This story originally appeared in the March 17 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Correction: An image that appeared in the March 17 edition incorrectly identified the salary of Campbell County Schools superintendent as $260,000 annually. The graphic should have reflected a $165,000 salary. LINK nky regrets the […]
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Southgate lays to rest its oldest firefighter
On the night of Tuesday, Feb. 28, 93-year-old Southgate firefighter and Navy veteran Melvin “Mel” Whitehead was last seen at the Southgate VFW Post 3186, his daily hangout where he’d have a few beers. Around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, firefighters found him deceased on the side of Route 8 in Fort Thomas, lying next […]
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‘Lock your vehicle’ Southgate police chief warns citizens
The citizens of Southgate were recently warned to stop leaving their car doors unlocked. Chief of Police John Christmann spoke about the issue during February’s Southgate city council meeting. “People who have been here have heard me talk about locking your vehicles,” he said. “I’ve been here almost, what, 11 years? I can’t remember one […]
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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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City of Southgate is looking for more park and tree board members
Southgate’s park and tree board is back. During the Feb. 1 Southgate City Council meeting, recreation and community events council member Aileen Okura announced she had appointed three new members to the previously deactivated board. Last year, with a few board members moving on, the board fell into inactive status. But with new members, it […]
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City of Southgate introduces new treasurer
At Wednesday’s city council meeting, Southgate treasurer Terri Franklin, who had served for nine years, officially retired. Mayor Jim Hamberg wished Franklin well and ushered in new treasurer Patty Edgley. “Thanks for doing what you’ve done and stopping me whenever I needed it, or smacking the back of the head when I needed it at […]
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Southgate recallable nickel tax to go into effect this year
Last year the Southgate Independent School Board approved enforcing a new recallable nickel tax to increase their bonding capacity for facility updates. However, the tax did not go into effect last tax cycle. Instead, the school board voted to push it back to Fiscal Year 2023-2024, which will go into effect this year. The city […]
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Longtime Southgate council member honored at last city council meeting
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, has been declared Chris Robisch day in the City of Southgate. Robisch, who served the city for the last 22 years, was honored at his last meeting as a council member earlier this month. Robisch was honored at the Dec. 7 council meeting with a citation of appreciation from the House […]
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Southgate Mayor, council members sworn into office
Southgate officials elected in the Nov. 11 General Election were sworn into office at the Dec. 7 city council meeting. The new members sworn in will officially take office on Jan. 1, 2023. Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau administered the oath of office at the meeting. Southgate Mayor Jim Hamberg, who won reelection; […]
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Southgate schools withdraws nickel tax; city suggests residents ‘let your voices be heard’
In November, Southgate Independent Schools Superintendent Greg Duty reported to the Southgate City Council that the school board had passed a recallable nickel tax. But that request has been withdrawn, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from the city of Southgate. “Southgate Independent School has notified the city and city council that they withdrew their request to […]
