Fort Thomas, a bedroom community of 16,400 people, is always ranked highly in statistics that make property values high: safety, proximity to a large metropolitan area and schools. Life in Fort Thomas revolves around the award-winning schools and just like the tides, traffic patterns are predictably heaviest during start and end times. Sgt. Will Hunt […]
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Fort Thomas Independent Schools Teachers, Students Participate in Active Shooter Safety Training
On the first day of summer vacation at 8:00 in the morning, an overwhelming majority of students would be soundly and squarely in their beds getting a well-deserved rest after completing finals. But in Fort Thomas Independent Schools, over 100 students attended a volunteer training at Highlands High School and Middle School, hosted by the […]
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Fort Thomas Schools, Police Department Take Proactive Approach to Keeping Schools Safe
A rash of threats made against schools in northern Kentucky has school officials and police in Fort Thomas proactively reaching out to the community to ask for cooperation to make schools safe. In Boone County, five students are facing charges after making threats towards schools. Boone County Sheriff Michael Helmig said that charges against five […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Candidates Debate One Last Time
L to R: David Cameron, Jeff Bezold, Ken Bowman, Sam Shelton, Lisa Kelly, John Slawter, Roger Peterman, Chuck Thompson and John Muller. FTM file. By Robin Gee Street maintenance fees, safety concerns, city budget and housing stock were among the issues discussed Tuesday night during the second Fort Thomas City Council candidate debate and public […]
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Fort Thomas among 13 NKY Cities Named “Safest in Kentucky”
NKU, in Highland Heights, which, along with Fort Thomas, was selected as one of KY’s 50 safest cities/Safewise Security system website Safewise published its picks for the 50 safest cities to live in the Commonwealth, and Fort Thomas made the list.
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Crime Escalates in Fort Thomas as US Bank Robbed
First it was the stolen bicycle alert, then home invasion, and now a bank robbery all within 2 weeks. The relative quiet of Fort Thomas has been shattered a bit. Just after the US Bank opened this morning around 9 AM a man who did not display a weapon gave a note to the teller […]