COVINGTON, KY –The 96th Annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 29, 2017, honoring and remembering those who have fallen while serving the United States Armed Forces. The parade is sponsored by the United Veterans Memorial Association.
The parade starts at the Holmes High School campus at 2 p.m. and will proceed north on Madison Avenue, west on 19th Street, north on Holma...
COVINGTON, KY – On Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners authorized the consulting firm Municipal Solutions, LLC to conduct an organizational analysis, providing the City with the opportunity to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and utilization of its resources.
Municipal Solutions will manage a comprehensive examination of the City’s personnel, policies, practices, processe...
COVINGTON, KY – Covington favorites, Herb & Thelma’s Tavern and Bard’s Burgers & Chili, will be featured on the Kentucky Educational Television (KET) program “The Local Traveler.” The program episode is titled “Burgers in the Bluegrass” and will showcase some of the best hamburgers in the state of Kentucky, airing on Saturday, May 20 at 12:30 p.m.
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COVINGTON, KY – Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners approved a multi-year working agreement with the Covington Professional Firefighters, Local Union No. 38. The agreement is through the end of 2018.
Contract adjustments include annual wage increases, establishment of wage standards, hours and other conditions of employment, in an effort to add to the City’s competitive edge in...
COVINGTON, KY – The City of Covington proudly announced this year's recipients of the 2017 Covington Business Excellence Recognition Program on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. The City’s third annual Business Excellence Awards ceremony took place at the Madison Event Center, 700 Madison Avenue, Covington.
Mayor Joseph U. Meyer stated, “The City congratulates the 2017 Business ...
Below are Covington Parks & Recreation Department events and programs. For additional information click on "Learn More" or contact the Parks & Recreation Department at recreation@covingtonky.gov or 859-292-2151.
Fishing Derby
Help the City of Covington celebrate "National Kids to Parks Day" on Saturday, May 20, by joining us for our annual Fishing Derby at Prisoners Lake i...
COVINGTON, KY – The Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky (SD1) recently implemented its new Backup Assistance Program, offering financial assistance to help property owners in preventing sewer backups caused by wet-weather and increases in rain. Approved at the SD1 Board of Directors meeting, the program opened to customers on May 1, 2017.
The Backup Assistance Program provides up ...
COVINGTON, KY –The City of Covington recently partnered with Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Center for Applied Informatics students to assist the City’s business intelligence program CovStat, generating new insights and information from its data.
Implemented in 2016, CovStat is the City’s business intelligence program used to harness data and analytics. The City ...
COVINGTON, KY – In recognition of the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, the City of Covington has amended an ordinance for a one-time exception to allow malt beverages, wine and distilled spirits by the drink or by the package to be sold beginning at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017.
Businesses must be authorized to sell alcoholic beverages by local regulations. Additionally, businesses selling ...
COVINGTON, KY –The Covington Fire Department participated in the American Red Cross “A Cause for Alarms: Mega Blitz 2017” event on Saturday, April 29, 2017.
Firefighters installed smoke detectors in homes throughout Northern Kentucky and Ohio. The event was created as an initiative to educate residents on the importance of smoke alarm safety and to decrease fire related fa...