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Join the Covington Fire Department

Must have at least 2 years’ experience   COVINGTON, Ky. – The Covington Fire Department is looking to hire, but there’s a catch: You must have at least two years’ experience in a professional, full-time fire department to apply.   The City today posted a link HERE to applications for two positions: lateral-entry firefighter/EMT-paramedic and lateral-entry firefigh...

Juneteenth, Music@BCM & Bark Bark Brunch

COVINGTON, Ky. – Sunday is Father’s Day, and if you need help, a whole lot of Covington restaurants and small businesses are there for you.   Obviously we can’t advertise every special deal, but, for example: Lean Bodies LLC is offering a father-son workout special price, Braxton Brewing is rolling out some previous Dark Charge variants this weekend (“halfway to Dark C...

BCM, the Blue Sox & The B-Line

A “picture” of the pitcher himself, inside the bar-restaurant. (Photo used courtesy of Smoke Justis.)   News events recall urban sports bar’s eccentric namesake  (EDITOR’S NOTE: What links an interesting bit of trivia to Wednesday night’s Behringer-Crawford Museum’s “History Hour” to Covington’s newest stop on the coveted The B-Line ...

River Sweep 2021: ‘Hot & exhausting’

 Just one pile of the litter and debris cleaned off the banks of the Ohio River in Covington during River Sweep 2021 on Saturday. For additional photos, see the City of Covington’s Facebook page, @covingtonkygov Volunteers clean litter, debris off riverfront COVINGTON, Ky. – The banks of the Ohio River in Covington are more devoid of litter and debris, thanks to the efforts o...

Gas line work starts Wednesday

The red line shows the gas main(s) to be replaced. Upgrade to make way for development west of Duveneck Square  COVINGTON, Ky. – Traffic will be disrupted near Duveneck Square starting Wednesday morning so an underground gas main can be upgraded to accommodate future development.   No street will be shut down completely, but drivers should be alert for construction traffic and dela...

Board of Commissioners Legislative Meeting Agenda 06-15-21

Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous legislative meeting.

Board of Architectural Review and Development (BOARD) Meeting 06-16-2021

Special meeting notice for the Board of Architectural Review and Development (BOARD) meeting scheduled for June 16, 2021.

Water & books

COVINGTON, Ky. – We survived this week, barely.   Assuming you did too, we want to give you some fun things to do this weekend in The Cov (after you catch up on your grass cutting).   Helping hand on the Ohio The Iroquois called the river on Covington’s northern border the “Ohio,” a name translated by the French as La Belle Riviere, or “the beautiful.&rdqu...

Covington Plaza dedication June 18

Event to celebrate grand opening of dramatic riverfront space   COVINGTON, Ky. – The transformation of Covington’s riverfront was no small thing.   Under the careful direction of Prus Construction’s project manager, 500 cement mixers poured 4,000 cubic yards of concrete. Dump trucks unloaded 18 million pounds of riprap. And a vibratory hammer forced 1,400 linear feet o...
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