Highland Heights, Kentucky

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• Growing district gets grant to add firefighter position
  

  COLD SPRING - The Central Campbell County Fire District will use a federal grant to hire a new firefighter who will help handle the growing population in Cold Spring, Highland Heights and Northern Kentucky ...

• PPD to begin central lab operations in Singapore
  

  PPD, a contract research organization, has announced that it plans to expand its global central lab services into Singapore in response to growing client demand in Southeast Asia.

• 'Big Stef' still spreading cheer
  

  NEWPORT - What started as a Campbell County sheriff's deputy dressed as Santa giving out quarters to senior citizens more than two decades ago has grown into a Christmas charity that helps hundreds of ...

• Courthouse loses cornerstone
  

  After working 52 years, serving five judges and training countless young lawyers on courtroom decorum, a Campbell County Courthouse institution is retiring.

• New Pool & Spa Safety Act Could Close Some Pools
  

  Your favorite community pool could be forced to close after a new federal law goes into effect on Friday.

• Construction boom expected to continue near NKU
  

  Construction is expected to start in 2009 on a new arena, planned shopping and residential developments around Northern Kentucky University.

• Chipotle, Panera coming to NKU area
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - A Chipotle and Panera Bread have committed to go into a development near Northern Kentucky University, the developer announced Tuesday night at a public meeting.

• He's last local Pearl Harbor survivor
  

  The nation was in the midst of the Great Depression, but a teenaged Alvis Kinney had no desire to follow his father into the eastern Kentucky coal mines to earn a living.

• Accident ties up I-471
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - The ramp from southbound Interstate 471 to Interstate 275 westbound is closed this morning after an accident, according to Campbell County emergency dispatchers.

• Property search goes on
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - City leaders hope to know in the next three months where the new city hall will go.

• Students attempt world record
  

  Grade school students in Campbell County Schools were busy building and tearing down pyramids of plastic cups as part of a world record attempt for the most people stacking at once Thursday, Nov.

• Shoebox drive has presents presence
  

  The Christmas spirit strikes early each year at the Alexandria Community Center as thousands of gift-wrapped shoeboxes are brought for children living in poverty around the world.

• Danny Lester Miller
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - Danny Lester Miller, 59, of Clifton, died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Christ Hospital, Mt.

• Gun fired in NKU dormitory
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- A gunshot was fired in a residence hall at Northern Kentucky University early yesterday, but no injuries were reported, officials said.

• Arrest in NKU shooting
  

  The gun fired in a Northern Kentucky University dorm room Wednesday morning is at the bottom of the Ohio River, police say, and the shooting suspect was charged Thursday with attempted murder and wanton ...

• Gunshot report in Ky. university dorm; no injuries
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Campus police at Northern Kentucky University say they are investigating a report that a single gunshot was fired in a residence hall.

• Fight, gunshot startle NKU
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - A gunshot early Wednesday morning caused some excitement on Northern Kentucky University's campus, but no injuries.

• Shot Fired At NKU
  

  Police are investigating a gunshot fired early Wednesday morning at Northern Kentucky Universitya s Callahan Residence Hall .

• NKU English professor dies
  

  HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - A popular Northern Kentucky University professor has died. Danny L. Miller, chairman of the English department since 2000, died Sunday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati after suffering a ...

City Description

Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census. Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University. Highland Heights is located at 39°2′24″N 84°27′21″W / 39.04, -84.45583 (39.040035, -84.455851). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,554 people, 2,688 households, and 1,524 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,881.9 people per square mile (1,114.8/km²). There were 2,787 housing units at an average density of 1,225.5/sq mi (474.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.53% White, 2.12% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 2,688 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9%

City Contained By:

• Campbell County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 5.95697265377 km squared

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