Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick
Police & Fire Chiefs Reports at Hawesville Council Meeting
At the Hawesville City Council Meeting on Tuesday evening, July 9th, Hawesville Chief of Police B.J. Burton and Hawesville Fire Chief Shane Richards delivered detailed reports. The remainder of the minutes will be covered in next week’s edition of The Clarion. Fire Dept. Report Chief Richards reported, “The total number of runs for the fire…
Read MoreState Mowing in the County
The Hancock Clarion has been contacted by citizens who are concerned about the lack of mowing being done by the state along county highways. They have vocalized that there seems to be much less mowing than in years past, specifically with mowing ditches, which can cause various problems. Judge-Executive Johnny “Chic” Roberts explained, “Hawesville Mayor…
Read MoreMcCormick named Citizen of the Year at chamber dinner
The honor of Person of the Year was bestowed to Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick at the Annual Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Dinner Tuesday night. The Dinner was held at the Lewisport Community Center, and this year’s speaker was KY Secretary of State Michael G. Adams. Delicious food was catered by JJ’s Pizza and…
Read MoreRelief for rural water customer announced at Hawesville City Council
At the Hawesville City Council Meeting Tuesday evening, December 12th, it was announced that the 1996 rural water bond will be paid off soon. In 1996 the city built the water lines out Hwy 60 towards Cloverport, Kentucky. The lines fed the rural areas out Hwy 69 corridor. Those customers were paying $21 extra a…
Read MoreHawesville looking for grants to help with future plans
Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick reports at the Hawesville City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 14th, that City Administrator Jake Powers has been doing a wonderful job at documenting the city’s maintenance costs. Unexpected costs in the city have been tallied at around $25,869. “We’ve got water and sewer repairs and A11s,” Powers said. “For July-Oct.,…
Read MoreBreakthrough for Road Assistance; Domtar donates $15K to Hawesville VFD
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, October 3rd. Hawesville City Clerk Lora Basham was congratulated on completing the Level 1 – Achievement in City Governance via KY League of Cities City Officials Training Center. She completed 58 hours of approved courses and 2 hours of ethics. Breakthrough for Road Assistance Hawesville Mayor Rob…
Read MoreHawesville council tackles projects
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday, September 12th. that would eliminate truck traffic. In addition, the council approved a reschedule of next month’s meeting for October 3rd. Storm Plant/Infrastructure Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick said the project on the city’s storm plant could cost $3.2M. “They have found a grant that will match all…
Read MoreHawesville Code Enforcement Members named
At the Hawesville City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 12th, three volunteer Code Enforcement Board Members were named to enforce the city’s new ordinances: Chuck Jones, Stephanie Clark and Robert McCann. “We have 3 solid individuals,” Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick said. “Chuck has agreed to the one-year term, Ms. Clark will have the 2-year term,…
Read MoreHawesville Nuisance Ordinance; property owners could face fines
The Special Called Hawesville City Council Meeting was held to pass Code Enforcement, Water & Sewer Reclassification & Rate Increase and Nuisance Ordinances, on Thursday evening, July 27th at Hawesville City Hall. The Nuisance Ordinance (#6-23) specifically repeals ordinance #s: 1-76, 1-75, 05-06 and 08-004. Some of the conditions declared to be a public nuisance…
Read MoreRicky Johnson making entrepreneurial effort to furnish homes for Hancock County
Ricky Johnson, 43, has been in the plumbing business for almost 20 years now. In addition to Johnson Plumbing, he owns and runs CTR Homes. “August makes 19 years in business,” Ricky said. “I’ve plumbed houses for the majority, for about an average of 100 houses a year. I just like the building aspect of…
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