Among other things, Covington has used federal Community Development Block Grant program funds to rebuild broken sidewalks on Scott Boulevard near Sixth Street.
Public hearing on annual CDBG/HOME allocations on March 25
COVINGTON, Ky. – The federal CDBG and HOME programs have brought the City of Covington about $20 million over the last 10 years to invest directly in neighborhoods &nda...
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources technician Adam Cecil releases 750 rainbow trout into Prisoners Lake. (For more pictures, see the City’s Facebook page @covingtonkygov)
State’s FINs program stocks Prisoners Lake with trout
COVINGTON, Ky. – With a turn of a pipe’s cap on the back of a truck’s cold-water tank, fishing options in Covington...
Covington Parks & Rec planning activities with safety in mind
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Covington’s pools open June 12. This release initially had the incorrect date.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – Reopened swimming pools. Movie nights in the park. Activity kits delivered to your door.
Winter still has us in its proverbial icy grip, but Covington Parks & Recreation is firming up plans fo...
The top finishers in the Winter Reading Challenge (clockwise from top left): Preschooler Maliyah Collins with her mother, third-grader Addison Johnson with her mother, second-grader Carter Hansen with his grandfather, first-grader Lamarck Carter with his mother, and kindergartener Jordan Geyer with his mother and brother.
5 win grand prizes in Mayor’s Winter Challenge
COVINGTON, Ky. &n...
4 Kenton cities pledge continued focus throughout year
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you missed the Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtual event on Monday evening sponsored by Covington and sister cities Independence, Erlanger, and Elsmere, you can still watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x67WXRDCgDc&feature=youtu.be
It’s just 24 minutes long but full of candid assessment:...
Raoul Cunningham has been fighting against injustice and inequality for over six decades.
4 cities’ virtual King Day celebration the start of regional conversation
COVINGTON, Ky. – A civil rights leader who started fighting for equality and justice at age 14 and has continued that fight for over six decades will be the guest speaker during a virtual event Monday night spons...
Covington, 3 other cities to hold MLK Jr. virtual event that night
COVINGTON, Ky. – Note that offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day but will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.*
We also invite you to a virtual event Monday evening to celebrate the life and message of Dr. King, the minister and activist who became one of America’s mos...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Last year we used this space to crack jokes about the odd-sounding names for Santa Claus around the world. This year, we’re mourning.
Bars and restaurants are now allowed to use up to 50 percent of their indoor seating capacity, and we strongly urge you to support them. We also hope you patronize Covington’s small retailers as you work down your Christmas...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Weekend in LoveTheCov has been on hiatus because we in good conscience couldn’t urge people to get out in public with COVID-19 numbers in Kentucky setting record after record.
We’re back – not because the threat is over, because it is not (although there are hopeful signs) – but because we’re trying to balance a range of needs that seem t...
Supplies went fast at the first COVID Box distribution in November.
Be Concerned, City giving away cleaning, hygiene supplies
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you live in Covington and need cleaning and hygiene supplies related to COVID-19, Saturday is the second distribution under a program that Be Concerned: The People’s Pantry is calling Co³ -- or “Co-cubed.”
Co³ st...