COVINGTON, Ky. - It’s just a normal ol’ weekend in #LoveTheCov, featuring fun for a cause, fun to bring awareness, and just plain fun.
If you like food, drink, music, theater, books and toys, there’s an event for you - and some will make you feel like you’re giving back to the community, too!
Pub Crawl to help 1st responders
Chip Terry’s 911 Pub Cra...
Assistant Fire Chief Chip Terry served in Covington for almost three decades. (Photo courtesy of Katie Woodring Photography.)
COVINGTON, Ky. - When Assistant Chief Chip Terry retired in 2012 after 26 years with the Covington Fire Department, he addressed City leaders in a speech that recapped his career and detailed advances in the department’s efforts to protect the citizens of Covington.&n...
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The City of Covington Fire Department provides Fire/Rescue and Emergency Medical Services to a population of 40,640, cover 13.7 miles of mixed residential and commercial property and make 12,500 runs annually. The City...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Proposed changes to Covington’s waste collection program would eliminate the use of green stickers for bulk garbage items and reduce fines assessed for violating rules related to how and when residents set out their garbage.
The changes have to be approved by the Covington City Commission and are on the agenda for discussion at tonight’s caucus meeting.
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Mechanic Mark Ranson of Covington Public Works’ Fleet Management Division applies the CALEA decal to a new cruiser.
COVINGTON, Ky. - Nine new police cruisers are hitting Covington’s streets, and among their new features is a tiny and somewhat rare decal that says a lot about the professionalism of Covington’s department.
For the first time, the cruisers are adorned with a s...
Covington Mayor Joe Meyer swore in new Police Officer Alexandra Birkley in a short ceremony at City Hall today as Chief Rob Nader looked on.
COVINGTON, Ky. – The Covington Police Department gained a new officer today.
Alexandra Birkley was sworn in this afternoon by Mayor Joe Meyer during a short ceremony in the Covington City Commission chambers.
Covington Chief Rob Nader said B...
COVINGTON, Ky. - Inspection work on the Roebling Suspension Bridge will affect both pedestrians and vehicles next week.
A bridge inspection consultant will be working on the bridge from Monday through Thursday, according to officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Sidewalks will be closed on an intermittent basis throughout the inspection. Single lanes of the bridge might ...
New curb cuts on Second Street at the alley between Kennedy and Garrard streets are now ADA-compliant.
COVINGTON, Ky. – As part of the City’s ongoing work to make sidewalks accessible to those in wheelchairs or dealing with other disabilities, Covington recently installed ADA-compliant curb ramps on corners in the Licking Riverside neighborhood.
In this latest round of ramp inst...