Author Archives: Frank Hancock

About Frank Hancock

Frank Hancock has worked as a Farm Manager, Vocational Agriculture Teacher, Vice President at Snapper and currently serves as the University of Georgia Agricultural Extension Agent in Henry County. He is a also a member of the Heritage Writers Group.

Close encounters

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  When you associate with dogs all your life, sometimes things can go wrong. When I see parents allow their children to walk up into the face of a dog,… Read more »

The homegrown pack of terror

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Part two of this column will be published next week in the 11.06.19 edition.  A few years back a black lab showed up at our property. JD actually lived at… Read more »

Mama vs. the trail bike

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  Emma Louise Foley Hancock was her name, but everyone called her Sue. At first glance you would not consider her to be athletic. She was a housewife who cooked,… Read more »

Adventures in dog sitting

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  For quite a number of years my wife Bobbie and I have been caring for dogs that were not ours. We began by fostering dogs for the humane society…. Read more »

Giggin frogs

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  As I was growing up, giggin frogs was as common as fishing. In fact, it was through fishing that we identified ponds with the best potential for collecting a… Read more »

Amateur thieves

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  I guess as long as there have been watermelons, there have been watermelon thieves. Our community garden seems to attract folks that feel the gardeners are working to provide… Read more »