A demonstration in Washington DC brought thousands of young people from across the country to demand gun reform. Fort Thomas students will rally this Sunday. (photo: Creative Commons license) By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor This Sunday, March 24, Fort Thomas students and community members will rally and march as part of the nationwide […]
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Win-Win for Walnut Hills Academy and City of Cold Spring
By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Cold Spring residents received welcome news at a special city council meeting this week that a deal had been struck to keep a beloved preschool center in operation – and fund a new building to house its growing police department. The announcement of the agreement came after a […]
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Public Hearing Set for Planning Commission to Discuss Central Business District Proposal
Fort Thomas Planning Commission set a date for a public hearing on April 17 to review a development proposal for the central business district. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor A public hearing has been set by the Fort Thomas Planning Commission for discussion and a possible vote on a proposal for a mixed-use […]
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District Court Judge Urges City to Adopt Uniform Landlord-Tenant Act
Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau addresses Fort Thomas City Council to urge adoption of uniform landlord-tenant law. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau has expressed concern that the city of Fort Thomas is the only municipality in the county that has not adopted the Uniform […]
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Highlands Spanish Student Earns Spot in US Cultural Exchange Program
Highlands Spanish teacher with her student Hailey Moore preparing for the exchange trip to Chile. Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Highlands High School Junior Hailey Moore will travel to Chile this summer for a three-week language immersion program known as Youth Ambassadors. The program, offered through the US Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, […]
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Fort Thomas Officer Honored for Heroic Lifesaving Action
By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor One Friday afternoon back in October, the Fort Thomas Police Department dispatch received a panicked call from a woman driving on I-471 who was trying to prevent her distraught passenger from jumping out of her car. She had managed to pull over to the shoulder of the […]
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough for Bellevue Cancer Survivor
Patrick Shryock, an employee of DHL, prepares to trek to Mount Everest base camp in April. (photo: P. L. Rogers)
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Yes, That’s Smoothie King Going Up at Newport Plaza
What’s going on at Newport Plaza? It’s Smoothie King. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Northern Kentucky residents have questioned on social media what is going on behind the Newport Shopping Plaza. Last fall, it was announced that a 1,700-square-foot Smoothie King would be built at the retail center. When backhoes showed up […]
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Committees Honored for Portrait of a Graduate Foundational Work
Portrait of a Graduate committee chairs received Global Leader awards. (l to r: Patrick Richardson, Kara Yates, Jason Gay, Keith Faust, Angie Gintonio, Samantha Reynolds) –>
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A First Look at the General Thomas Statue
A small-scale model, known as a maquette, of the General George Henry Thomas in full dress uniform. Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Chris Manning wants people to know: Fort Thomas’ namesake General George Henry Thomas, was not only a decorated Union hero of the Civil War best known for his bold stand at the […]
