Mayor Charles King
King conducts last meeting as Hawesville Mayor
Hawesville Mayor Charles King opened his last meeting to council members Monday evening, December 12, 2002. Minutes were reviewed and addressed. Council member and new Hawesville Mayor, Robbie McCormick, asked to address a payment he had noticed in October to Digital Connections for $1050. McCormick said,” I saw another check in the same month on…
Read MoreChamber of Commerce, individuals and local businesses pitch in making Hawesville merry & bright!
Hawesville residents have been wondering if there will be Christmas decorations in the City of Hawesville this year. For the last couple of years the City wasn’t decorated. Mayor Charles King said it was due to lack of funds for new decorations and that over the years the Christmas decorations the City had stored…
Read MoreJohnathon M. Elder Memorial Clock placed at City Hall
On Tuesday, October 11 a double-sided clock in honor of and in memory of Johnathon Monarch Elder was placed in the front of Hawesville City Hall for all to see and remember him by, along with all of the children that have passed far too early in life. The clock will be illuminated at night…
Read MoreHawesville closes Upper Monroe Street on second reading
Hawesville City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance Tuesday evening which closes about 250 feet of Upper Monroe Street. The abandoned street joins Jennings Street. The closure comes as the street has been impassable as a thoroughfare for decades, with Mayor Charles King saying “there’s 30 years of trees and brush grown up…
Read MoreComcast Internet available in Hawesville
Comcast recently announced the availability of its Xfinity Internet service in Hawesville. Earlier this year Comcast installed the infrastructure to support Internet and other services in the city. “The variety of services we offer in other locations we also offer Hawesville,” Comcast Indiana and Kentucky Public Relations Director Michael Wilson said. “We are wired in!”…
Read MoreGray pays for lift
Magistrate Mark Gray appeared before the Hawesville City Council Tuesday evening and presented a $4,000 check to the city of Hawesville to pay for an automotive lift the city recently purchased. The city purchased a lift that holds up to 10,000 pounds, which allows city workers to work on and repair vehicles. Gray used the…
Read MoreHawesville drops landlord ordinance, raises water deposits, fees
At the beginning of what was expected to be a contentious debate at the Hawesville City Council meeting over an ordinance to force landlords to pay tenants’ old debts, mayor Charles King announced there’d be no public comments allowed and that the ordinance wouldn’t be brought to a vote, although the debate then shifted to…
Read MoreComcast bringing internet, other services to Hawesville
Hawesville will be getting a new internet provider after the city council approved the beginnings of a franchise agreement with Comcast Tuesday night. Mayor Charles King introduced a 15-year cable franchise agreement with the company during the meeting but said that Comcast had told him they also planned to provide internet. Comcast had sent a…
Read MoreHawesville property owners to be liable for renters’ old bills
Owners of rental properties will be on the hook for bills left behind by their renters, according to an ordinance introduced at the Hawesville City Council meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance places the responsibility of bills ultimately on the property owner, in response to old bills that have been left unpaid by renters who simply…
Read MoreComcast bringing internet, other services to Hawesville
Hawesville Kentucky will be getting a new internet provider after the city council approved the beginnings of a franchise agreement with Comcast Tuesday night. Mayor Charles King introduced a 15-year cable franchise agreement with the company during the meeting but said that Comcast had told him they also planned to provide internet. Comcast had sent…
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