Hancock County Schools. Jacob served as Assistant Principal at College View Middle School (CVMS) in Owensboro for the last 2 school years before accepting the…
Read MoreTest your School Bus Driving skills this Saturday, July 15
This Saturday, July 15th, community members are invited to Hancock County High School for FREE Test Drives of school buses in the HCHS parking lot from 9:00 a.m. to noon. This is a great opportunity to see if school bus driving might even turn-out to be a perfect career for you! Those participating in this…
Read MorePrimary Tuesday will decide who will challenge Gov. Beshear
Voting in Kentucky’s 2023 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, May 16th, from 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. KY utilizes a closed primary process, by which your selection is limited to your registered party (R or D only). Hancock County Fiscal Court approved the purchase of 12 new electronic poll books in February, which placed them…
Read MoreTwo HCHS students wreck in Hawesville – One student injured, removed by jaws of life and helicoptered to Deacones
Two Hancock County High School students, Johnathon Smith and Clark Roach, were traveling to the high school at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16th. Smith was driving when the truck hit an abutment on a bridge, approximately 6 miles south of Hawesville on Hwy 69. Johnathon exited the vehicle and did not appear…
Read MoreHancock County High School’s Successful Partnership with Owensboro Innovation Academy
Hancock County High School’s partnership with Owensboro Innovation Academy (OIA), for almost a decade, gives students who’ve chosen the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics (STEAM/STEM) field as their focus, an opportunity to really hone-in on those subjects. There are currently 4 HCHS students enrolled in OIA this school year, one freshman, 2 sophomores…
Read MoreElma June Mingus
Elma June Mingus, 68, of Cloverport, passed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on March 13, 2023 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Hancock County native was born February 2, 1955, to the late J.W. and Nancy Storm Powers. June graduated from Hancock County High School, Class of 1973. She then went to…
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