COVINGTON, Ky. - Happy New Year from the City of Covington.   Note that offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Friday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.*   May the coming year be full of peace, hope, joy, and good health.   ***   *Note, however, that operations at City Hall have been affected by the pandemic: The lobby remains closed to the public. ...

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.) COVINGTON, Ky. – When you make your New Year’s Resolutions this week, how about adding “I will take tangible steps to protect the air, earth, and waterways for my children and generations to come.”   How c...

State Rep. Buddy Wheatley, at far right, administers the oath of office to, from left, Commissioners Tim Downing and Ron Washington, Mayor Joe Meyer, and Commissioners Shannon Smith and Michelle Williams. But inauguration reception canceled by pandemic COVINGTON, Ky. – The “pomp” was non-existent. The “circumstance” was limited to the bare minimum required by law. Bu...

  COVINGTON, Ky. – Allow us to interrupt your list-making of New Year’s resolutions with this reminder:  Curbside collection of trash and recycling in Covington will follow the normal schedule this week except for Friday (New Year’s Day itself), which will be delayed until Saturday.   *** Meanwhile, for those pledging to be “greener” this year, a la mor...

Neighborhood signs and banners are an example of a small project that can be funded by the City of Covington’s Neighborhood Grant Program.  Up to $5,000 available for beautification projects  COVINGTON, Ky. – Applications for the City of Covington’s Neighborhood Grant Program are due by 4 p.m. Wednesday.   “We’ve been talking to a lot of groups and neig...

Agreement another step toward City managing MS4 permit governing water quality of rain runoff   COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has taken another significant step in its multi-year effort to take over management of storm water quality in the city.   At a specially called meeting Tuesday night, the Covington Board of Commissioners voted to terminate the City’s storm wat...

Up Over bar in MainStrasse Village is among the emergency grant recipients.  Covington, Kenton Co. partner to give pandemic-related grants  COVINGTON, Ky. – Thirteen Covington businesses will receive grants ranging from $11,200 to $50,000 to help them survive the pandemic, courtesy of an Emergency Business Assistance Program jointly funded by the City of Covington and the Kenton Co...

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Merry Christmas from the City of Covington. Offices at City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday but will reopen Monday at 8 a.m.* Stay healthy and safe. *** (*Note, however, that operations at City Hall have been affected by the pandemic: The lobby remains closed to the public.  Staff has been encouraged to limit face-to-face meetings and instead do business via...

The building that will serve as the new home for Public Works is, for now, a wide-open space. City hires architect to turn 68K square feet into functional space COVINGTON, Ky. – The planned new home for Covington’s Public Works Department – for the time being – looks like a concrete slab with metal walls and roof.   To turn the 68,000-plus-square-foot building into eff...