Campbell County Recorder 01/10/19

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CAMPBELL COUNTY RECORDER

Your Community Recorder newspaper serving all of Campbell County

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 ❚ BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS ❚ PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK

Popular dining spot closes at Newport on the Levee Sheila Vilvens Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A January 2009 view of the exterior of Bobby Mackey's in Wilder, opened in 1978 inside the same building as the former Latin Quarter casino. FILE

40 YEARS OF BOBBY MACKEY’S: ‘Come for the ghosts, stay for the music’

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Newport on the Levee begins the New Year minus a popular food destination. Mitchell’s Fish Market is permanently closed, according to a notice posted on its door. The restaurant location is no longer listed on the corporate website. Representatives for Mitchell’s did not immediately respond for comment. In DecemWhat do you want to ber 2017, replace Mitchell’s? Mitchell’s Page 2A. Fish Market at Newport on the Levee was forced to close for a weekend due to numerous health code violations. The Northern Kentucky Health Department did not have anything to do with this closure, according to Steve Divine, environmental health and safety division director. On its Facebook page, Newport on the Levee thanked Mitchell’s for “17 great years.” “Here at the Levee, we’re actively working on exciting new concepts as we reimagine our future, which we will be announcing over the coming months,” Newport on the Levee posted. “Until then, we’d love to hear what YOU, our guests, would love to have at the Levee and in Mitchell’s restaurant space. Share your ideas with us, and the person with the best idea gets the chance to sit down and meet with our design team!”

Sarah Horne The Enquirer

he mysterious show Paranormal Lockdown came to investigate Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder, Kentucky for hidden haunts inside the music entertainment business. ❚ The show aired while the country music “Honky-Tonk” celebrates 40 years of entertainment.❚ Viewers can see paranormal investigators

Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman confine themselves inside the nightclub for 72 hours while they search for any evidence of paranormal activity. The show initally aired on Dec. 11, 2-18

Mitchell's Fish Market in Newport on the Levee FOX19

at 9 p.m.in season 3 of Destination America. While looking around Bobby Mackey’s business, they explored a potential “Portal to Hell.” Later in the season, they will go to the Monroe House in Hartford City, Indiana where they uncovered skeletal remains in a previous season. Bobby Mackey, who owns the business, has not experienced the haunts personally, but over time has grown more used to people investigating the paranormal allegations. On its website, the establishment is called the “Most Haunted Nightclub in America.” Originally, Mackey opened the business 40 years ago in 1978 with music on his mind. He had worked on a farm then on a railroad before going into music and starting his own business. While his passion for guitar and music was what started his business, he soon learned of the para-

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normal stories surrounding his newly purchased property. “It’s always been about the music for me,” Mackey said. While preparing to open the business, a boy came and helped Mackey with painting and carpenter work and would talk about paranormal things, Mackey said. Since then, Mackey has learned more about the suspicion of spirits that surrounds his business. “At first, I didn’t like it. I was afraid it would make people run away from the business and music, but instead it has brought interested people here,” Mackey said. In the basement of the nightclub, there are a vaSee MACKEY’S, Page 1A

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