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This is part two of RCN's coverage of Thursday night's debate/forum that featured the nine candidates running for three seats on the Covington Board of Education, In part one, the issues of budgeting & spending, the Ron Clark Academy, and the tenor of the campaign and its often contentious online back-and-forth. To read part one, […]

This is part two of RCN's coverage of Thursday night's debate/forum that featured the nine candidates running for three seats on the Covington Board of Education, In part one, the issues of budgeting & spending, the Ron Clark Academy, and the tenor of the campaign and its often contentious online back-and-forth. To read part one, […]

The results of Kentucky's new standardized tests are expected soon and district leaders along with state education officials are preparing the public for lower scores. In early October, Covington Independent Public Schools superintendent Lynda Jackson wrote: Students across the state took the new tests in the spring. Because of the tougher standards, some students who […]

The results of Kentucky's new standardized tests are expected soon and district leaders along with state education officials are preparing the public for lower scores. In early October, Covington Independent Public Schools superintendent Lynda Jackson wrote: Students across the state took the new tests in the spring. Because of the tougher standards, some students who […]

The nine candidates seeking three seats available on the Covington Board of Education appeared together at a forum/debate sponsored by OASIS, Inc at Ninth Street Baptist Church in the city's Eastside Thursday night. The event was moderated by Mark Neikirk, director of the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement at Northern Kentucky University, with questions […]

The nine candidates seeking three seats available on the Covington Board of Education appeared together at a forum/debate sponsored by OASIS, Inc at Ninth Street Baptist Church in the city's Eastside Thursday night. The event was moderated by Mark Neikirk, director of the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement at Northern Kentucky University, with questions […]

The event was called "Growing IT (information technologies) in Covington" and one presentation stole the show with the announcement of what is expected to become a Downtown Covington landmark. Ed Huges, President & CEO of Gateway Technical and Community College, told the packed house at the Radisson Hotel that the school has purchased the former […]

The event was called "Growing IT (information technologies) in Covington" and one presentation stole the show with the announcement of what is expected to become a Downtown Covington landmark. Ed Huges, President & CEO of Gateway Technical and Community College, told the packed house at the Radisson Hotel that the school has purchased the former […]

This article appears courtesy of RCN partner KY Forward. Dicky Beal, a University of Kentucky basketball standout, remains a Covington hometown success story nearly 30 years after leaving UK. The former point guard and Holmes High School grad was part of the 1984 Final Four team and a NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player. From 1980 […]

Representative Dennis Keene will present a check for $650,000 on Friday that will pave the way for developers to proceed a major $100 million entertainment complex proposed for The Purple People Bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Newport. The check presentation and project announcement will be made on Friday at 10:30AM at […]