Fort Thomas News

FORT THOMAS - Residents worked late the past three nights preparing a 100-year-old home in Fort Thomas' Tower Park for its new life as a history museum.

Samuel Bigstaff, who successfully developed subdivisions in northern Campbell County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, had observed the popularity of the Avenel Resort Hotel in the District of the Highlands and concluded that the region could support a second resort hotel.

Northern Kentucky will play host to several diverse events celebrating the nation's 233rd birthday Saturday, July 4. From Fort Thomas' "4th at the Fort" event to Florence's Car Cruise-In, NorthernKentucky will have a wide variety of events for people of all interests and ages.

The Blue Marble, a children's bookstore located in Ft. Thomas, Ky., in the Greater Cincinnati metro area, celebrated its 30th anniversary with an in-store celebration Saturday, June 20 that brought in 150200 customers.

Even though incentive-laden legislation included tax breaks for Newport on the Levee and the Kentucky Speedway, most Northern Kentucky House members voted against the bill in the General Assembly special session that ended last week.

FORT THOMAS - A Fort Thomas realtor is spearheading a relief drive to help flooding victims in her native eastern Kentucky community.

The large nightclub Guys 'n' Dolls that shined along U.S. 27 in the 1960s and 1970s will turn its limelight on again when it reopens July 25.

WILDER -- Campbell Circuit Clerk Taunya Nolan Jack is holding a meet-and-greet event from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Longneck's Sports Grill, 1109 Town Drive in Wilder across from the Great Escape Cinema.

Just two days into the General Assembly special session, the arm-twisting has begun.

FORT THOMAS - A strings program that began in Fort Thomas' elementary schools will make its debut at Highlands Middle School this fall.

COVINGTON - The former Campbell County Democratic Party chairman pleaded guilty Tuesday of receiving child pornography on his computer.

A Fort Thomas man who described himself as a political consultant has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography.

A self-described political consultant in Ft. Thomas, Ky., will receive at least five years in prison after he pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.

Newsweek magazine has released its annual listing of the 1,500 best public high schools in the nation, recognizing several Northern Kentucky schools.

NEWPORT - Jesse Turner Jr., 66, died Tuesday, June 9, at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas.

FORT THOMAS - The City of Fort Thomas will have a new coffee shop and restaurant opening in a prominent place at the center of town.

FORT THOMAS - A Northern Kentucky lawmaker has asked a Campbell County court to determine if legislation allowing video casino gambling is legal under the state's constitution.

FORT THOMAS - While Fort Thomas police refuse to release the investigative file on the killing of Robert McCafferty, they plan to display evidence used to convict his wife of the killing.

Ten teachers and all five schools in the Fort Thomas Independent School District will enjoy more than $51,000 in additional funds this year donated by the Fort Thomas Foundation's teacher grant program to purchase new technology and supplies.

The cast rocks the stage at Highlands High School during a rehearsal for the Fort Thomas Community Theatre's first production, "The Wedding Singer." The Fort Thomas Community Theatre - " the newest community theater group in Northern Kentucky -- will present "The Wedding Singer" in five performances next week.