Giving Tuesday is a generosity movement that takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday was created to encourage people to commit an act of kindness, whether that is supporting a local food pantry, giving a donation, or helping a neighbor. Here are some organizations participating in Giving Tuesday: City Gospel Mission/Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A Restaurants […]
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Southgate Independent School District passes recallable nickel tax
The Southgate Independent School board passed a motion to enforce a new recallable nickel tax in an effort to increase their bonding capacity for facility updates. The board set the new tax of .057 cents per $100, or $57 for every $100,000 in property evaluation to be eligible for “urgent need” money from the state. […]
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Ludlow council expresses intent to grant IRB for Fischer Homes development
A previous version of this story used the incorrect name for Cityview Station development. The name has been corrected in the story. LINK regrets the error. Ludlow City Council voted to approve a memorandum of agreement to grant developer Fischer Homes a financing incentive for the Cityview Station development proposed for the hillside off Highway […]
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Free public Wi-Fi coming to Campbell County parks
An extension to the fiber bill, allowing Wi-Fi access to every door in Campbell County, is now expanding to the county parks. As part of a deal with AltaFiber, Campbell County received a credit for a public Wi-Fi project. The project includes Wi-Fi access at AJ Jolly Park, campground, festival area, and golf course in […]
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Bellevue is home to the last enamel manufacturer on this side of the world
Thompson Enamel is the last manufacturer of art enamel in the Western Hemisphere, and it happens to be in Bellevue. Next door to the manufacturer is the Carpenter Art Enamel Foundation, started by Woodrow Carpenter, a self-made businessman. He bought Thompson Enamel in Chicago and brought the company to Northern Kentucky in 1983. The enamel […]
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Kenton County increases one tax in an effort to decrease another
Kenton County voted last week to increase its occupational license tax to help decrease property taxes and better align with other counties in the state, such as Boone and Jefferson. Kenton County Treasurer Roy Cox said the county currently puts more of a burden on the property owners in the county by having a higher […]
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Citizens rejoice at long-awaited reopening of Newport White Castle
Newport residents can finally breathe a sigh of relief, their White Castle has returned. The Newport White Castle location at 1 W 5th St. held its grand reopening Nov. 15 after undergoing renovations and taking on a meme-like role in the Newport Community Discussion group on Facebook over the last few weeks. The city of […]
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Campbell County Police officer’s termination upheld
The Campbell County Police Merit Board voted to uphold the termination of Campbell County Police officer Kyle Gray for violating the Campbell County Police Department’s body-worn camera policy. The board held the vote at a public meeting on Nov. 14. Gray allegedly violated the policy when he responded to a single-car crash involving Logan Bratcher […]
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‘You don’t have to know where you’re going to know that you’re going somewhere’
Aaron Thompson grew up as the youngest of nine in Clay County, Kentucky, born to an illiterate father and a mother who had an eighth-grade education. His family worked as sharecroppers, and Thompson said to call them indigent would be an understatement. In a household of 11, where he would eventually become a first-generation high […]
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Kenton County Animal Services at full capacity, running adoption specials
Looking to adopt a furry friend? The Kenton County Animal shelter is at full capacity and is running an adoption special through Thursday, Nov. 10, to help alleviate their intake. The normal $125 adoption fee has been reduced to $22. The reduced fee is for all pets in the shelter’s care. There is no limit […]
