Hawesville Mayor Charles King
2022 Ballot; City Council Candidates and Write-Ins
The two write-in candidates for Hawesville City Council are Joan King and Justin Basham. Joan is the wife of current Hawesville Mayor Charlie King who is seeking re-election. There are nine city council members running for re-election on November 8 – four on the Lewisport City Council and five on the Hawesville City Council. In…
Read MoreRob McCormick joins Hawesville Council
Rob McCormick was sworn into the Hawesville Council by mayor, Charles King last Wednesday. He replaced Joy Haycraft on the council. Haycraft moved to Owensboro, KY. Council member Wayne Herndon made the motion to nominate McCormick for the seat, and council member Kevin Linn provided the second. All of the council members approved the measure,…
Read MoreParade of abandoned properties
By Dave Taylor Hawesville, Ky. is the county seat of Hancock County, the center of the county’s operations, but it’s also quickly becoming a gloomy parade of abandoned properties and deteriorating structures, despite years of discussions on how to prevent that very thing. In its role as the county’s newspaper of record, the Hancock Clarion…
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