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Keeping Covington beautiful

The Great American Cleanup annually attracts hundreds of volunteers. (Photo from Keep Covington Beautiful)   With Saturday’s Cleanup delayed, organizers create alternatives    COVINGTON, Ky. - The “official” Great American Cleanup scheduled for Saturday is postponed this year ... but organizers are creating ways to honor the spirit of the day.   ...

Blair Technology Group hiring

Blair Technology Group in Latonia is looking to hire 30-40 people, including computer technicians. (Photo provided) Covington firm is nation's No. 1 refurbisher of Microsoft products  COVINGTON, Ky. - In a time when many companies are contracting, Blair Technology Group is hiring.   The Covington-based company - which is the nation's No. 1 authorized refurbisher of Microsoft products - i...

Trash contract becomes $8MM project

The aging garbage transfer station on Boron Drive in Latonia would be replaced under an agreement being considered by the Covington Board of Commissioners tonight. Proposal: 50 jobs, new transfer station, sale of Public Works site  COVINGTON, Ky. - What began as a routine process to issue a new trash collection contract has turned into a major economic development proposal in Covington that ...

City gives businesses rent/mortgage $$$

Yankee Doodle Deli owner Marilyn Baker said the City’s application for emergency rent/mortgage business assistance was easy to fill out. (Photo provided) Job-protection program: 8 approved, more on way  COVINGTON, Ky. - An emergency program to help small businesses in Covington pay rent or mortgages during the COVID-19 pandemic has already approved eight applications, with 18 more...

COVID-19 can’t stop police training

Covington Police Department Lt. Matt Winship, standing, talks to Covington’s new recruits about ways to keep safe. While awaiting academy, recruits attend ‘school’ in-house  COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s Police Department has eight recruits awaiting the reopening of the state-run training academy, but rather than let them sit idle, the department has created its own ram...

4th St. bridge reopens with restrictions

The reopened Fourth Street bridge, as seen from the Newport approach with the lane restrictions in place and the new weight limit sign (Photo provided by KYTC).  Lanes reduced, lower weight limit in place until repair is made  COVINGTON, Ky. - The Licking River bridge that carries almost 14,000 vehicles a day between Covington and Newport at Fourth Street is back open ... but with fewer...

City credit rating boosted to A1

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...

Bingo, books & BCM

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   B...

Covington lagging in Census returns

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...
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