Moody’s upgrades Covington for 2nd time in two years
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This release has been edited to add a link to the official credit opinion, which was distributed May 14.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - Moody’s Investors Service today upgraded the City of Covington’s credit rating for the second time in two years and also gave the City a “positive outlook” goin...
COVINGTON, Ky. - It’s a sign of a pretty cool town when - even during a pandemic when everything is pretty much shut down and we’re all being told to stay #HealthyatHome - that it’s possible to put together a half-way decent weekend narrative events calendar.
(That’s our story, as they say, and we’re not wavering from it ...)
Anyway, #LoveTheCov
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Poor response will cost taxpayers millions of dollars
COVINGTON, Ky. - Two weeks into the 2020 Census count, Covington citizens’ response rate is lagging significantly behind that of other Northern Kentucky cities.
If more citizens don’t take the few minutes necessary to fill out the form - which can be done online for the first time ever - Covington could stand to lose m...
Lien waivers, foreclosures among strategies to fix up neighborhoods
COVINGTON, Ky. - Neighbors know them well.
Strung around the city, they're the houses that have sat vacant for years - essentially abandoned, seemingly forgotten and often slowly deteriorating - a source of frustration for not only those who live near them but also City Hall, the legal system, and sometimes even thos...
The Fourth Street bridge into Newport is closed to vehicles for the time being.
State eyes options after inspection reveals deteriorated steel support
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Licking River bridge that connects Covington and Newport at Fourth Street is closed to vehicles for the time being after a state inspection team found deterioration in a “primary load-carrying member.”
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Covington’s employer contribution rates toward the pensions of its public employees have been increasing 12 percent year over year due to a state mandate.
Sen. McDaniel’s ‘freeze’ saves Covington taxpayers $1MM
COVINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently signed into law two pieces of legislation that will throw the City of Covington a $1 million lifeline in...
Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 04-14-20
2K hires needed nationwide; Webinar on Tuesday in Covington
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s largest employer - Fidelity Investments - is hiring about 2,000 people at its locations around the United States, including at its massive complex off Ky. 16 in Covington.
The company made the announcement earlier today and scheduled a “Covington Webinar” - i.e. a “virtua...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Yes, we know what it looks like, but it’s actually hand sanitizer made by the Faber Distilling Co. of Pennsylvania, using a recipe approved by the World Health Organization. (And the bottles? Try tracking down generic plastic bottles these days, the distiller says.)
Latonia Liquors and Liquor Express purchased and donated two CASES of the hand sanitizer to Covington ...