Tommy Weber What are you willing to do for love? Chances are you have heard them all before — climb mountains, swim oceans, work long and hard, sacrifice, or maybe even sacrifice your own life. Love is the great motivator and that is something that you need to keep in mind as this story unfolds. […]
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Empowered Women Become Their Own CEOs
Amy Goshorn with her dress form “Marge” This was my dad’s advice: “Son, don’t ever think of yourself as an employee. Think of yourself as an independent business. Remember, you are in control. You have many clients. If you think this way then you will never be without an income.” He was right. And Amy […]
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Preservation Creates a Living Legacy for the City’s Future
Courtesy Teresa Hill Sometimes the best things hide in plain sight. Take trees. Well, forests, actually. We seldom give them much thought because we are surrounded by them. But we need to do just that. And sometimes the same applies to people. The best hide in plain sight. For example, if you don’t know Teresa […]
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Sesquicentennial Event: Children’s Choir Forming Now for July Festival
There’s a big birthday coming soon and everyone is invited. Especially if you are between the ages of 5 and 18. Fort Thomas will celebrate 150 years this July and there are lots of big things in the works. One is the Children’s Choir. This is an advertisement. Renaissance Developer, Debbie Buckley says, “We look […]
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Heidi Vermeil: The Accidental Artist Lands Her First Big Show
One of Heidi Vermeil’s works to be displayed in Lexington. Artist Heidi Vermeil will have her first big show this March in downtown Lexington at the John G. Irvin Art Gallery associated with Central Bank. This is an interesting turn of events because just a few years ago she probably would have laughed at the […]
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Principal Expresses Gratitude to Those Who Saved His Life
Principal Ron Dawn in the lobby of Newport Catholic High School Ron Dawn can’t thank the Fort Thomas emergency response teams enough. “They were great,” he says. “They saved me. I was dead.” Dawn is the principal of Newport Central Catholic High School and is a lifelong Fort Thomas resident. “That was the first time […]
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Fort Thomas Police Install New Crime Fighting Tool
This is the first police vehicle equipped with the the Viper Shield. The Viper Shield was created by police officer Chad Martin out of necessity as the result of a particularly deadly encounter when he worked on the Lexington, Kentucky police force. And thank goodness he had his prototype with him in 2013 when there […]
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Fort Thomas Garden Club Plans to Plant a Legacy of Trees to Celebrate 100 Years
Jennie Schlosser and Courtney Shannon decorate the tree with city workers. The Garden Club of Fort Thomas has received an Environmental Stewardship Grant in the amount of $1000 from the Campbell County Extension Service. This grant will help the Garden Club kick start a project to commemorate the group’s centennial, and will result in 13 […]
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National Wreaths Across America Held Locally at Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery National Wreaths Across America Day was held December 17 at Evergreen Cemetery. The mission, according to their website, is to “Remember, Honor and Teach.” It is a coordinated series of ceremonies carried out at Arlington National Cemetery and over 1,100 other locations in all 50 US states, at sea, and abroad. Linda Nesbitt, the Campbell […]
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Three Local Performers Come Home For Annual Holiday Concert
Noah Sugarman There are three singer/songwriters from Fort Thomas who are just ripping it up – Noah Sugarman, Brett Nuelsen (AKA Hank Erwin), and Jasmine Poole (AKA Wonky Tonk). All are Highlands graduates and each one has a unique voice and approach, full of dynamic energy, strong writing skills, and each one is good. Very, […]