Please note: This press release was issued in regards to 2016 Covington Halloween Trick-or-Treating Hours. 2017 Covington Halloween Trick-or-Treating Hours are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, October 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., however, the established date requires approval from the Covington Boar...

COVINGTON, KY – On Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners Legislative meeting featured a presentation on the City’s Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 16) preliminary Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), highlighting $4,700,737 in carryover funds from the previous fiscal year. Presented ...

COVINGTON, KY – Tuesday evening, the Mayor and City Commission approved a two-year Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #1 contract for calendar years 2016 and 2017. Contract adjustments include annual wage increases, adding a competitive edge to the City’s continued efforts to recruit ...

COVINGTON, KY - The City of Covington has scheduled its fourth trash amnesty week of the year beginning Monday, October 24, 2016. During trash amnesty week, residents can place up to three large items and ten 30-gallon bags of trash at the curb without using a green sticker. This trash will b...

COVINGTON, KY – Tuesday afternoon, the City of Covington received funding to further advance its ongoing infrastructure initiatives. The City was awarded $5.1 million to fund two of its streetscape projects from the Surface Transportation Program for Northern Kentucky (SNK) funds grant through...

  COVINGTON, KY – On Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners approved a development agreement with Flaherty & Collins Properties (F&C Properties) for the redevelopment of the two-acre, 501 Main Street site. The development agreement incorporates both the project design as well...

COVINGTON, KY – Last Tuesday evening, the City of Covington continued to increase its transparency initiatives through the implementation of OpenGov’s “Open Checkbook” digital platform. Powered by OpenGov, Open Checkbook is a transparency feature within the OpenGov digital pl...

COVINGTON, KY – At the last Commission meeting, the City received great news as it was awarded $1.36M in federal grant funds to hire eight new full time firefighters. The Mayor and City Commission formally accepted the SAFER grant at their September 13 Commission meeting. Fire Chief Dan Mathew...

COVINGTON, KY - Friday, September 23, Duke Energy presented the City of Covington with a $2000 check to donate towards the tree replacement efforts on Holman Avenue. The ceremony takes place at the corner of Robbins Street and Holman Avenue, near the location where the incident took place. On J...

COVINGTON, KY – Austin Dunbar of Durham Brand & Co. has designed a mural to celebrate the Covington native Una Merkel. The mural is located in The Arcade that is located adjacent to Klingenberg Hardware at 26 W. Seventh St. in downtown Covington. Una Merkel was a famous actress in the...