North Hancock Elementary
Local pastor brings wrestling back to Hancock County
Wrestling was a big hit in Hancock County beginning in the early 1970’s when John Brennan started the first Hornet program. Names like Danny and Donny Zeir, the Gooch brothers, Ken Grantland and David Emmick are just some of the great athletes that people around here have not forgotten. Wrestling programs across the state were…
Read MoreHawesville Lions Club providing Vision Screening for Preschool Children to 6 Years
The Hawesville Lions Club is providing a vision screening service to school-age children, from preschool to 6-years-old, through the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation – Lions Kidsight USA. Hawesville Lions Club members will be offering this service at South Hancock Elementary School on Thursday, July 27th, from 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m., and at North Hancock Elementary…
Read MorePublic comments on speeding traffic problem in Lewisport
A concerned resident attended the Lewisport City Council Meeting on Thursday evening, July 20th, requesting that city law enforcement handle the problem of speeding vehicles through neighborhoods. The Lewisport resident & his wife live on Bluegrass Drive and moved in last September, he said. He addressed the council saying, “I came to the meeting to…
Read More2023 Stuff the Bus Event – July 22nd at HCMS
The 3rd Annual Stuff the Bus Event will be held at Hancock County Middle School on Saturday, July 22nd, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Family Resource Coordinators from each school will be set-up in front of HCMS, along with a bus with Stuff the Bus signage visible from Hwy 60 to receive donated school…
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 MoreNew Playground Approved for North Hancock Elementary
The Hancock County Board of Education met on Thursday evening, December 15th. Along with the approval of the final drawings for the new track and football field on the HCMS/HCHS campus, the purchase of a new playground was approved for North Hancock Elementary in 2023. NHES New Playground North Hancock Elementary School’s fundraisers for the…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way teacher at HCMS
Gabe VanCappellen, Project Lead the Way Teacher at Hancock County Middle School, was born in upstate South Carolina. Johnny Bridges & the late Barbara Bridges, his uncle and aunt, had been living in Hancock County for years and his family decided to move to Hawesville in 1994. He started seventh grade at HCMS and graduated…
Read MoreHCHS Marching Band Wins at 2022 KMEA Championship Competition
Hancock County High School Marching Band competed on Saturday morning, October 29 at the Semi-Finals at Bryant Station High School in Lexington. The band won Second Place which gave them the opportunity to move on to the State Championship Competition that same evening at Eastern Kentucky University. They competed Saturday evening and won Second…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day Celebrated at North Hancock Elementary
North Hancock Elementary School hosted an event on Monday, March 21 to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. Principal, Kelly Moore, invited Tiffany Thrash, Executive Director of Green River Area Down Syndrome Association (GRADSA), to attend and speak. “We had 5 of our adults with Down Syndrome there: Merek Justice, Dana Hamilton, Michael Smith, Leland Isbil,…
Read MoreElementary schools committed to student intervention, achievement
Leaders at South Hancock and North Hancock elementary schools outlined their schools’ approaches to Response to Intervention (RTI) efforts aimed at assisting students with learning and behavior needs at the Feb. 22 meeting of the Hancock County School Board. South Principal Jennifer Howe said the school has implemented several efforts to meet the needs of…
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