Hancock County Conservation hires new Director
THE HANCOCK COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD HAS ANNOUNCED THE HIRING OF A KNOXVILLE NATIVE AS THE BOARD’S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TO REPLACE ISAIAH MESSERLY WHO RESIGNED TO MOVE CLOSER TO HIS HOMETOWN IN EASTERN IOWA. CALE EDWARDS WILL ASSUME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DUTIES ON MONDAY.
EDWARDS HAS SERVED AS A CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN AMONG OTHER POSITIONS ON THE MARION COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD SINCE 2008. WHILE WITH MARION COUNTY, HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ANIMAL ECOLOGY, AND HAS BEEN CERTIFIED IN FIRE MANAGEMENT AND BOATING SAFETY.