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Florence director Eric Hall retires after 27 years of service

Eric Hall, who oversees 74 employees and an approximately $30 million budget as Florence's public services director, will retire at the end of October after 27 years with the city.

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Local Government

President Donald Trump rallies at NKU Saturday ahead of Kentucky midterm races

President Trump will hold a midterm rally at NKU's Truist Arena in Highland Heights on Saturday, Oct. 17, with the Barr-Booker Senate race and the Gallrein-Strange 4th District contest on the line for Boone County voters.

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Donald Trump speaking at an immigration policy speech in Phoenix, Arizona.
Two-story mall interior with mostly empty storefronts and a skylight atrium.

Local Government

Florence code board hears 92 cases including mall citations

Florence's Code Enforcement Board takes up 92 cases on Sept. 2, including three property-maintenance citations against Florence Mall Realty, occupational license violations for major retailers, and a contested zoning case involving the Florence Lions Club.

Local Government

Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2

A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.

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