Developers are working on historic preservation design plans for the VA homes. FTM file. –> With financing secured, VA homes project developer Bloomfield/Schon is moving on in the process of bringing the stately old homes back to life. In mid-November, the commonwealth approved the request for an Industrial Revenue Bond or IRB. At about the […]
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Fort Thomas to Explore Vacant Home Registration
Fort Thomas City Council members Ken Bowman (left) and David Cameron (right).
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Share Your Vision for Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas residents are invited share their ideas to help identify and shape plans for the city’s future. Links for six short surveys, each corresponding to an aspect of the Fort Thomas Community Plan, are available on the plan website.
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New Bids Underway for Burnet Ridge Stabilization
Roadway and hill erosion on Burnet Ridge. A new request for proposals to stabilize the Burnet Ridge roadway and surrounding property near the creek was advertised this week. The request is a hopeful sign that a solution to a problem that has been a source of frustration for the city and the property owners is […]
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Campbell County Graduates First Citizen Academy
County leadership and staff congratulated the first Campbell County Citizen Academy graduates prior to the November Fiscal Court meeting. Photo courtesy of Seth Cutter. “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government…” said Thomas Jefferson. With an eye toward Jefferson’s ideal, Campbell County launched its first Citizens Academy in September […]
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Fort Thomas Residents Raise Funds for Deer Control Project
–> Does in Fort Thomas are healthy and fertile. Residents raised funds to pilot birth control program. by Robin Gee Whether you find them fun to watch or a menace on the roads, the deer population in Fort Thomas is here to stay and appears to be expanding every year. Despite efforts to cull […]
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First Middle School Parent Talk Tackles Social Media Use
Mary Beth Uberti speaks with Highlands Middle School parents about social media use and teens. Highlands Middle School staff invited Mary Beth Uberti of Operation Parent to share information on social media and young teens at the first in a series of Parent Talks co-hosted by the school’s Parent-Teacher Organization. “Learning to navigate social media […]
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Social Media is a Digital Tattoo, Experts Tell Highlands Students
“Everyone in this room has a digital tattoo. You didn’t ask for it, you don’t know where it is, you don’t know who can see it…and that digital tattoo will follow you for the rest of your life,” social media expert Stephen J. Smith told a crowd of ninth and tenth graders at Highlands High […]
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City Council Roundup: Updates on Traffic, Road Stabilization and Police Work Details
Adam Blau, who owns property on Burnet Ridge, shares photos of the degrading roadway. by Robin Gee City Administrator Ron Dill welcomed all to the October City Council meeting with a brief update on Mayor Eric Haas. He suffered a heart attack on October 8, and had surgery but is doing very well and is […]
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Highlands High Students Participate in Governor’s Scholars Program
Highlands students Bonny Lemma and Savannah Brady participated in the Governor’s Scholars Program over the summer. by Robin Gee