Voters across Boone County headed to the polls on Nov. 3 to elect representatives to their municipal governments. In addition to Florence City Council, voters in Union and Walton cast ballots in their respective city elections. Florence, Union and Walton are Boone County’s only three incorporated municipalities. Walton and Union operate under different forms of […]
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Walton industrial park selected for Duke Energy development program
An industrial park in Walton has been selected for Duke Energy’s Site Readiness Program. The program aims to identify and prepare sites for economic development and then market them to firms nationwide. The specific site is the Inland Industrial Park North, a roughly 50-acre site located off Old Lexington Pike in Walton. Duke Energy will […]
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New subdivision proposed in unincorporated Campbell County, more in NKY gov
This week at NKY government meetings, Grand Communities LLC is requesting a zone change and approval of plans for a new subdivision near Campbell County High School. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in […]
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Developer looks to build 80 new condos next to Walton Towne Center
Local developer Tony Berling is looking to build 80 new Fischer Homes condos in a tract of land adjacent to the Walton Towne Center. The matter came before the Boone County Planning Commission during a public hearing last Wednesday in the form of a zoning change request. Berling requested rezoning from the land’s current commercial […]
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Covington’s $6M Axon police technology deal returns for public discussion, more in NKY gov
This week at NKY government meetings, Covington’s proposed police technology contract with Axon Enterprise returns for debate. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened in NKY government last week? New ‘Swirley’s Soft Serve’ ice cream shop could […]
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Walton parts ways with city administrator
The City of Walton announced that it has mutually agreed to part ways with its city administrator. Walton City Administrator Scott Smith is stepping down less than six months after taking the job in March. The city announced his departure in a news release on Thursday. “On behalf of the City of Walton, I want […]
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Walton Fire Protection District to break ground on new training center
The Walton Fire Protection District is set to break ground on its new training center in September. The new training center at 40 Depot Street will be part of the first phase of a larger Training Center designed to better educate current and future Fire and EMS personnel. The ceremony is slated for Sept. 18 […]
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Meet your superintendent: Walton-Verona Independent Schools
Walton-Verona Independent Schools Superintendent Dr. Dylan Smith’s new office has three distinct potted plants. Smith joined Walton-Verona on July 1 from Oldham County Schools, where he served as assistant superintendent for student learning since 2020. On Friday, Smith motioned to a cluster of healthy heart-shaped leaves in a ceramic blue pot. He rescued the plant […]
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Plans could transform two former Campbell County schools, more in NKY gov
This week at NKY government meetings, Campbell County Planning and Zoning will hear adaptive-reuse plans for the Grant’s Lick and Silver Grove School buildings. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened in NKY government last week? Covington […]
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Sheriff: 47-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Walton
A 47-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in a motorcycle crash in Walton, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 6:45 p.m. to a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in the 11000 block of Dixie Highway. When they arrived, they found that 47-year-old Robert Schulze of Williamstown, Ky., was driving a […]
