A delegation of students and professionals from South Korea visited the City of Covington today to learn more about the City and its administration.
The visit included a presentation and discussion with Mayor Joe Meyer about Covington and its economic climate and with City Manager David Johnston about the City’s governing structure and urban design.
The d...
Seasonal laborer Derrick Humphrey in the Public Works Department mows grass in Devou Park.
City has a variety of positions open
COVINGTON, Ky. - Like to work outdoors?
The City of Covington’s Public Works Department has a variety of open positions it’s looking to fill.
“It’s getting warmer, the grass and trees are growing, and there’s plenty of wor...
4 chances to shape City’s new approach to zoning
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is totally revamping its approach to zoning, and it’s urging the public to help shape the new plan at the beginning stages rather than react after the fact.
Anybody who lives, owns property or runs a business in Covington is invited to four events at the end of the month to offer opini...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Obviously, Sunday will be filled with Easter services and Easter brunches.
And both Friday and Saturday offer events that every Covington kid looks forward to every year: the City’s egg hunt at Devou, Totter’s Otterville’s Eggstravaganza, and the opening of the Snow Palace.
But if you’re looking for something else to do, there’s a little...
The first of 800 lbs. of hybrid catfish tumble into Prisoners Lake in Covington.
State’s FINs program stocks Prisoners Lake with catfish
COVINGTON, Ky. - The newest inhabitants of Prisoners Lake in Covington’s Devou Park arrived this morning with an unceremonious splash.
Actually, with six sustained splashes.
The new arrivals are catfish, about 800 pounds of them, ...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The historic John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will be closed to vehicles beginning at 4 p.m. today after sandstone fragments broke from the east side of the bridge’s north tower yesterday, state officials said.
In an email sent to the City earlier this afternoon, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that it was closing the bridge until further notice as a p...
COVINGTON, Ky. - The road that curves around and almost into Prisoners Lake in Covington’s Devou Park will be closed for about a week starting Wednesday.
The temporary closure will allow the contractor that is straightening the road, called Prisoner’s Lake Drive, to tie in the new section of the road and pave the whole area, said William Matteoli, Assistant Project Engineer for ...
Neighborhood signs such as this one at Fifth and Philadelphia streets are one example of small projects that are eligible for the City of Covington’s new Neighborhood Grant Program.
Meeting next week to explain new City grant program
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is holding an informational meeting next Monday to explain a new grant program designed to help neighborhoods fund ...
This property on Lee Street has been vacant since the City acquired it in 2009. Its sale is pending.
New formal guidelines seek best uses for vacant buildings, land
COVINGTON, Ky. - At last count, the City of Covington owns over 150 parcels of property.
They’re of different sizes. They’re spread throughout almost 20 neighborhoods. Their original uses ranged from single-fam...
Police Chief Rob Nader, left, prepares to present Jim Lindeman with his new Covington badge today after Lindeman was sworn in by Mayor Joe Meyer, center.
COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington gained another police officer today, and this one has a familiar face.
Jim Lindeman was sworn in today by Mayor Joe Meyer during a short ceremony in the Covington City Commission chambers....