Kay (Fox) and Mike Murphy bequeath $50,000 for scholarships to Holmes High School, their beloved alma mater
Kay and Mike Murphy had a special love for Holmes High School. The two were very involved in school. Both…
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Prep Sports Notebook: Dixie Heights football team will have new head coach for the 2022 season
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Patrick Burke, the new head football coach at Dixie Heights, is a Northern Kentucky…
Holmes High’s Bulldog Peer Advocacy Leader (PAL) program trains students to mentor other students
The Holmes High School Bulldog Peer Advocacy Leader (PAL) program is an exciting new program created through a collaboration between…
Covington schools solar energy project with Performance Services results in terrific cost savings
Since completing its energy savings project three years ago, Covington Independent Public Schools has saved over $818,000 in utility costs….
Covington schools receive grants to help students navigate trauma caused by pandemic
At Holmes Middle School, one student said he could not concentrate while online, another worried that he would not pass…
Former Holmes football coach said news of Brandent Englemon’s sudden death was ‘heartbreaking’
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Brandent Englemon was a highly recruited college football prospect going into his senior season…
NKY students award thousands in grants to local nonprofits through Magnified Giving program
Students in the Northern Kentucky area granted over $13,000 to local nonprofits through the Magnified Giving program this past school…
Holmes High School seeking nominations for Hall of Distinction, OutstandingYoung Alumnus honors
Holmes High School has an outstanding history of students who have made significant differences in their communities and it recognizes…
Former wheelchair basketball player created sports club for disabled athletes to ‘pay it forward’
By Matthew Dietz NKyTribune sports reporter At the age of 19, six years after a disabling injury that confined him…
Students exercise with home workouts, try healthy recipes, thanks to USA Olympic athlete Lavetta Tevis
Lavetta Tevis, a USA Olympic athlete who brought weightlifting to afterschool programs in Covington schools, is focused on keeping kids…
Holmes students feel their friends’ pain and are collecting food to help them through Thanksgiving
Seventeen-year-old Gavriel Nulls knows classmates who are homeless. A mother with an infant has moved in with 17-year-old Kaylee McManama’s…
Holmes extends win streak to five behind powerful rushing attack; Holy Cross defense scores three TDs
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor Quietly but powerfully, Holmes has emerged as a contender for a Class 4A regional…
Covington schools save nearly $500,000 in energy costs over two years with solar panels
Covington Independent Public Schools has saved nearly $500,000 in energy costs since completing its energy savings project two years ago….
Annual drop-off event in Covington enables safe disposal of electronics, confidential documents
Don’t throw away your electronics – they’ll just spend years in landfills leaking toxic chemicals. And throwing confidential documents in…
Square1 names winners of High School Pitch online contest involving 30 regional schools; awards $4,000
Square1’s High School Pitch competition has named the winners of the contest that was moved online due to the pandemic….
Goodenough, Stubblefield selected for administrative positions in Erlanger-Elsmere Schools
The Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District has named Michael Goodenough the Director of District-Wide Programs and Stefanie Stubblefield the Instructional Coordinator–Technology,…
Latonia native, Holmes graduate Brian Neal named women’s basketball head coach at Wittenberg
NKyTribune staff Latonia native Brian Neal has been named the head coach of the Wittenberg University women’s basketball program. Neal,…
Joan Mitchell, educator, coach and tireless advocate for girls’ sports in Kentucky, has died
B. Joan Mitchell, 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 3rd, at home. Mitchell, a native of Shelbyville, graduated from Eastern…
Tony Magner, Angela Turnick appointed co-interim principals of Holmes High School
Tony Magner and Angela Turnick will begin their new jobs as co-interim principals of Holmes High School on Monday, November…
Two Newport teens indicted for Covington murder qualify as youthful offenders, will stand trial as adults
The Kenton County Grand Jury indicted two sixteen-year-old juveniles for the August shooting death of Ke’Ovion Markel Seay Tevis in…
Stan Steidel made important contributions to Kentucky high school athletics during his lifetime
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The sudden death of Stan Steidel on Monday will be sad news all across…
Happy days are here again for Holmes football program after winning first district title since 2010
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holmes football teams haven’t had much to celebrate since winning back-to-back district titles in…