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What I learned from dying: I’m just so tired
By Dave Taylor I’m tired. I’m really, really tired and I stay that way lately. I wasn’t worried about it until my wife started asking questions and now I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m dying. My last CT scan showed that my chemo had stopped working and the stage 4 cancer had grown in…
Read MoreCourt of Appeals will hold arguments in Hawesville
By C. Josh Givens The Kentucky Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on July 12 at the Hancock County Judicial Center in a case originating in Bardstown. The case involves the Bardstown Historic District and the Review Board, and questions over what powers the entity has to order non-historic property owners to make…
Read MoreRegional aluminum industry sees another curtailment, Constellium recruiting
By C. Josh Givens Alcoa announced July 1 it has curtailed operation of one potline at its Warrick Operations smelting facility in Newburgh. The company did not specify if any jobs would be lost, though some media reports have stated there will be no associated layoffs. The Alcoa announcement comes just two weeks after the…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying: More bad news
By Dave Taylor I got the results from my most recent CT scan Monday and it was pretty much all bad news. All of the cancer spots we compared from the last scan in May to this one, were not just bigger, but much, much bigger. Most spots doubled in size and one new metastasis…
Read MoreHancock District Court Records – June 21
The following cases had action taken before the bench of the Honorable District Court Judge John M. McCarty on June 21 at the Hancock County Judicial Center: Probate Estate of William H. Lyles, continued to July 19. Estate of Dortha M. Roberts, signed informal. Estate of Lonnie David Seaton, accepted informal. Estate of Michael Keith…
Read MoreCircuit Court records – June 28
The following cases had action taken before the bench of the Honorable Circuit Court Judge Tim R. Coleman on June 28 at the Hancock County Judicial Center: Civil Cavalry SPV I, LLC v. John J. Reid, default judgment. Hoosier Accounts Service v. Toby Parker, default judgment. Kristie Melton v. Byron Hatton, continued. Rock Creek Capital…
Read MoreLocal 9423 president, schools officials react to Century curtailment
By C. Josh Givens While it is early on following Century Aluminum’s announcement last week that it will curtail operations at the Hawesville Smelter by the end of August, local government and union officials are already considering the potential impacts to employees and families, and the community. Century informed employees through a letter and WARN…
Read MoreFourth activities set at Vastwood Park
A full day of activities are in store at Hancock County’s Vastwood Park for the 246th anniversary of the American colonies declaring their independence from the United Kingdom on July 4, 1776. In addition to the fireworks show at 9 p.m., which is sponsored by Fiscal Court and overseen by Pyro Shows, the day will…
Read MoreFiscal Court approves $3.2-mil emergency communications project
By C. Josh Givens Hancock County Fiscal Court has approved a project to replace the county’s outdated emergency communications system with a “gold standard” digital system which will cover the entire county. The approval took place at Monday’s meeting of Fiscal Court Judge/Executive Johnny “Chic” Roberts said the current system is not reliable in several…
Read MoreCentury Aluminum will layoff 628, curtail operations up to a year
By C. Josh Givens Century Aluminum – Hawesville Smelter notified employees at the plant on Wednesday the company plans to temporarily “curtail” smelting operations for 9-to-12 months due to rising energy costs in wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The operational pause will result in the layoff of 628 employees, including 504 members of…
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