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Firework safety reminder

COVINGTON, KY - This upcoming Fourth of July, the City of Covington wants to ensure its residents are safe and made aware of the dangers associated with fireworks. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), fireworks caused an estimated 18,500 reported fires, including 1,300 structure fires, 300 vehicle fires, and 16,900 outside and other fires from 2009-2013 in the United State...

City Seeks Applications for Risk Manager

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are currently seeking a Risk Manager to join our Human Resources Department. Job Title: Risk Manager Department: Human Resources Department  Salary: $51,000.00 - $60,000.00 (DOQ) SUMMARY The Risk Manager is responsible for leadership, innovation, governance, and management to identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor the City’s Safety ...

City Hall training reinforces welcoming stance on LGBTQA

Training facilitator Bonnie Meyer talks about how Covington can bring up its  2017 score on the Municipal Equality Index. The index, published by the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, measures how inclusive a City’s laws, policies, and services are for LGBTQ people who live and work there. COVINGTON, Ky. - About two dozen department heads and other managers at the City of Covington ...

Covington OKs concept plan for 82-home subdivision

COVINGTON, Ky. - Plans for an 82-home subdivision on a hillside overlooking Covington moved forward in the process on Thursday, but issues related to entrance roads and drainage were added as stipulations.   The Covington City Commission voted 5-0 to grant two requests related to the Park Pointe project, which would build single-family homes on the 27.7-acre site of the former Hilltop Campus ...

Movies & Music & Art, Oh My!

COVINGTON, Ky. - Another weekend, another eclectic assortment of things to do in Covington.   Whether you want to feel good about yourself (by running a 5K or volunteering), want to prepare for buying a house, want a family event like a movie in Devou Park, or want live music or some culture, check out the weekend in #LoveTheCov.   Here are some highlights:   Get the blankets, popco...

New Covington budget: ‘Return on investment’

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s new budget for the fiscal year that begins Sunday takes decisive action to strengthen the City and enhance the lives of its residents.   Operating on the premise that a City Government should be evaluated by the services it provides, the 2018-19 budget allocates money to programs, priorities, and people that give taxpayers results instead of excuses.   ...

Bring a blanket: It’s outdoor movie time in Covington

More than 1,500 watched the movie “Hocus Pocus” at Linden Grove Cemetery last October as part of “Cinema in the Cemetery.”   COVINGTON, KY - The smell of freshly popped popcorn and a sea of picnic blankets can mean only one thing: The beginning of outdoor movie season.   Families will have seven opportunities to catch free kid-friendly outdoor movies in thr...
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Board of Commission Special Meeting Notice 06-28-18

  Meeting Notice

Riverfront connector road, sidewalk about to be rebuilt

The sidewalk leading from Covington’s western riverfront hotels to RiverCenter and the Northern Kentucky Convention Center is narrow, unsafe, and uninviting. In addition, the road pavement (just out of this picture) is failing. COVINGTON, Ky. - The nearly $875,000 reconstruction of Johnson Street and Rivercenter Boulevard could begin as early as August, providing a more visible and safer con...
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