Recent release tied to ‘City Government of the Year’ award
COVINGTON, Ky. – Check out this short video – HERE -- about The Cov published recently by the Kentucky League of Cities to mark Covington’s “2021 City Government of the Year” award.
The formal presentation of the award was made a couple of weeks ago at a reception held by Covington to th...
COVINGTON, Ky. – The long and complex process of transforming the vacant 23-acre IRS site into a reimagined neighborhood jumped forward this week on parallel tracks – one visible to the public and one all but behind the scenes.
O’Rourke Wrecking Company moved construction trailers to the site as it plans to begin removing asbestos and underground fuel tanks next week, kicking ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Your weekend in The Cov can begin and end with some fascinating history lessons.
The weekend’s calendar is book-ended with a bit of bourbon history tonight (with an interesting Covington connection) and burlesque history on Sunday. Each are equally fascinating and involve a good time to be had by all who participate.
There’s plenty of fun things to do in be...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – You don’t have to “chase arrows” any longer. There is a new clear, consistent, and concise recycling label system that makes sense.
As seen at https://how2recycle.info/, the differe...
Almost 100 trees also recycled during effort to save landfill space
COVINGTON, Ky. – Nearly 100 discarded trees and almost 650 pounds of non-working lights from Covington were kept out of landfills this past holiday season – and when you include the “dead” strands of lights collected by the City’s partners across Northern Kentucky, that number expands fivefold.
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Mailed program guide includes youth soccer, Halloween walk, Easter egg hunt,
Fishing Derby, softball & hoops
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The ages for the youth soccer league have expanded to ages 4 to 7 since this release was published. That has been changed in the text below.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – The 2022 Covington Parks & Recreation Guide will be landing in your mailbox soon, and it...
Flanked by their chief transportation advisers, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, seated at left, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sign the Brent Spence Bridge project agreement. That’s Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks at far left, and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Sec. Jim Gray at far right.
City praises Beshear, DeWine after joint Brent Spence announcement
COVINGTON, ...
From left to right: Covington Police Chief Rob Nader, Jeffrey S. Tolliver, Steven E. Willis III, Kennedy R. Sizemore Jr., Ryan Wielgus, Michael Martinez, and Covington Mayor Joe Meyer.
New hires include military veterans, transfers from law enforcement agencies
COVINGTON, Ky. – Before Mayor Joe Meyer administered the oath of office to five new police officers today, he encouraged them ...
Doug Meyung, a Fleet mechanic with Covington’s Public Works Department, works on a since-retired cruiser in this file photo.
$500K budget amendment earmarked for badly needed cars
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Covington police officer recently started to follow and pull over a driver who appeared to be impaired – but then the cruiser’s lights and siren malfunctioned.
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COVINGTON, Ky. – Did you know that the first recorded Mardi Gras street parade in New Orleans took place in 1837? Decades later, six men organized a rather clandestine Mistick Krewe of Comus and held a parade with the theme, “The Demon Actors in Milton’s Paradise Lost” and held a lavish ball. Demons on parade. Now that’s something to behold.
Some theories maintain ...