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‘Brings back a thousand memories’

Thousands worked at soon-to-be-demolished IRS center   COVINGTON, Ky. - A single photograph shared by City Hall this week from inside the soon-to-be-demolished IRS processing center triggered memories for Covingtonians who used to work at the massive facility:   ... “I met a lot of good people there. Good times.”   ... “Brings back a thousand memo...

$2.5MM digital divide project full speed ahead

Free computer signup under way; City seeking Wi-Fi spots   COVINGTON, Ky. - A few weeks in, and “Covington Connect” is surging forward.   Families of Covington schoolchildren who need a computer can now register to get a free one, thanks to the $2.5 million initiative whose goal is to destroy the digital divide in Northern Kentucky’s largest city.   The City and si...

It’s final: City gains control of IRS site

  Millions of federal tax returns were processed over the last 52 years within the cavernous IRS facility on Fourth Street. With the center shut down, the City now owns the building and 23-acre site.   With purchase final, demolition of cavernous building up next  COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington took possession of the 23-acre IRS site today, officially closing t...
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