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New Covington Police recruit comes from National Guard

The Covington Police Department's newest recruit, Jackson Sora, poses with Police Chief Brian Valenti and Mayor Joe Meyer, right. COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington Mayor Joe Meyer administered the oath of office today to the Police Department’s newest recruit, Jackson Sora, a Northern Kentucky native and enlisted soldier. Sora is enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard and is curre...

Gin & Metal

COVINGTON, Ky. – Now you want an icy cold beverage, right? Chilled gin poured into a metal coupe that’s been in the freezer for the last hour? Now, that’s a libation that’s staying cold. Tonight’s gin launch event at Juniper’s will serve such cold drinks up in style. And while we can’t guarantee the metal coupe, we can guarantee metal of a different kin...

Quality of Place Grant applications due Sept. 18

Program supports creative, place-based projects COVINGTON, Ky. – You know those beautiful new benches that resemble open books? They instill a sense of place. The towering and sweeping murals adorning the side of Covington buildings? They’re becoming part of our local identity. And that bench that provides shelter beneath the magic of sunshine on stained glass? It’s functional...

Info sessions next week for Heritage Trades program

COVINGTON, Ky. – Want a career in restoring historic buildings? Then you’ll need to learn about the materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques necessary to restore them. Take the first step to acquiring the “old world” skills you’ll need to succeed by attending one of two free Covington Academy of Heritage Trades information sessions set for next we...

Wakanda, Handel & pooches

COVINGTON, Ky. – August, already? Might as well get the snow plow out because winter is surely just a blink away. OK, ok. Enough of the dread and woe for the seasonal despair that’s yet to come (we’re directing that comment at ourselves). This is a genuinely good weekend for good stuff to do in The Cov. Seriously, there have been weekends when we’ve had to feign enthu...

‘Pups at the Pool’ on Sunday at Goebel

COVINGTON, Ky. – Pooches deserve an afternoon to cool in the pool too, so bring your pup to Goebel Pool on Sunday, Aug. 6, for a tail-waggin’ good time as the pool closes to human swimmers and opens to four-legged paddlers. Covington Parks & Rec’s annual “Pups at the Pool” takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at the pool, located at 737 Dalton St. “The dog ...

Tire drop-off event aims to remove breeding ground for mosquitoes (and disease)

COVINGTON, Ky. – A tire drop-off event held in Kenton County on Aug. 17-19 will help rid the landscape of large pieces of durable trash, but there’s a less-obvious – and equally disgusting – reason for the event. Every time you sling an old tire into an alley – or neatly stack a set of tires on the sidewalk, for that matter – you’re providing the p...

Shogun Sanders & Shakespeare

COVINGTON, Ky. – You know what sounds good this weekend? Going to any air-conditioned venue. Standing chin-deep in a pool. Having your spouse or significant other fan you for hours. While we can’t tell your spouse or significant other what to do, we’ve got suggestions for the venues: See a musical in a cool theater, listen to music with an icy beverage in hand, or take in a mu...

Rumpke to start hour earlier on brutally hot days

Residents should set trash/recycling carts out the night before COVINGTON, Ky. – You should set your trash and recycling carts out the night before your collection day: On brutally hot days – including starting tomorrow -- the garbage trucks may be driving down Covington streets an hour earlier than usual. In an effort to protect workers at Rumpke Waste & Recycling from heat-...

Newest officers have military, security backgrounds

Photo 1: Police Chief Brian Valenti hands badges to Kenzy Hotaling and Dale Arnold, while ... Photo 2: Covington Mayor Joe Meyer issues the oath of office. Two join Covington Police with swearing-in ceremony COVINGTON, Ky. – A military police officer in the Kentucky National Guard and a security supervisor at Turfway Park received the oath of office this morning as the newest o...
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