What you need to know Fort Mitchell-based Drees Homes returned to the Boone County Planning Commission, where they presented a scaled-down version of a previously proposed development between Rice Pike and Bleu Yacht Lane. On August 5, Matt Mains, a development manager at Drees Homes, presented a plan to the planning commission during a public […]
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Covington’s native plant giveaway returns in September
Covington’s fall native plant giveaway event will return in early September. The event will see the distribution of one free native plant to Covington residents. A similar event took place in the spring. “After seeing how excited residents were to participate in our spring giveaway, we knew we had to bring it back,” Covington Parks […]
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Spotted lanternflies are here to stay in Kentucky. What happens now?
‘They are really beautiful, but they’re also really destructive.’
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Mammoth Music Festival returning to Newport for third year
Newport’s Mammoth Music Festival is set to return to Newport this October. Back for its third year, the Mammoth Music Festival is scheduled for Sunday, October 4. The festival is a community-focused experience centered around local music, visual art, food and drinks. The opening ceremonies will start at 11:30 am. Music performances will take place […]
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Kenton County declares state of emergency following weather damage
Kenton County has declared a state of emergency following the severe weather the region experienced earlier this week. The storms brought high winds and property damage. Hundreds of people are still without power throughout the region, as of Friday afternoon, according to Duke Energy’s outage map. The declaration allows the county to access federal emergency […]
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Four Mile Road in Campbell County reopens following debris removal
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists that the temporary road closure on Four Mile Road in Campbell County has been reopened to traffic. Four Mile Road was closed near Providence Trace Drive (mile point 6.03) beginning around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, while the KYTC Campbell County maintenance crew removed trees and debris from […]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters match grows into 12 year friendship
Big Brother Craig Gliva and Little Brother Will have shared a bond since 2014, a friendship that began when Will was a first grader at Newport Primary School. He was matched with Gliva, through the school’s partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, and for years, they met weekly on site at Newport. […]
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Taylor Mill welcomes new chief administrative officer
The Taylor Mill Commission has officially appointed Devon Golden as the city’s new administrative officer. At Wednesday’s meeting, Taylor Mill commissioners presented Devon Golden as the official chief administrative officer for the city through Municipal Order 180. “I’m very excited about being a part of the Taylor Mill team,” Golden said. “A close-knit community that […]
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Kentucky eases trucking restrictions to speed storm recovery
Kentucky is temporarily easing restrictions on commercial truck drivers assisting with storm recovery and delivering critical supplies. As part of Team Kentucky’s emergency preparedness efforts, Transportation Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman has signed an official order to temporarily suspend certain restrictions on motor carriers that will be engaged in providing utility restoration and delivering critical supplies […]
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Meet your superintendent: Southgate Independent Schools
Editors note: This story has been updated to include correct enrollment numbers for the 2025-26 school year. School was always Southgate Superintendent Greg Duty’s safe space. While being raised by his grandmother and sleeping on her couch, Duty attended Dayton Independent Schools. Those teachers and coaches made the difference for him. “I would not be […]