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Trash Amnesty Week: Your green stickers no good here

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington residents who need to throw away bulk trash items or extra yard waste from the spring cleanup around their houses should take advantage of Trash Amnesty Week.   This coming week - April 23-27 - the City is relaxing garbage restrictions to celebrate the upcoming Great American Cleanup Day and to help residents get rid of leaves and other yard waste accumula...

Latonia Avenue reconstruction to begin week of April 30

COVINGTON, Ky. - The teeth-rattling drive on Latonia Avenue is about to get better.   Weather permitting, the long-awaited second phase of the reconstruction of the heavily traveled city street will kick off the week beginning April 30, Covington’s Public Works Department announced today. The $631,000 project should be finished by Oct. 30.   “This is a big deal, a b...

Covington’s new neighborhood services director to bring cohesion

COVINGTON, Ky. – A recently hired member of the City of Covington’s management team arrived today to oversee a new department that will pull together programs that help citizens in neighborhoods create better surroundings for themselves. Ken Smith, the City’s new neighborhood services director, will oversee a variety of related services and functions, namely code enforcement; hou...

Suspension Bridge work to start Wednesday, should open by May 1

COVINGTON, Ky. - Barring complications, the Roebling Suspension Bridge will reopen to both motorists and pedestrians traveling between Covington and Cincinnati by May 1.   Emergency work to repair a vertical column damaged in a car accident last month is scheduled to begin Wednesday, officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Northern Kentucky office announced this morning. &n...

Covington swears in new police officer

COVINGTON, Ky. – The Covington Police Department gained a new patrol officer today. Eric Lomax, who has previously served for three years with the Lexington Police Department, was sworn in today by Mayor Joe Meyer during a ceremony at City Hall. Residents will start seeing Lomax almost immediately, Covington Police Chief Rob Nader said. “We are excited that Eric has joined our team,&rd...

Covington Parks & Recreation Newsletter April 2018

Below are Covington Parks & Recreation Department events and programs. For additional information click on "Learn More" or contact the Parks & Recreation Department at recreation@covingtonky.gov or 859-292-2151.   Covington Parks and Recreation News Scavenger Hunt has been RESCHEDULED. Due to flooding and potentially unsafe trail conditions along the Lickin...

Covington pruning trees in Eastside, Austinburg

COVINGTON, Ky. - Saw-wielding workers from Covington's Urban Forestry Division are currently pruning trees in the Eastside and Austinburg neighborhoods. Residents should be mindful of temporary parking restrictions as the crews go about their work - the third phase of a nearly four-year cycle to improve the health and safety of over 4,000 trees on the City's streetscapes and in its parks. The ...

Covington caterer The Delish Dish wins Ky. small-business award

A Covington caterer whose goal is "awakening taste buds to the cuisines of the world -- one bite, one meal, one event at a time" has won a coveted award for small businesses. The Delish Dish – run by chef Mavis Linnemann-Clark – has been named the 2018 Kentucky Woman Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. She will receive her award during a ceremony...
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