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City offices closed Monday

COVINGTON, Ky. – Offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for Memorial Day and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The public is invited to honor the military fallen at the annual parade and an array of ceremonies at military memorials around Covington that morning. See fo...

Kids to swarm Prisoners Lake for Fishing Derby

Event in Devou returns Saturday for 2nd year in a row COVINGTON, Ky. – Want to see a kid get excited? Put a fishing pole in their hand and watch their face light up when a fish suddenly tugs on the other end. The surprise, the anticipation and the thrill of reeling in the fish … t...

Volunteers needed to clean trash off banks of Ohio River on Saturday

River Sweep has taken place since 1989, even during the pandemic. COVINGTON, Ky. – Volunteers are invited to clean trash from the banks of the Ohio River on Saturday as part of the Covington “leg” of national River Sweep activities held every year. Expect muddy shoes and clot...

‘Easy’ food drive: Set cans in bags by mailbox Saturday

Volunteers unload food collected during the Stamp Out Hunger drive, which makes it easy to help needy families. (Photo courtesy of Be Concerned) Covington pantries desperate to replenish shelves thru Postal carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger event COVINGTON, Ky. – Set canned goods and...

Cinco de Mayo, Derby & Patsy

COVINGTON, Ky. – Cinco de Mayo is Friday and that means you’ll find good tequila sips around The Cov (we’ve named a few that we found). Then, shift your libations to bourbon, because the mint juleps are going to be flowing with the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday...

The Cov celebrates Arbor Day with tree planting, seedling giveaway

Volunteers needed Saturday to dig holes in Latonia COVINGTON, Ky. – The celebration of Arbor Day will last eight days in the City of Covington, beginning with a neighborhood planting this Saturday and ending the following weekend with a seedling giveaway at a de facto festival focused on tr...

Blanche & Betty off the top rope

COVINGTON, Ky. – This is tax weekend, courtesy of the Eye Are Ess, but we’re assuming you’ve already filed your 1040 and hopefully got back some coin. That means money to play. Plus, Lent is over, which means you’re back doing whatever it is that you gave up for those 4...

High winds, fallen tree disrupt Easter Egg hunt

COVINGTON, Ky. – High winds are knocking down branches and trees and causing damage throughout the area, including in Devou Park, where a large tree snapped and dropped on an area that was to be used for the City’s annual Easter Egg hunt early this afternoon. Out of caution, the event...

Corner by corner, volunteers beautify The Cov via Adopt-A-Spot program

Party on Wednesday to recognize partners, recruit more COVINGTON, Ky. – With black “pins” arrayed like a general’s strategic deployment of resources, the Adopt-A-Spot map showcases one of The Cov’s biggest assets – a veritable army of volunteers working in neig...

City condemns legislators’ effort to shut down Pride parade and festival, drag shows

Inclusivity, fun are Covington’s core identity and have direct economic pay-off, City officials say People came from all over for the NKy Pride celebration in 2021, which included a parade, festival, and a drag show on the Sixth Street Promenade in MainStrasse Village. COVINGTON, Ky...
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