Marsha Johnson
Hancock County General Election Results; McCormick defeats King in mayoral race
Hancock County 2022 General Election Results The new Mayor of the City of Hawesville in 2023 will be Robert “Robbie” McCormick. The current Hawesville Mayor Charles M. King who has served for many years was challenged by city councilman McCormick and it was a very close race. McCormick won by 6 votes – King received…
Read More2022 Ballot; City Council Candidates and Write-Ins
The two write-in candidates for Hawesville City Council are Joan King and Justin Basham. Joan is the wife of current Hawesville Mayor Charlie King who is seeking re-election. There are nine city council members running for re-election on November 8 – four on the Lewisport City Council and five on the Hawesville City Council. In…
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 MoreLewisport Heritage Festival; big success
After a two and a half year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Lewisport held its Heritage Festival last weekend. Lewisport City Administrator Brent Wigginton called this year’s festival a success. “I think it went really well,” Wigginton said. “We had no major problems. Wigginton said he thought a smaller crowd attended…
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