Scott Smith, current city administrator and former police chief of Ludlow, tendered his resignation as city administrator on Wednesday. Mayor Sarah Thompson made a social media announcement confirming his impending departure Friday morning. Smith’s last day as city administrator will be Wednesday, March 18. “Thank you to the City of Ludlow and its citizens for […]
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Ludlow council woman who licked city admin will remain in office
Ludlow Councilmember Abby Miller, who licked the hand of Ludlow City Administrator Scott Smith during a job interview in October, will retain her seat on the city council after another Councilmember, David Ziegler, cast the only vote to keep her on council at a hearing on Monday. The hearing, which was originally scheduled for two […]
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Ludlow council member accused of licking city administrator
Ludlow’s City Administrator, Scott Smith, has filed a sexual harassment complaint with the city’s mayor against City Councilmember Abby Miller for allegedly licking his hand during a job interview in October. The alleged licking occurred on Oct. 24, 2024, when Smith was interviewing for the position of city administrator. Smith had worked for the city […]
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Ludlow appoints former police chief as city administrator
After years in a sort of awkward limbo state, Ludlow finally has a new, full-time city administrator. However, the appointment did not come without controversy, as tensions flared both before and after the city council’s vote Thursday evening to award the job to the city’s former police chief, Scott Smith. Disagreements ran hot enough, in […]
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Ludlow to decide whether former police chief should be administrator
Former Ludlow Police Chief and City Administrator Scott Smith is set to be voted on by the city council to become the permanent city administrator, despite some council members’ objections.
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Ludlow Police Chief clarifies: No immediate plans for police station merger
Scott Smith, the Ludlow Police chief, recently outlined the reason behind the ongoing discussion regarding the proposed merger of police stations after talk at a recent city meeting. He clarified that the merger is not happening soon due to various challenges. In one of his reports about a year ago, he said that at some […]
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This Northern Kentucky Martial Arts Studio is helping area police to “sharpen the saw”
Fort Thomas Police Lieutenant Chris Carpenter practices martial arts techniques at the Northern Kentucky Martial Arts Academy. Orangetheory Fitness, Newport Pavilion. by Robin Gee, city council beat editor Fort Thomas Police Lieutenant Chris Carpenter lays out a scenario: What if you spent four weeks learning how to play the piano. You received intensive training for […]