Lewisport Heritage Festival
Labor Day Weekend Fest planned for City of Lewisport
The Lewisport City Council met on Thursday evening, July 18th. At last month’s meeting, it was approved for there to be a Labor Day Weekend Fest in downtown Lewisport on Saturday, August 31st. There will be fireworks, a tractor pull and a car show, since those were rained out for the 2024 Annual Lewisport Heritage…
Read MoreAntique Tractor Show & Tractor Pull at Lewisport Heritage Fest
The Antique Tractor Show & Drive at the Lewisport Heritage Festival is a popular event happening on Saturday, June 1st, as well as the Antique Tractor Pull. The Show & Drive/Parade Organizer Brent Wigginton, former Lewisport City Administrator, said, “We’ve been having the Antique Tractor Show for a good ten years. We’ve had the Antique…
Read MoreCity of Lewisport preparing for Heritage Fest
At the Lewisport City Council meeting on Thursday evening, May 16th, Mayor Chad Gregory announced, “We applied for funding to help with the new water plant. It was $2M in federal funding, from Congressman Guthrie, and we are now in the top tier. Hopefully, later on in the year we’ll find out if we…
Read MoreTourism Board presented idea of Food Truck Fest at Lewisport Council Meeting
Hancock County Tourism Board Member Karen Colbert spoke to council members and Mayor Chad Gregory at the Lewisport City Council Meeting on Thursday, February 15th, to begin an opening dialogue on a project that the tourism board is wanting to fund and partner with the City on, to host a Food Truck Festival at the…
Read MoreHeritage Festival Baby Contest Winners
GRAND CHAMPION BABYS The 2023 Lewisport Heritage Festival Baby Contest Winners are: 0-4 Months Winners Girls: 1st Place: Oaklee Bernardi – Parents: Emilee & Jeffery Bernardi 2nd Place: Luka Kate Garrison – Parents: Lexi Nicholas & Trevor Garrison 3rd Place: Oaklyn Obenchain – Parents: Summer Hurst & Dylan Obenchain …
Read MoreLewisport Heritage Festival receives big crowds, big success
Lewisport City Administrator Jason Roberts said the 2023 Heritage Festival went very well, and the weather was perfect. “It was the first festival I’ve worked where we didn’t have to worry about a chance for rain at some point,” he said. “We had a record number of vendors including food and crafts. New…
Read MoreLewisport Heritage Festival starts today, June 1; 3 days of fun!
The 34th Annual Lewisport Heritage Festival is this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 1st- 3rd. Many of the fun, favorite events will be there this year, as well as some new ones you won’t want to miss! A Meet & Greet with Farmer Grayce is happening at the Antique Tractor Pull on…
Read MoreLewisport getting ready for big event; discusses property violations ordinance
The Lewisport City Council meets on the third Thursday of every month. This month’s meeting was Thursday, May 18th, and it was approved to use the remainder of the city’s water fund monies to move forward with the water plant pilot program. “At last month’s meeting, Matt Curtis (with Bluegrass Engineering) was in…
Read MoreDiscovery of $100,000 grant money to be applied toward Lewisport’s main Lift Station
At the Lewisport City Council meeting, February 16th, Mayor Chad Gregory made an announcement that he was surprised to find two older grants totaling $100,000. Those are available to rehabilitate Lewisport’s main lift station. “That grant (the clean water grant) was kind of old and forgotten about it,” Gregory said. “I made an error. It…
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…
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