Priscilla Chambers has been conducting family history research since she was a teen, so she was pleased to recently learn there was a descendant buried at the Florence Cemetery. Chambers was present on Thursday as the Boone County Public Library hosted a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the 127 Black people buried at the cemetery […]
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Walton fire district to dedicate memorial
The Walton Fire Protection District will conduct its Firefighter Memorial dedication service from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 7. Boy Scout Troop 833 is commended for its involvement in the endeavor, with Scout Keegan Tilley assisting with the fundraising effort in conjunction with an Eagle Scout project. The ceremony will be held at […]
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Hundreds gather to dedicate Beverly Hills Supper Club memorial
It was fitting for Southgate to unveil the Beverly Hills Supper Club memorial on Memorial Day weekend, already a time for tribute and reflection. On Sunday afternoon, which was the 46th anniversary of a fire that took 165 lives, an estimated 300 people finally got to see the top-secret two marble slabs, located in what’s […]
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Beverly Hills Supper Club memorial ceremony set for May
Southgate will commemorate the 46th anniversary of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire with a long-awaited memorial at the site on May 28. The 1977 fire killed 165 people. At the time, it was the third-worst nightclub fire in the U.S. The 80-acre, 54,000-square-foot entertainment complex didn’t have smoke detectors, sprinklers, smoke alarms, or enough […]
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Covington honors fallen Vietnam War veterans with new memorial site
The Covington Vietnam Fallen Memorial has officially relocated. The City of Covington honored 31 of its native sons, fallen in the Vietnam War, at a new memorial located in Latonia at the intersection of 38th and Church streets, and Decoursey Avenue. These 31 men were forever memorialized on a bronze plaque. “They never lost sight […]
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Next Step for Development at Beverly Hills Fire Site Moves to Southgate City Council
With a zone change and conditional use approved, plans for a mixed-use residential development and memorial on the site of the 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire moves forward. by Robin Gee, city council beat editor In a unanimous decision last night, the Campbell County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a zone change and conditional […]