A few news and notes as we reach the halfway point in the week: 1. The Campbell County Police Chiefs Association has combined efforts in conducting their First Annual Consolidated Citizens Police Academy in Northern Kentucky. Participating police agencies include Alexandria, Bellevue, Campbell County Police, Cold Spring, Dayton, Ft. Thomas, Highland Heights Southgate, NKU, Silver Grove, and Wilder. The […]
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Fort Thomas Census Update – No Declining Population
I have mentioned it before on this site, but Fort Thomas couldn’t be losing residents at the rate that the Census had estimated it over the past decade. Usually these comments have come in relation to the news that Fort Thomas schools are bursting at the seems. Now we have confirmation that the formula they […]
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March Fort Thomas News in Social Media
This is a new feature we will run each month focused on the extra things that we post on our Facebook page or Twitter account that may not show up on the site. Take a look and if there is anything interesting to you then friend or follow us. 1. Rules and pricing for the […]
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Criminal in Horrific Downtown Crash Had Ft Thomas Connection
If you watch, read, or listen to Cincinnati news then chances are this week you heard about the crash one weeknight this past week that killed two innocent people including a cab driver and a passenger. One thing you may not have noticed about the story is that the convict behind the wheel had a […]
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Mid-week Fort Thomas News Update
A few mid-week notes: 1. According to the website BigBlue247, Patrick Towles received a scholarship offer from UK this week. Judging by his quote sounds like he may be following in the Hefty Lefty’s footsteps – ““there was a part of me that wanted to” commit to UK on the spot” 2. Keeping with the […]
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Fort Thomas News – Weekend Notes (March 5th)
1. Fort Thomas police released a picture of this man whom appears to be a suspect in a purse snatching at the Shell on the south end of town. Any information be sure to contact Fort Thomas Police. 2. If you want good coverage of prep sports in Northern Kentucky – without a doubt the […]
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The Retail Wars Have Begun
Fresh off the coupons from yesterday we received this in the mail today. Despite the Kroger management team’s insistence that they are happy to have Target (see Mark’s post from Tuesday) – apparently Kroger corporate is a little worried. 10% off a $120 shopping trip is a good deal in my household since I am feeding five. […]
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Mid-week News Update
I received this in the mail today – much like when Kroger opened – Target is blanketing the area with special deals leading up to the ‘official’ grand opening (for those not Mark Collier or the Mayor of Newport). Now to the updates: 1. Frisch’s announced that they are buying the old Perkin’s building at […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of February 28th
A few news and notes as we move into the first week in March and hopefully the first inklings of spring: 1. The Newport Pavilion Target ( @Target ) is a week away. You may have seen these billboards in the past couple weeks on 471 building the excitement. The electronic billboard even has a […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of February 14th
1. Has anyone noticed the signs up in the old pottery store front in the Midway? I had mentioned in a previous post about the coming Chinese restaurant in the Midway – any expectations you may have had about this should probably be scaled back after looking at their sign announcing the impending opening. Not […]