Alexandria resident Nancy Wright donates to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library every year on the birthdays of her late grandsons. “Every year on Mark and Evan’s birthdays since they passed, I have donated to the Imagination Library in their memory,” Wright said. “Just something I want to continue to do for years. Since I can’t […]
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Alexandria holds public input session for proposed tax rate change
The city of Alexandria held a public hearing Thursday to receive input for the 2023 ad valorem tax rate. An ad valorem tax is a tax based on the assessed value of an item, such as real estate or personal property. The proposed rate is $0.14 per $100 of valuation, down from the 2022 rate of $0.172 […]
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Campbell County applying for grant to place e-cigarette collection containers in schools
The Campbell County Fiscal Court approved a motion to apply for a grant to place collection containers in schools to dispose of e-cigarettes safely. The grant application will be completed by the end of the month. If the grant is awarded, the project will start mid-to-late September in Campbell County Middle School, Campbell County High […]
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Alexandria approves new Dollar General store location
A continuation of the conversation on a new Alexandria Dollar General store at the intersection of Ridgewood Drive and the AA Highway was held Tuesday evening. Tuesday’s planning and zoning meeting included a continued discussion from a July meeting on a variance request to allow for fewer parking spaces than current zoning allows. At the previous meeting, […]
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Newport, River Metals Recycling working toward agreement: ‘I think this is a significant win’
Monday’s bench trial in the case of Commonwealth V. River Metals Recycling, which has been ongoing since January 2021, was canceled due to negotiations between the city and the company on investments to “improve the quality of life for residents.” News of an agreement was announced in a Newport news release on Aug. 11 ahead […]
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The ‘invisible population:’ NKY school districts discuss state of student homelessness
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 4 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Experience The Sunday Story in three ways; READ BELOW | LISTEN HERE | WATCH HERE — As a young adult, David Childs experienced homelessness. It wasn’t because of addiction or mental illness—he even grew […]
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The Sunday Story Podcast: NKY school districts discuss state of student homelessness
Experience The Sunday Story in three ways; READ HERE | LISTEN BELOW | WATCH HERE — This week on The Sunday Story Podcast, we look closely at the ‘invisible population’ of students who are experiencing homelessness in the Northern Kentucky region. As a young adult, David Childs experienced homelessness. It wasn’t because of addiction or mental […]
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Urban growth firm floats idea for Bellevue’s Marianne Theatre
The historic Marianne Theatre has been located on Bellevue’s Fairfield Avenue since 1942 but has been untouched since its closing in the 1990s. Owned by the city of Bellevue since 2014, the theatre remains vacant, though not from a lack of ideas of what should go into the space—most recently, a vision to transform the […]
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‘Go with Glo Corner’ honors legacy of late Covington Roebling Books & Coffee employee
Approaching the first anniversary of the death of Covington’s Gloria San Miquel, her former employer, Roebling Books & Coffee, is honoring her legacy. San Miguel was riding her bike on the 11th Street bridge between Newport and Covington when she was struck by a car and killed on Aug. 20, 2022. To recognize one of […]
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Bellevue approves the use of golf carts on Fairfield Avenue
Bellevue is amending its golf cart ordinance to allow the use of carts on Fairfield Avenue. Previously, carts could cross Fairfield Avenue at a light in an intersection but couldn’t drive up and down the street. The city council voted at its meeting Wednesday evening to amend the ordinance with no restrictions. The city could […]
