A daylong schedule of activities culminated by a visit by Santa himself is slated for Chester’s Hometown Christmas. The day’s activities will include the following: 9 a.m. –Jingle Bell Run starts at 812 Carolina Avenue. a.m. until 3 p.m. — Street artists & vendors –…
The Chester Beautification Committee, Chester Lions Club, Hancock County Family Support, City of Chester and the Chester Garden Committee will bring you Chester Light Up Night December 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The ceremony will take place at Virginia Gardens. Santa will make…
Concerned citizens may obtain clarification as to how Hancock County became a county “needing assistance” at Monday’s regular Board meeting, but they will not have an opportunity to pose questions. The Hancock County Board of Education meeting, slated for Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m., will…
From all of us at Hometown News we wish you a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving. While 2025 has presented many challenges, we hope you take a moment Thursday to reflect on the gifts our family, community and those we love bring to the table.…
………..In the past few weeks, the mistrust of Hancock County school system has grown to epic proportions. Whatever trust and faith there had been in both the Board of Education and the Administration was destroyed in one fell swoop with the sudden announcement of the…
When Eric Chaffin worked for Jeff Davis when he was in high school, he never dreamed he would be in a position to be giving away 220 turkeys to residents of Hancock County for Thanksgiving. Chaffin who is the managing partner of the ChaffinLuhana Law…
Seventy-one students in Anna Mastrantoni’s Food Prep classes at Oak Glen High School rolled up their sleeves last week for a hands-on lesson in safe at-home food preservation. Mastrantoni invited Zach White from the Hancock County Extension Office to lead a canning workshop focused on…
Long-time Chief Financial Officer of the Hancock County Schools, Joe Campinelli, was terminated at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The Board voted 4-0 to ratify administrative leave (suspension) and to terminate Campanelli. Board member Jack Crow was absent from the meeting. Superintendent Dan Enich cited…
by Mark Patterson