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New City e-blast ‘a want ad’ for commercial properties

COVINGTON, Ky. - In one group are businesses looking to move to Covington or expand here. In the other group are owners of property or buildings in the City that are available, or could be.   Wanting to play matchmaker between the two, City Hall is resurrecting a bi-weekly “Real Esta...

Reminder: Property tax deadline Monday

COVINGTON, Ky. - Property tax payments in the City of Covington are due by end of the day Monday.   That day - Oct. 15 - is also the last day that City Hall will open earlier and close later as a convenience for taxpayers.   The Finance Customer Service walk-in window - located just inside...

Trick or treat hours carved in stone

COVINGTON, Ky. - Trick or treat hours have been officially set in the City of Covington: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 31 (it’s a Wednesday this year).   (Yes, we know that Halloween is still about three weeks’ away, but we’re already receiving inquiries at City Hall, so we decided t...

Big trucks, trees & cornhole

COVINGTON, Ky. - We tried to find a theme for a weekend that features a cornhole tournament ... a tree planting ... a scary movie in a cemetery ... a huge show-and-tell event for public works and public safety trucks ... roller derby ... a candidates' forum ... a Masquerade pub crawl ... and a stage...

Tree-planting event Saturday in desperate need

Volunteers planted almost 50 trees along sidewalks in the Austinburg neighborhood in April. Now it's Latonia's turn. COVINGTON, Ky. - A dozen reasons to help plant streetscape trees in Latonia on Saturday:  You like to dig in dirt.  You need exercise.  Moonrise doughn...

Improving downtown’s look, feel & function

A collaborative effort is creating new public design standards for Madison Avenue and areas across downtown Covington. COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington City Commission tonight authorized staff to “prepare applicable legislation to effectuate the adoption of the proposed downtown streetscape and ...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 10/9/18

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 10/9/18

‘Touch a Truck’ showcases safety, service vehicles

COVINGTON, Ky. - There’s an obvious reason that the City of Covington’s “Touch a Truck” open house is being held on the vast parking lot of the Latonia Shopping Center.   Few other places in the City - if any - would be large enough.   The event, to be held from 11 ...

N. Ky. dodged a (Civil War-era) bullet

Diagrams of the two Civil War-era batteries drawn by Major James H. Simpson, of the U.S. Engineers, in November 1862. *** (EDITOR’S NOTE: Brief news reports recently announced that two Civil War-era fortification sites in Devou Park had been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ...
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