Villa Hills woman appears on Jeopardy!

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 4:35pm

VILLA HILLS, KY (FOX19)- A Villa Hills woman appeared on Jeopardy! on Wednesday, June 12.

Erin Murphy is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a BSN in Nursing and works at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

She enjoys reading and crafting and says being on Jeopardy! has been a lifelong dream of hers.

Back in October 2012, Murphy took an online test leading to an interview in December. She was then selected to be on the show, which was recorded in February 2013.

The nurse finished third and went home with $1,000.

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Free GED testing offered for KY residents

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 10:42am

Free GED testing offered for KY residents

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)- The Kentucky Adult Education Department is offering free GED testing to Kentuckians at adult education centers statewide through July 31.

The GED test provides adults who did not finish high school with the opportunity to certify their attainment of high school-level academic knowledge and skills. Normally, the entire GED test taken the conventional way on paper costs the test taker $60; the fee for taking the entire computer-based GED test is $120, a cost set by the national GED Testing Service. Free GEDclasses are available through local adult education programs in all 120 Kentucky counties.

"It's particularly important for those without a high school diploma to pass all five parts of the GE test this year, because the GE test will change January 1, 2014," said Peg Russell, director of adult education for Gateway Community and Technical College, which manages adult education centers in Boone, Grant, Kenton, and Owen counties.

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FOX19 Investigates: Covington building rented by IRS could've been purchased by now

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 10:18am

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)- The federal government has spent tens of millions of dollars over the past 20 years renting a massive building in downtown Covington that, Kenton County records show, would've been cheaper to have purchased.

Documents from the General Services Administration, the agency that finds properties for federal agencies, indicate that the Internal Revenue Service has occupied much of the Gateway Center in Covington since 1993. Over the last ten years, FOX19 has confirmed, Uncle Sam has spent $70 million leasing space in a complex that is valued at $48 million.

The federal government is in the process of negotiating another 10 year lease at the Gateway Center. But the price will likely rise to $9 million per year. From 2002 to now, it's been about $7 million a year.

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GED Tests Free at Gateway July 31

Submitted by Gateway Community and Technical College

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 10:08am

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) — The Kentucky Adult Education Department is offering free GED® testing to Kentuckians at adult education centers statewide through July 31.

The GED® test provides adults who did not finish high school with the opportunity to certify their attainment of high school-level academic knowledge and skills. Normally, the entire GED® test taken the conventional way on paper costs the test taker $60; the fee for taking the entire computer-based GED® test is $120, a cost set by the national GED Testing Service. Free GED® classes are available through local adult education programs in all 120 Kentucky counties.

“It’s particularly important for those without a high school diploma to pass all five parts of the GED® test this year, because the GED® test will change January 1, 2014,” said Peg Russell, director of adult education for Gateway Community and Technical College, which manages adult education centers in Boone, Grant, Kenton, and Owen counties.

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Job fair being held Wednesday in Covington

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 6:20am

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)- Companies from throughout the tri-state area will
be looking to fill more than 3,500 job openings during a career fair
at the Radisson Hotel in Covington.

The event is Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There are openings
in various sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, sales, and customer
service among others. There will also be a free career workshop where
candidates at all career levels can receive expert advice on how to interview,
following up, and how to secure a job.

Companies participating in the career fair include:

Aflac

Brown Mackie College

FedEx

Prudential

Time Warner Cable

And many others

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Grand opening planned for new emergency communications center

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 1:34pm

Grand opening planned for new emergency communications center

INDEPENDENCE, KY (FOX19) - The Kenton County Fiscal Court has announced plans for an official grand opening for the Emergency Communications Center in Independence.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony on Friday, June 28 from noon - 1:30pm.

The Kenton County Emergency Communications Center is located in the at 11777 Madison Pike.

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Gateway to Dedicate Bank of Kentucky Classroom and Training Center Thursday

Submitted by Gateway Community and Technical College

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 11:26am

FLORENCE, KY (FOX19) – Gateway Community and Technical College will formally dedicate an existing instructional facility at it Boone Campus as The Bank of Kentucky Classroom and Training Center Thursday at 10 a.m. at the campus at 500 Technology Way, Florence.

Gateway is naming the building in honor of The Bank of Kentucky, Inc., in appreciation for a $1 million investment by the bank in Gateway’s developing Urban Campus. The investment was made public in December. The naming ceremony was scheduled for June to allow time to create signage in the bank’s honor on the building.

When the Bank of Kentucky gift was originally announced, Ed Hughes, Gateway president and CEO, explained that Gateway would put the Bank of Kentucky name on the Boone Campus building this spring and also recognize the bank later on by naming an appropriate interior space in the bank’s honor at the Urban Campus.

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