Campbell County is moving forward with a multi-million-dollar restoration plan for AJ Jolly Lake. AJ Jolly Lake is a 200-acre fishing and recreational lake within the 1,000-acre AJ Jolly Park, the largest county park in Kentucky. The lake’s dam was constructed in 1960, and in 1983, a spillway (a structure that allows excess water to […]
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Basketball bites: See who the latest 1,000-point scorers are and other hoops happenings in NKY
A junior trio hit their 1,000 point milestones over the weekend, a showcase is coming to Campbell County with some big name teams and some more teams got to take in the Hoosiers experience. All that and more in the latest basketball bites. The end of the regular season is almost here! Jaelyn Jones 1k […]
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PHOTOS: City BBQ Classic at NKU
The City BBQ Classic pitted two Campbell County teams against one another and then Newport took on the No. 1 team in the state, St. Xavier out of Louisville on Sunday. Campbell County and Highlands met for a boy-girl doubleheader leading into St. Xavier-Newport. The Campbell County girls won the opener, 58-51, paced by Izzy […]
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LINK nky Top 10: A familiar face back at the top in girls
And we’re down to three…just three weeks remain in the KHSAA 2024-25 regular season for basketball. And the picture couldn’t get more cloudier. Ranking the top 10 teams in Kentucky, boys or girls, is not an easy task. The only thing I feel certain about is who is at the top in boys and girls, […]
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“Positionless basketball” and a bevy of shooters fueling Campbell County girls
Capable young players showed up in droves at summer workouts involving the Campbell County High School girls basketball team. Many of them were eager eighth graders and wide-eyed freshmen. Together with a solid core of sophomores, juniors and a couple seniors, it gave head coach Davey Johnson a preliminary vision of his squad. Many talented […]
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Basketball bites: More 1,000 point scorers, program records, scholarship info and more
It’s been quite the past couple weeks for 1,000-point scorers. Plenty have hit the milestone in January and we’ll highlight those that have among the others that have already hit the mark. Some program records were set, whether career or single-game along with some impressive stat lines in games. Here’s the latest edition of Basketball […]
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Infrastructure, housing take center stage at 2025 State of NKY forum
Housing and infrastructure spending were the central themes of the 2025 edition of the State of Northern Kentucky forum. Every year, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce hosts the State of Northern Kentucky event, where the judges/executives from Boone, Kenton, and Campbell counties discuss the accomplishments and challenges of their respective jurisdictions. The three featured […]
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Campbell County claims No. 1 seed in 37th, earns 10th Region tourney berth with win over Scott
Play fast and let it fly. That’s what Campbell County (12-5, 2-0) girls basketball coach Davey Johnson wants his team to do and they were able to execute it on Tuesday night in Taylor Mill. The Camels won a crucial 37th District battle with Scott, 63-57 to earn themselves the No. 1 seed for the […]
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LINK nky Top 10: There’s a new No. 1 in boys
This past week provided us some great matchups on the hardwood and there’s many more to come over the next few weeks before things get real in the postseason late February. I’ll say it again, the parity in Northern Kentucky means there’s no nights off. One through 10 (and beyond) on the boys side, you […]
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LINK nky Top 10: No. 1 vs No. 2 on Wednesday
We skipped a week because there wasn’t many games the prior week due to the winter weather, but the LINK nky Top 10 is back. Shew, this is not easy and that shows how much parity there is in Northern Kentucky this year. The marquee matchup this week is when Covington Catholic travels to Union […]