Fort Thomas community embraces new Highlands football head coach with impressive turnout Sunday
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor Eddie James is keenly aware of the championship tradition associated with Highlands football. After…
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Highlands High School hires Franklin County mentor Eddie James as next football head coach
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor Eddie James, who guided Franklin County to the Class 4A state finals this season,…
Fort Thomas native John Schlarman nominated posthumously for 2020 Broyles Award
By Susan Lax University of Kentucky Former University of Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman is among the 56 nominees…
Highlands athletic director thanks Weinrich for ‘steadfast commitment’ and dedication to program
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor Highlands High School athletic director Wes Caldwell issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the…
Weinrich out as football head coach at Highlands; posted 51-36 record in seven seasons
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor After compiling a 51-36 record in seven seasons, Brian Weinrich is out as the…
Former Highlands football star, UK assistant John Schlarman dead at age 45 after battle with cancer
By Susan Lax University of Kentucky John Schlarman, a native of Fort Thomas and an assistant coach for the University…
NKU men sign Highlands standout Vinson, Bowling Green star Mason; Norse women add four recruits
NKyTribune staff Highlands High School standout Sam Vinson signed a national letter of intent with Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday….
Prep Sports Notebook: Future of fall sports will be decided by KHSAA Board of Control on Thursday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first day of full-fledged practice for Kentucky high school fall sports is set…
Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs team winners of business-pitch competition include NKY students
The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs (GSE) hit the high point of its three-week program Aug. 1 with its annual professional…
Voices from the Classroom: Members of the Class of 2020 get a chance to have their say; they speak out
By Amanda Klare Beechwood Elementary School Since March, we have seen our local schools and communities rally around the Class…
Three-time cancer survivor, Ft. Thomas native McKenzie Hicks now helps patients battle COVID-19
By Matt Schabert Morehead State University Morehead State soccer alum McKenzie Hicks is used to battles. On the field and…
Fort Thomas mourns loss of two students killed, two injured in car crash on Rt. 8 early Tuesday morning
Two Highlands High School students died in a car accident shortly after 1 a.m. on April 28 in Fort Thomas….
Louisville standouts Jazmine Jones, Kylee Shook selected in WNBA Draft by New York Liberty
University of Louisville women’s basketball standouts Jazmine Jones and Kylee Shook were selected in back-to-back picks by the New York…
Former Highlands stars Dougherty, Bunning lead Lindsey Wilson (6-0) against Thomas More this Saturday
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Saturday will be an afternoon of homecomings when Thomas More plays host to unbeaten and…
Six students from Fort Thomas schools earn FCCLA honors in national competition at conference
Six students from the Fort Thomas Independent Schools earned distinguished recognition at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America…
Highlands student Maria Broering earns perfect score on ACT, ‘pushes herself to do her best’
Highlands High School rising senior Maria Broering earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test. Maria took the…
Rolling Thunder to remember, lay a wreath honoring Fort Thomas Vietnam War MIA, Captain Joseph Ross
On Saturday, August 3, Rolling Thunder KY 5 will hold a remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony at the POW-MIA memorial, 8028…
CAST’s Spring Awakening show to be followed by talkback sessions with Lindner Center of HOPE
When the curtains close on Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre’s (CAST’s) upcoming Spring Awakening production, the show’s participants and audience will…
Kentucky Sports Radio to host live tribute show honoring Jared Lorenzen tomorrow at Highlands
Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio is hosting a live radio tribute show to honor Highlands alum (1999), Jared Lorenzen….
Sports community saddened by the loss of former Highlands, UK quarterback Jared Lorenzen
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter When word got out that Jared Lorenzen passed away on Wednesday, John Messmer got…
Former Highlands, UK quarterback Jared Lorenzen hospitalized with serious medical issues
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Jared Lorenzen, a record-setting quarterback for Highlands High School and the University of Kentucky,…
Highlands High School junior Zoe Poff earns perfect score of 36 on ACT test; she ‘challenges herself’
Highlands High School junior Zoe Poff earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test. Nationally, only about one-tenth…