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Fort Wright, KY (July 3, 2024) - The City of Fort Wright is pleased to announce the creation of a new Police Detective position within the Fort Wright Police Department. It is our intention to fill the position internally via a selection process that allows for the promotion of one of our existing skilled and experienced Police Offic...

Fort Wright, KY (June 14, 2024) - The City of Fort Wright is excited to announce several promotions within the Fort Wright Police Department.  Effective June 14th, Captain Jonathan Colwell will assume the role of Chief of Police replacing Chief Ed Butler who was recently hired as the Director of Security for Thomas More University. In...

Amsterdam Road - Temporary Closure/Detour Notice Please be advised that on Tuesday, June 4th, Duke Energy will be performing work on their infrastructure on Amsterdam Road between Redwood Drive and Fort Henry Drive. As a result of this work, Amsterdam Road will be closed between these two intersections.  Work will begin around 9:00 AM an...

Earn Green, Keep Kenton County Clean The Kenton County Trash for Cash Program   Utilizing the Kentucky Division of Waste Management, Litter Abatement Grant Money, the Kenton County Solid Waste Division will pay approved 501(c)3 organizations $100 per mile (both sides of road) to pick up trash off of approved roadways within Kenton Cou...

Panhandling and Alternative "Giving" Option through Kenton County   Fort Wright, KY (May 22, 2024) – The City of Fort Wright has received numerous complaints concerning panhandling that is occurring in the vicinity of the I-75 and I-275 Interstate ingress/egress ramps. The nature of the complaints are varied and rang...

Shop Fort Wright Friday, May 17th Saturday, May 18th 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Please - No Early Birds!         Friday, May 17th:  9 Augusta Avenue 39 Augusta Avenue 1604 Cumberland Avenue 441 Fort Henry Drive 511 Knob Hill Court 200 ...

City of Fort Wright Community Yard Sale Friday, May 17th, 2024 and/or Saturday, May 18th, 2024   8:00 AM to 2:00 PM  (Please No Early Birds)     How to Participate: Register for the event by printing and completing the Community Yard Sale Permit and emailing it to [email protected]&nb...

Fort Wright Garden Club Plant Swap & Sale   Friday, May 17th Saturday, May 18th   Bring swaps on Friday, May 17th, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM OR Saturday, May 18th, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM The Plant Swap and Sale is back! Divide your perennials and bring them to swap or stop by to purchase some beautiful plans that hav...

Please Sign Up for Emergency Notifications! Kenton County has implemented a CodeRED system, which is a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Emergency Communications Network.  All residents are encouraged to visit the following site to enroll and provide essential contact information - including cell phone numbers, text a...

Fort Wright Spring Community Clean Up Day Saturday, April 20th - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Join your friends and neighbors to help spring clean our community! Meet at City Hall at 9:00 AM and receive your trash bags. We will distribute a list of areas in the City that need to have litter picked up before ...