On Thursday, the NKY Urban Forestry Council recognized those that have supported arboriculture in Northern Kentucky at its 2019 Trees in our Communities Forum and Dinner. The awards and recipients were: Outstanding Forestry Project: City of Southgate Park and Tree Board – Arbor Day Outstanding Forestry Community: City of Covington and Covington Urban Forestry Board […]
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US 27 Smart Corridor Project Moves Forward with County Approval
The Campbell County Fiscal Court approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the proposed US 27 Smart Corridor that would stretch from Newport on the Levee to Northern Kentucky University. It includes the county and the cities of Newport, Southgate, Fort Thomas, and Highland Heights. All the cities have agreed to cooperate, as well. The […]
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Traffic Updates: Dixie Highway, Beechwood Road, Alexandria Pike
This article has been updated after the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 Office made a correction to its initial news release. Local traffic will be impacted by a trio of projects taking place in the coming days. A pavement project begins Tuesday night and lasts through Friday on Dixie Highway between Sleepy Hollow Road and […]
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Newport Schools Approve Investigator Contract, Agreement with Southgate
The Newport Board of Education discussed private investigator services at its most recent meeting. Attorney Robert L. Wilson has done minor investigative work for the school district when it had questions, but one item on the recent agenda caused concern for board member Theresa Miller. She said that Wilson could not be contracted on an […]
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City Hopes for Mixed-Use Development at Beverly Hills Site
The site of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire is for sale. Seventy-nine acres along U.S. 27 in Southgate hit the market last month, listed by JLL Commercial Real Estate. The site has been vacant for all of the forty-two years since fire claimed the famed nightspot and lives of 165 people on a May […]
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Pavement Work Planned at US 27, 471, Moock Road
Work will begin next week on a pavement rehabilitation project at the U.S. 27 (Alexandria Pike) and Interstate 471 interchage near Moock Road in Southgate. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that crews will begin work on replacing aging concrete with new asphalt on Monday. “We are excited to address the deteriorated pavement at the U.S. […]
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$5.2 Million Grant to Boost Literacy Efforts in 7 NKY School Districts
A $5.2 million grant will benefit literacy programs in seven Northern Kentucky school districts. The Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services worked with the districts to secure the funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program, which promotes literacy activities and book distribution for children and students from birth through 12th […]
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5 Arrested on Drug Charges in Southgate
Five people are behind bars accused of drug charges after being arrested at a Southgate home on Wednesday. According to Campbell County Detention Center records, Edwin Clark, 78, is charged with trafficking heroin, and trafficking near a school; Barbara Lyons-McArthur, 54, is charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, possessing drug paraphernalia, and tampering […]
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Southgate Teen is Champion of Equestrian Competition
A local girl from Southgate is now a champion in equestrian competition. Madalen Paul, 15, is known as Maddie to her family and friends, and has been riding since she was 5 years old. Her proud grandfather, Ken Paul, the former Campbell County Judge/Executive, submitted this story to celebrate the achievement. Anyone who knows Maddie […]
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Pursuit Starts in Southgate, Ends in Crash, Drug Charges in Cincinnati
A man is behind bars after a police pursuit that started in Southgate ended across the Ohio River in Over-the-Rhine in a crash that injured a pregnant woman in the car and a pedestrian on the street. Keith Johnson, 34, is charged with drug abuse, possession of drug abuse instruments (syringes), and driving under suspension. […]