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Kentucky College Offering Evening CDL Classes to Meet Demand
Gateway Community & Technical College to Hold Four-Week Training for CDL Class A License Starting in August. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. Kentucky’s Gateway Community & Technical College is offering its first commercial driver license evening classes to help meet demand for new truck drivers in the state.
Perfetti Van Melle unveils giant 3-D Airheads sign at Erlanger plant
Did you know Northern Kentucky is the birthplace of Airheads?. Steve Bruner created the popular bar-like candy at Perfetti Van Melle’s Erlanger plant in 1985. The candy has grown to become a staple of modern candy culture around the world. Today, Perfetti Van Melle produces 6.5 million Airheads bars...
Elsmere repeals negotiations with Flagship Communities REIT
Elsmere City Council called a special meeting last week to repeal a municipal order passed last year concerning negotiations with Flagship Communities REIT. The order authorized the city to acquire 18 acres of Heartland Pointe, a real estate property owned by Flagship Communities REIT at 1630 Garvey Ave., with the aim of constructing a public works facility and a public park at the location. The council approved the order’s repeal with no further comment.
New pilot program will give kids something fun to do this summer
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - The Center for Great Neighborhoods is launching its new pilot program, "Covington Sparks" on July 6. It's for students in Covington to have a safe and fun place to be at this summer. It will be held at Sixth District Elementary School every Saturday from June 6 to August 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Covington residents: find out when you need to move your car for summer street sweeping
The City of Covington’s Public Works Department will start its annual summer sweeping of residential streets on Monday, July 8. Residents must move their cars — to the other side of the street, into their driveways or around the block — so the street sweeper can operate.
Lucky Kentucky bar chosen for exclusive preview of new Zach Bryan album
COVINGTON, Ky. — Country artist Zach Bryan recently announced the release of his new album, “The Great American Bar Scene.” In a unique approach to share his music with fans, the star decided to preview his songs at 23 bars across the country. Among the selected venues was one lucky bar in Kentucky.
Kenton County Parks & Recreation to debut new event, Get WILD about Nature!
Get WILD about Nature! is a brand new event, hosted in collaboration with the Kenton County Public Library, coming to Pioneer Park on Sat., July 20. From 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., participants are encouraged to bring their sense of wonder about nature and explore wildlife and the world around us. Learn about the natural world through hands-on activities, story time and a related craft or activity.
NKY family ‘devastated’ after father’s accused killer tries to withdraw guilty plea
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A Northern Kentucky man, who was supposed to be sentenced on Monday for a 2006 murder, is wanting out of the guilty plea he made in January. Timothy Delehanty confessed to killing Paul Clayton in 2006 to detectives from the Elsmere Police Department. He later pleaded guilty to his death in Kenton County court.
Navy sailor from Ky. who died at Pearl Harbor has remains ID’d
A US Navy sailor from Kentucky, who died during the Pearl Harbor attack and whose remains went unidentified for decades, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, next month. According to the Navy, Seaman 2nd Class Joseph Morris Robertson, who was born in Paragould, Arkansas, and native to Covington, Ky., died […] The post Navy sailor from Ky. who died at Pearl Harbor has remains ID’d appeared first on Jessamine Journal.
New ArtsWave hire to lead creative placemaking efforts in NKY
A multidisciplinary artist and nonprofit program leader with a lifelong connection to the Bluegrass State will serve as the first director of Northern Kentucky creative placemaking for ArtsWave. On Monday, ArtsWave and meetNKY – the Northern Kentucky visitors bureau – announced the appointment of Rachael Parker to the new position....
Publix just confirmed its third Northern Kentucky store. It's likely eyeing at least 4
Publix Super Markets announced another store opening in Northern Kentucky, this time in at a roughly 20-acre development in Independence. It's the third store the trendy Florida-based company has confirmed in Northern Kentucky – one each in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties. The Enquirer reported in June the company purchased land for...
Crash with injuries reported on Burlington Pike in Florence
FLORENCE, Ky. — A crash with injuries has been reported on Burlington Pike at Mall Road in Florence, Kentucky. The severity of injuries has not been confirmed. At least two people have been reported as injured. Boone County police and fire responders have been sent to the scene. For...
Florence native Denigan sent off with bash before heading to Team USA training
FLORENCE, Ky. — Walton, Kentucky's Mariah Denigan received quite the homecoming Monday evening at the Florence Aquatics Center. The Northern Kentucky swim league is sending one of their own to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The city of Florence officially recognized July 1 as Mariah Denigan Day ahead of her...
Greater Cincinnati book store holding 'blowout' sale prior to its closing
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A Greater Cincinnati book store is holding a large sale prior to its closing. The Half Price Books location in Northgate, located on Colerain Avenue, will close its doors on July 7. The store's lease was up and an agreement could not be reached on a new deal, according to the corporate office. It opened in 2003.
Recovering alcoholic built Kentucky’s largest substance-use treatment provider, which has 1,800 beds and 1,350 employees
LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president...
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