Josh Givens
Another mass shooting, more debate on the violence
Once again, the United States of America is mourning the senseless loss of schoolchildren in a mass shooting. On May 24, an 18-year-old high school dropout made his way into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas – armed with an AR-15 style rifle – and murdered 19 children, most 10 years old and younger, and…
Read MoreWhen the story hits right at home …
There is an unwritten rule in journalism: never become part of the story. Most days, we news types are pretty good at avoiding the pitfalls of being involved on a personal level with the issues and events we report on. Other times, it simply becomes impossible to avoid it. Before the events of Friday…
Read MoreDocuments a connection to America’s drug culture
Collecting historical objects can sometimes delve into the weird, strange and coincidental. One of way of looking at things in the history collecting hobby is, “The stranger the item, the more I have to have it.” Recently, while sorting items, I opened up a wooden cigar box to rediscover three documents I knew I had,…
Read MoreReporter, C. Josh Givens joins the Hancock Clarion
Josh Givens will report on local government, courts, features and general news in the community. Givens comes to the Clarion with more than 30 years experience as a journalist, getting his start as a photojournalist in the U.S. Army. Givens is a native of Logan County in south central Kentucky, and has held community newspaper…
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