Mary Margaret Hawkins
Lions Club Celebrates 65 Years at Annual Scholarship Dinner
The Lewisport Lions Club held their Annual Scholarship Dinner on Saturday, July 13th. They celebrated 65 years of service at the Lewisport Community Center and displayed place mats with the menu agenda from their Charter Night in 1959, listing the original members, some of which are still active today. Lions Club Regional Chair Bill…
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 MoreLewisport Council Discusses Lift Station Remedies; RO Plant Update
The Lewisport City Council met on Tuesday, February 13th. An update on the reverse osmosis water pilot was provided as well as placing military banners in the City. Guest speaker Karen Colbert, member of the HC Tourism Board, proposed a Food Truck Festival to the council as well. (*You can read that separate article in…
Read MoreHancock 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…
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