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Keown blasts HR; Dixon breaks all-time stolen base record

Kaleb Keown hit a home run and knocked in six runs while the Hornets knocked off Henderson County 11-7 at Henderson Tuesday. The Colonels led 1-0 through two innings before Keown smacked a 2-run triple in the third. Drew Lyday followed with a sacrifice fly and Hancock County grabbed a 3-1 advantage. Colin Johnson drew…

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Lady Hornets beat Tell City 15-0

Gracie Gaynor belted a home run and the Lady Hornets offense produced 15 hits during a 15-0 win over Tell City at Vastwood Park Tuesday. The game was called after four innings due to the run rule. Hancock County (5-2) took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on RBI hits by Ella Staples and…

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Severe Storm – Power Outages, School Closings in Hancock County

  A massive storm system traveled across Western Kentucky on Friday, March 3rd causing a reported 351,000 customers to lose power. Hancock County Schools were closed on Friday and again on Monday, March 6th. Hancock County Emergency Management Agency, all of the county fire departments, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Road Department workers have…

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Hancock County– New e-Poll Books Approved

  The Hancock County Fiscal Court met on Monday, February 13th. The most time sensitive item on their list was to approve the purchase of new electronic poll books, as the existing contract expires on May 11th of this year and the new e-poll books will need to be in place before the next upcoming…

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Widening of Hwy 60; new police officer discussed at Hawesville council meeting

Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, January 10th. Newly elected Hawesville Mayor Robbie McCormick and newly elected council member, Justin Basham, along with council members Wayne Herndon, Tracy Johnson, Pat “Junnie” Morris, Kevin Linn and Danny Doyle were joined by Matt Curtis, co-owner of Bluegrass Engineering, who has been working with Hawesville and Matt…

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Hancock County High School Students Build Small Animal Shelters

  Hancock County High School Teacher Josh Smith and his students have built 15 small animal shelters so far, for cats and other critters who need a warm, safe place to seek refuge in this winter. Josh is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher at HCHS. He and his students did a wonderful job…

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Hancock Lights Holiday Hoopla at Vastwood Park

Hancock Lights Holiday Hoopla at Vastwood Park    Holiday light displays are now available for you to drive through Vastwood Park and see through December 31st! There will also be a special event happening on Saturday, December 10th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Vastwood this year – Hancock Lights Holiday Hoopla. There will be many fun…

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