In 2017, Renaissance Covington was named the best in the country for creative place-making. Today, City officials praised the work of its departing director, Katie Meyer (at left in the line of people, holding the plaque), and said they hoped her replacement builds on Meyer’s work.
City praises departing director Meyer
COVINGTON, Ky. - If you’ve been downtown over the last few y...
COVINGTON, Ky. - In a city with a lot of unique bars and restaurants, it’s no surprise that the 85th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition is going to be celebrated.
How you celebrate it is up to you: This weekend in #LoveTheCov, you can drink a little (at a lot of places), or you can go listen to a jazz tribute or watch a dance troupe.
Or you can ignore it altogether a...
COVINGTON, Ky. - If you see an influx of people downtown, there’s a reason:
Today is the first day of the three-day national conference of The Council of State Governments, which has brought nearly 900 state-level government leaders to Covington from across the country and Canada.
“I was told over 800 leaders registered and they expect 850 to 875, so this is a pretty big ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Come January - when the last Oatmeal Scotchie has been eaten and the tree untrimmed and you’re long since weary of Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey singing those timeless (and seemingly endless) Christmas classics and you just have to get out of the house - might we suggest attending a Covington City Commission meeting?
The Commission recently set its January sc...
Ongoing survey focuses on customer service
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is seeking feedback with an ongoing Customer Satisfaction Survey that will be posted on the City’s website.
It’s short, with only a handful of questions, a numerical rating, and a place for comments - and it’s designed to collect insight on employees’ interactions with the ...
Covington Assistant City Manager Frank Warnock with his award
COVINGTON, Ky. - Frank Warnock started going to city council and zoning board meetings in 1979 as a cub reporter for a small newspaper in the Marion County town of Lebanon.
“That’s when it started,” he said. “I’ve just been fascinated by local government since that time.”
That “fascinatio...
Under the watchful eye of City Hall colleagues awaiting their turn, Christopher Myers, left, and Kendall Huff compete in a game that tests knowledge of materials’ recyclability. Myers is Covington’s Historic Preservation & Planning Specialist; Huff is the City’s chief Systems Analyst/Project Manager.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Quick, test your recycling knowledge.
Question: Which...
Mayor Joe Meyer swears in new police recruits Raven Cain, Christian Blythe, and Tiffany Schuler.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington Police Department gained three patrol recruits today.
Christian Blythe, Raven Cain, and Tiffany Schuler were sworn in today by Mayor Joe Meyer during a ceremony at City Hall.
Blythe is graduating from the University of Cincinnati in criminal justice. Cai...