The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has announced that scheduled K9 demonstrations are now open to the public. Now that the required 21-day acclimation period has been achieved in order to get Max ...

Get ready for one of the most exciting events of the year at Vastwood Park! The annual Independence Day celebration in Hancock County is this Friday, July 4th. There will be a beautiful fireworks ...

Legislators held their first meeting of the legislative interim this week where lawmakers received an overview of the purpose and goals of the advisory board, discussed the committee’s priorities ...

Hancock County native Logan Locke completed his 155-mile segment of the 2025 MS Run the US relay on Sunday, June 29th. This marked his third year participating, with a goal to raise $10,000 in support ...

AML is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow characterized by rapid overproduction of abnormal myeloid cells (blasts) that crowd out healthy blood cells. This leads to a critical shortage ...

On Sunday, Longhorn was where we celebrated Charlotte Pack’s birthday. Linda Boling, Nada McDonough, Laura Fant, Dortha Boling, Linda Richards, and Charlotte Pack. They enjoyed lunch very much. Billie ...

Lanham began his crop-dusting business “On the Fly” around 2017, near his family’s farm, Lanham Family Farms, LLC, in Philpot. He is an experienced pilot, and it’s important to note that helicopter ...

The Hancock County Fiscal Court met on Monday evening, June 23rd. As sponsors of the annual Independence Day fireworks celebration each year at Vastwood Park, they are especially excited that this ...

By Jennifer Wimmer The Schweizer Fest Musical is back this year! After a decade hiatus, this cherished community theater event will kick off the 2025 Schweizer Festival, and is ho ...

By Jennifer Wimmer Hawesville native Jessica Payne, Senior Manager of Fleet Interior Design at Windstar Cruises, was honored as the 2024 recipient of the prestigious 180 Degree Aw ...

By Ralph Dickerson A mysterious large cat or cats roam the woods of Hancock County, and no one knows exactly what type of felines they are. Over the years, some people claim they saw a Mountain Lion, ...

Wilma Faye Buchanan, 81, passed away March 6, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born in Perry County on November 2, 1943, to the late Leonard and Lila (Jarboe) Brown. Wilma was married to ...