Saint Agnes school in Fort Wright is engaging its students in a mock election called the “Doggie Election” to teach them about the electoral process, featuring dogs as candidates and a final vote for doggie president on Nov. 4.
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Fort Wright maintains ethical standards with recertification training
Fort Wright has been a Kentucky League of Cities City of Ethics since 2017. They are one of 34 cities in Kentucky that “have adopted principles and procedures that offer guidance on ethical issues.” Specifically, the principles and procedures are in accordance with a model provided by the Kentucky League of Cities. At the Oct. […]
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Donate blood and receive free hoodie at Fort Wright’s blood drive
The City of Fort Wright and Hoxworth Blood Center will host a blood donation drive Thursday, Oct. 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The donations will take place in Hoxworth’s Donor Bus, which will be parked in the back parking lot of the Fort Wright City Building on Kyles Lane. All donors receive a […]
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Here’s how you can help victims of North Carolina flooding
The city of Fort Wright has partnered with the North Carolina City & County Management Association to deliver non-perishable items to flood-ravaged Old Fort, N.C.
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How you can help Fort Wright in their Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Fort Wright will be taking donations for North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helene through Oct. 10. “Mayor Hatter and I discussed it,” City Administrator Jill Cain Bailey said during a council meeting Wednesday. “City council was also interested in stepping up, and we feel for those individuals and first responders [in North Carolina]. It […]
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Safely dispose of sensitive documents in Fort Wight this month
The City of Fort Wright is hosting its annual community shred day on September 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Fort Wright City Building, where residents can safely dispose of sensitive documents and cardboard storage boxes.
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Fort Wright won’t adopt zoning plan without a change in cannabis regulations
Fort Wright City Council is considering imposing conditions on potential medical cannabis businesses before it votes to institute a model zoning ordinance from the county’s planning administration, Z21.
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Fort Wright’s street maintenance program faces budget challenges
Martin Hellmann, a project manager at CT Consultants, updated Fort Wright City Council on their 5-Year Street Program during their August meeting. The program is facing increased construction costs and the rapid deterioration of George Huser Drive. The city created the 5-Year Street Program to reconstruct and resurface key Fort Wright roads from 2023 to […]
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NKY mayor urges cybersecurity focus, cites Ohio as model
Fort Wright mayor Dave Hatter has asked Kentucky lawmakers to examine cybersecurity intently statewide and consider using Ohio’s security efforts as a model as hackers ramp up attacks on public and private networks both inside and outside the commonwealth. Hatter—a cybersecurity professional at Cincinnati-based Intrust IT—testified before the legislative information technology oversight board Wednesday about […]
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Fort Wright welcomes several new city employees
Fort Wright introduced six new city employees during its city council meeting Wednesday. This included two police officers, a full-time firefighter/paramedic, a public works laborer, a finance clerk and a city clerk. This follows several recent changes in Fort Wright’s staff, including the hiring of City Attorney John S. Brooking after former City Attorney Timothy […]
