Where Geography Made the CallFalmouth didn’t become important because someone declared it so. It became important because of where it sat. By the early 1800s, the settlement that would become Falmouth occupied a rare geographic position at the confluence of […]
Milford Road is coming apart at the seams, literally. After weeks of rain and months of neglect, it is not just potholes we are dodging anymore. Several residents have reached out, and they are not exaggerating. Sections of the road […]
“The Crop That Built the County” For over 150 years, tobacco was the economic and cultural cornerstone of Pendleton County. From the early frontier days through New Deal farm policies and the 2004 federal buyout, tobacco defined life for farmers […]
How Pendleton County Mastered the Art of Paying Itself While Public Safety Waits Outside Let’s Talk MoneyPendleton County received $2.8 million in federal ARPA funds. That money was supposed to help the community recover from a crisis, protect essential workers, […]
If This Makes You Uncomfortable, You Might Be the Problem The Pledge We Proposed Yesterday, we proposed a simple pledge, one any serious candidate for public office should be happy to take: I pledge to serve with honesty and integrityI […]
A River That Once Worked There was a time when the river that runs through Pendleton County was more than just scenery. It was a resource, a living harvest. From the late 1800s through the early 1900s, the Licking River […]
Pendleton County, Kentucky Ordinance 1011.0: The Blueprint for Quiet Property Theft Let’s talk about Pendleton County’s “Nuisance Ordinance.”It’s dressed up like a community cleanliness policy, but when you cut past the boilerplate, it reads more like a land acquisition manual […]
Why Pendleton’s Future Rests on Industry and Unity Let’s be blunt. Pendleton County is not going to grow by accident. Not anymore. Not after decades of outmigration, closed storefronts, and big ideas that never quite made it off the drawing […]
Whispers of Retaliation, Tenant Threats, and a Challenge to Speak Up I am breaking from the election articles today because once again, something of import has been brought to my attention. One of the most despicable things I have heard […]
Before we delve into the candidates and how they’re shaping up, it’s a prudent time to talk about agenda. Elections always bring an opportunity for change. In recent years, Falmouth has started cleaning up. This article isn’t about praise or […]
