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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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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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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Horizon Community Foundation names 2026 Nonprofit Award winners
The Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky announced the winners of its annual Horizon Nonprofit Awards. Each year, Horizon presents awards to outstanding executives, staff members, board leaders, volunteers and emerging professionals across Northern Kentucky’s nonprofit sector. The 2026 Horizon Nonprofit Award winners are: “These honorees represent the very best of Northern Kentucky’s nonprofit community,” […]
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Bellevue Independent Schools proposes increase in property tax rates
Taxpayers within Bellevue Independent School District may see an increase in their property tax rates as the district plans to generate more local revenue. Bellevue’s board of education voted to propose higher rates at an Aug. 5 special meeting. Under new state rules, districts must propose and advertise rates for two weeks before the board […]
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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 […]
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Ludlow Independent Schools proposes lowering tax rates
Taxpayers within Ludlow Independent School District may see a reduction in their property tax rates, though the district plans to generate more local overall. Ludlow’s board of education voted to propose lower rates at an Aug. 6 special meeting. Under new state rules, districts must propose and advertise rates for two weeks before the board […]
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Campbell County Schools propose increasing property tax rates
Taxpayers within Campbell County School District may see an increase in their property tax rates as the district plans to generate more local revenue. Campbell County’s board of education voted to propose higher property tax rates at an Aug. 10 special meeting. Under new state rules, districts must propose and advertise rates for two weeks […]
