Teacher Collin Shadwell shares a joke with student artists who created this year’s colorful district banner for the Kentucky School Boards Association conference. Fort Thomas Independent Schools District banner shows a whole education includes academic and nonacademic experiences. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Highlands Middle School eighth graders Tyler Layman and Aiden […]
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City Publishes Proposed Plans for Central Business District Development
A rendering of the Central Business District development project from North Fort Thomas Avenue. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The city of Fort Thomas has put up a link on its website to plans for a development in the Central Business District at Highland and North Fort Thomas avenues. The plans were submitted […]
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Fort Thomas Students Selected for Kentucky Music Education Association All State
Fort Thomas students in grades five through 12 who made KMEA all-state choirs, orchestra and band pose for a large group shot. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Several students from Fort Thomas schools have been selected by the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) to join the organization’s all-state choirs, bands and orchestras. The […]
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Fort Thomas Welcomes New Police Officer
By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Officer Brad Reichenbach has joined the Fort Thomas Police Department and began work as a patrol officer March 28. With his hiring, the department is now fully staffed with 23 people, filling a slot that had been open after Chief Mike Daly retired this summer. “I am very […]
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Highlands Dance Wins (Another) State Championship!
Coach Erinn Volpenhein, explains why the Highlands High School Dance Team is celebrating first-place wins in competitions this year along with a “Grand Champion” designation. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The Highlands High School Varsity Dance Team has won first place in state competition sponsored by the Kentucky Dance Coaches Organization (KDCO). This […]
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Car Loses Control on Memorial Parkway, Towed from Ditch
Ice caused a skid and accident on Memorial Parkway near the Overlook Apartments. City officials have reached out to the state to find solutions to the icing problem. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor A vehicle spun out of control on Memorial Parkway Tuesday and had to be pulled back onto the roadway by […]
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Students Organize “March for Our Lives” Rally This Sunday in Fort Thomas
A demonstration in Washington DC brought thousands of young people from across the country to demand gun reform. Fort Thomas students will rally this Sunday. (photo: Creative Commons license) By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor This Sunday, March 24, Fort Thomas students and community members will rally and march as part of the nationwide […]
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Win-Win for Walnut Hills Academy and City of Cold Spring
By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Cold Spring residents received welcome news at a special city council meeting this week that a deal had been struck to keep a beloved preschool center in operation – and fund a new building to house its growing police department. The announcement of the agreement came after a […]
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Public Hearing Set for Planning Commission to Discuss Central Business District Proposal
Fort Thomas Planning Commission set a date for a public hearing on April 17 to review a development proposal for the central business district. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor A public hearing has been set by the Fort Thomas Planning Commission for discussion and a possible vote on a proposal for a mixed-use […]
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District Court Judge Urges City to Adopt Uniform Landlord-Tenant Act
Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau addresses Fort Thomas City Council to urge adoption of uniform landlord-tenant law. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau has expressed concern that the city of Fort Thomas is the only municipality in the county that has not adopted the Uniform […]