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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…

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Mike 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…

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HCHS 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…

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New 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…

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Test 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…

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Primary 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…

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Hancock 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…

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Elma 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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