– Andrea Conners has to love the fact that Sarah Jones is taking her spotlight for the moment. Jones’ case was spotlighted on The Today Show’s opening hour this morning, as she and her attorney asked the judge on the case for leniency on her texting restrictions.It’s been out for a while, but her resignation […]
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Patrick Towles Signs with UK, Austin Sheehan Talks Recruitment
Patrick Towles, headlining one of Kentucky’s best recruiting classes in the last 15 years, signed this afternoon in Highlands’ media room among friends, family, football comrades and out of shape journalists. Fort Thomas Matters was there. Of Towles, Coach Dale Mueller said, “A lot of people consider Patrick to be the best football player that’s […]
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Fort Thomas Mid-week News Update
(how much do I love this picture? Austin even has an FTM sponsor jersey on) 1. An ESPN Patrick Towles article as a part of a larger commentary on recruiting High School football players. Anytime you can read about Patrick Towles and Wisconsin star Monte Ball in the same article makes you proud to be […]
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The Highlands & UK Quarterbacks
Video of Will Chambers’ interview with Patrick Towles and Jared Lorenzen. It is very cool to see the mutual respect between the two and Jared’s willingness to impart his experiences and lessons as an NFL quarterback.
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Mark vs. Food Recap
Well, I’m never eating again. Had an awesome turnout for our first Mark vs. Food feature. Many, many thanks to Jared Lorenzen, Patrick Towles and Will Chambers. Also, Raniero’s Pizzeria for opening up on a day they are normally closed, and welcoming us so warmly. Also, to BW3’s who also gave 10% of their sales […]
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Mark vs. Food, This Sunday!
Just a reminder, all proceeds we raise will be going directly to The Brighton Center. We are still looking for a corporate sponsor for all 10 events this year (email me at marklcollier@yahoo.com for details). You will receive a year-long ad on this website, get to help an organization that helped over 75,000 local families […]
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Mark vs. Food
Writing for this website has been a blast. I’ve gotten to meet a lot of cool people, heard a lot of different opinions and rumors, and learned a lot about our city. As our readership has grown and our reach seems to be getting bigger, I often wonder what direction Fort Thomas Matters will go. […]
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Fort Thomas – Mid-week News Update
1. The retail shake-up in continues in Newport as Payless has left the Newport Shopping Center and reported to be replaced by Ace Hardware. Rumor is Payless wanted to stay but they are asking for higher rents. The concept of raising rates at an aging retail center that is no longer the center of retail […]
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Fort Thomas News – Holiday Edition
1. Fox 19 had a very cool story about a former St Catherine’s teacher that had helped with plays in past years but has become too ill this year. As a result students and faculty took Christmas to him and sang Christmas carols in his front lawn. Very cool story to start your Christmas. 2. […]
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FTM Exclusive: Patrick Towles on Patrick Towles
I caught up with Patrick Towles this week, fresh off his Mr. Football commendation, to talk about his time with Highlands, his future with Kentucky and his thoughts on what’s next for the Fort Thomas native. Towles, who was also recently named an honorable mention quarterback on the Sports Illustrated All-America list and third team […]