The Newport Entertainment District has been in the works since 2023, and local business owners have finally made the push to get it going. Known as NED, the district spans Monmouth Street from 3rd to 11th Streets. What sets it apart from the rest of the city is that from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. […]
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Newport reconsiders bar IDs, extended hours licenses in push to modernize rules
Newport is working to modernize areas of the city related to alcohol enforcement. At its meeting on April 21, the city held a lengthy conversation on two topics related to alcohol establishments in Newport. The first concerns a rule from the 1970s requiring employees of any establishment serving alcohol to have a bar ID. The […]
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Newport’s top vote getter named vice mayor
Vice Mayor Julie Smith-Morrow received the most votes in the Newport City Commission race earning her the title of vice mayor.
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Newport Independent School District decreases deficit for final budget
The Newport Independent School District will send its final budget for review to the Kentucky Department of Education with a deficit of $987,930, after reducing the deficit by removing sick and vacation day line items and other areas of the budget.
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Newport Independent School District faces $1.9 million deficit, board seeks solutions
Newport Independent School District is working to decrease its $1.9 million budget deficit before it is submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education, by cutting expenses and borrowing from the investment account.
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Incident outside Newport bar leads to complaints at commission meeting
Newport residents addressed the commission about an incident at Jerry’s Jug House on Sunday, Feb. 25, where a group of drunk bikers caused a scene and tried to fight neighbors, leading to an arrest.