Meganne Robinson started this week as the City of Covington’s grant writer, a new position.
COVINGTON, Ky. - At its core, Meganne Robinson’s mission at the City of Covington is simple: Help the City search under proverbial rocks for money that can be used to fund services and projects.
Robinson, the City’s grant writer, started this week in a newly established positi...
COVINGTON, Ky. - What do the soon-to-be Miss Kentucky, a new OJ theory, black forest scorpions, a new nightspot called Sugar Whiskey Sis, a brand-new 5K race tied to a holiday have in common and painted wine bottles have in common?
They all can be found in Covington this weekend.
(Of course you already guessed that, given this IS the weekend events roundup for #LoveTheCov.)
Or...
Covington Fire Lt. Mike Davis, left, urges on Firefighter Stu Johnson as they prepare for Sunday’s Fight for Air Climb.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington firefighter Stu Johnson slid off his Air-Pak and bent over, sweat literally dripping off his forehead and hitting the tiled floor.
He was hot, and his legs ached.
Wearing 55 pounds of gear, Johnson had just climbed the eq...
Legendary racing team owner Jack Roush is presented a proclamation from the City of Covington by Daniel Klenetsky, NASCAR’s Senior Manager, Public & Government Affairs. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images, used courtesy of NASCAR.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to have heard of Jack Roush.
After all, the acclaimed engineer and entrepreneur...
Jeri Asher, an inspector with the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, helps make sure that properties meet safety and code standards.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Section 8 isn’t what you think it is.
That’s the City of Covington’s message as it searches for landlords in Kenton County to rent to low-income families and others whose monthly payments are partially paid by the feder...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Yeah, it’s Super Bowl weekend ...but we’re not enthralled.
No. 1, our local team hasn’t been to the game since they started using leather instead of intestine to make the football. And No. 2, imagine come Monday telling a co-worker that “watching the game on TV” was the highlight of your weekend.
At least get out and watch the game at a ...
Katie Meyer, the interim executive director of Renaissance Covington, reviewed RCov’s activities in 2018 for Covington’s elected leaders.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Downtown Covington's creative places, programs, and people will be in the spotlight in late April when about 150 officials from cities and towns in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky gather here to discuss strategies to increase socia...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s police union wants to give $500 to a Covington high school senior who is headed to college.
To earn the Covington FOP Lodge #1 Fallen Officer Scholarship, seniors have to fill out the attached application and write an essay answering “What does living in Covington mean to me?” The essay should be 400 to 700 words long and must be original and pr...
Here’s the lonely view from inside the salt truck driven by the City’s current “snow commander,” Parks and Facilities Supervisor Brad Schwenke, as he drove north on Western Avenue in the middle of the night.
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Members of Covington’s Snow and Ice Team hit the roads in brutally cold temperatures at midnight last night to begin treating the City&rs...
Here is what Covington’s new public trash receptacles will look like, but painted black.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington has agreed to accept a Wisconsin company’s bid to replace public trash receptacles on street corners, which doesn’t seem like a big deal until you consider:
The bid calls for about 235 receptacles.
Covington has set aside $200,000 for the purch...