Covington Schools’ Board of Education completed another step toward making a decision on school consolidation Monday night. The board agreed to bid out the production of the district’s facilities master plan to architecture firms following some brief discussion at a special board meeting Monday night. “This is something obviously we’ve been talking about for quite […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Happy International Waffle Day! Pour yourself some maple syrup, sit back and check out our headlines for May 25, 2023.
Posted inBusiness
Florence short-term rental landlord denied permit after public outcry
Property owners in Florence were denied a permit to use one of their homes as a short-term rental after neighbors came to a May 10 board of adjustments meeting in droves to voice their concerns. The property is a single story house located in the Hopeful Heights neighborhood in Florence near Am Yealy Elementary School. […]
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Task force to study annexation of unincorporated land
The Kentucky Legislative Research Commission announced Thursday the 10 legislators who will staff their annexation study task force. The task force is part of an agreement relating to Kentucky Senate Bill 141, which placed a moratorium on cities’ ability to annex unincorporated county land unless they could demonstrate economic need that could not be met […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Golden Tower loses status as senior housing facility
Golden Tower, a public housing apartment complex in Covington, was recently denied official designation as a senior housing facility by an office within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department, often shortened to HUD, is the federal agency responsible for managing public housing throughout the United States. The disapproval came as a surprise […]
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LINK nky Daily Headlines: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Plenty has been going on in Northern Kentucky this week. If you’re eager to keep up, sit back, relax and take a listen to today’s headlines.
Posted inElections
Primaries ‘low drama’ as voter turnout hovers around 12%
Voter turnout in this year’s primary election fell in line with figures from previous primaries with ballot cast percentages clocking in at 11.52% for Boone County, 12.96% for Campbell County and 11.77% for Kenton County. Boone County Clerk Justin Crigler said the day “went smooth,” adding that the staff and poll workers did “a great […]
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Where to vote on election day
It’s Election Day! Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Per the state board of elections, “if you are in line at 6:00 PM, you will be allowed to vote.” There are 121 standard, in-person polling places in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties for the 2023 primary election: 53 in Boone County, 34 […]
Posted inEducation
Covington Independent Schools joins state-wide lawsuit against social media companies
The Covington Independent School District Board of Education unanimously voted to join litigation against several social media companies at their meeting last week. The lawsuit, which was initially instigated by Fayette County Schools and was later joined by Boone County and Jefferson County Schools, among others, alleges that social media platforms have indelibly and deliberately […]
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Covington schools accept bid for repairs to school bus garage, gym
The Covington Independent Schools Board of Education voted to accept a bid to repair the district’s central school bus garage and parts of the gym at Glenn O. Swing Elementary at a meeting on May 11. The garage, located on Eugenia Avenue in Latonia, is over one-hundred years old. The building has multiple structural problems, […]