Area News
Hawesville Council approves $2-million budget
By C. Josh Givens Hawesville Mayor Charlie King said while he is pleased with the $2-million budget approved on second reading by City Council Tuesday evening, he says the spending plan includes little else but “money for maintenance and keeping our city operating.” “It’s a good budget in the sense that it allows us to…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying: Impossible Dreams
By Dave Taylor When I was first diagnosed with cancer, I had a string of good dreams that were so good I wrote a column about them. Well now things have changed and it seems like every dream is bad. Every night now it seems that I’m given some impossible task where I spend all…
Read MoreGetting to Know You: Kelley Richardson
By Jennifer Wimmer Kelley Richardson, Hancock County Librarian, was born and raised in Hawesville. She graduated from Hancock County High School in 1982, and studied Elementary Education at Western Kentucky University. For 19 years now, she has been working at the Hancock County Libraries. She was the Children’s Librarian for her first 10 years, and…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying: Whole lotta puking going on
By Dave Taylor Sometimes it’s difficult to write this column. Sometimes I’m dealing with extremely difficult news and other times I’m just short on things to say. But sometimes, like today, I can barely stop puking long enough to write a sentence. I’m not sure what’s caused it, whether it’s some reaction to medicines or…
Read MoreMichael Boling, Circuit Court Clerk, elected KCCCA Second Supreme Court Representative
By Jennifer Wimmer Michael Boling, Circuit Court Clerk, is now serving as the Second Supreme Court Representative of the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerk Association (KCCCA). He was appointed to the new officership position at the KCCCA Conference, on May 25, at the Galt House, in Louisville. There is one representative for each Supreme Court District.…
Read MoreRare image shows dedication of Owensboro Confederate statue
By C. Josh Givens Hancock County resident Jimmy Logsdon has shared a rare glass plate image of the 1900 dedication of the “Soldiers Monument” – also known as the “Confederate statue” – which was removed May 31 from the lawn of the Daviess County Courthouse. The image is attributed to Hancock County photographer Barney Gardner.…
Read MoreKentucky second in distracted driving crashes; pay attention
I drive 75 miles one way to Hawesville each day I work at The Clarion. The route I take – while not the shortest – is the quickest and safest, in my view, though I am beginning to question if anywhere on Kentucky’s roads and parkways is safe. Coming from Central City, my route takes…
Read MoreBozarth outlines Sheriff’s Department protocols in school safety
By Jennifer Wimmer After the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, May 24, in Uvalde, Texas, Hancock County citizens may want to know how well prepared we are if anything similar happened here. Sheriff Dale Bozarth outlines the safety protocols for Hancock County Schools in the following paragraphs. “We have all…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying: Who was I?
By Dave Taylor I watched a documentary the other day about Val Kilmer, the actor whose career was cut short by throat cancer, and I found myself tearing up after it was over because I identified with his story so much. It didn’t help that I’d just seen him in the sequel to Top Gun,…
Read MoreSchools and county leaders committed to student safety
By C. Josh Givens In the mournful wake of the May 24 killing of 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, by a gunman armed with an AR-15 rifle, school safety and protecting the lives inside school buildings from those wishing to do harm is at the forefront of most…
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