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Entries for August 2020

Humor at your desk

Your day need a jump-start with laughter? Here’s a screen shot from a “Laughter Yoga” session sponsored by Covington Parks & Recreation earlier this year. Weekly ‘Laughter Yoga’ among new programming from CovParks  COVINGTON, Ky. - Is your daily schedule &ldqu...

For 27th time in 28 years, Covington earns top certificate for financial reporting

COVINGTON, Ky. - When investors, creditors, bankers, and leaders want to get a thorough look at a City’s finances, they look to its “caffer.”   The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, or CAFR, is an extremely detailed book that - in the words of those who compile it - &ldqu...

Bami Goreng & Vinyasa Flow

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Yeah, this was supposed to be published Thursday night. Logistical problems, y’all.)   COVINGTON, Ky. - This weekend is a paean to Covington’s small businesses and to being a good citizen:   First, a deli celebrates its one-year anniversary, an indie books...

Covington firefighters in Texas with Laura

4 from City on 85-member hurricane response team   COVINGTON, Ky. - Four Covington firefighters were due to arrive in Texas this afternoon to help conduct search-and-rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm being billed as one of the strongest to ever hit the Unite...

Internet project seeks donations

A family picked up their free computer during an earlier event in Houston in which Comp-U-Dopt was involved. (Photo from Comp-U-Dopt) ‘Today’-famous Houston group raising $$ for Covington Connect  COVINGTON, Ky. - As featured on the “Today” show this morning (see ...

Finance window closed until Monday

COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington Finance Department’s “front” window - where the public pays bills in person - is closed until Monday.   People can still pay bills online, through a user-friendly taxpayer portal, accessed directly HERE... by phone at (859...

Property tax timeline delayed by 2 weeks

Pandemic continues to cause disruption   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington property owners will have two additional weeks to pay their property tax bills this year, thanks to COVID-19.   The City’s Finance Department will mail bills Oct. 1, and payment is due by Oct. 31. In typical years, t...

E-waste & confidential documents

Volunteers prepare to recycle electronics and paper documents at the 2019 Electronic Recycling and Paper Shredding Drop-Off Day. The event saved almost 10 tons of e-waste and paper from going into landfills. Annual drop-off event Saturday enables safe disposal  COVINGTON, Ky. - Don’t thro...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 08-25-20

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 08-25-20
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