From left, Nick Martini, Mark Otte, Grant Howell, Heston Hughes, Brian Meyer, Mark Guttridge, and Robert Honaker. Training complete, (experienced) Covington hires take oath, start work COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington has seven new (experienced) firefighters. Having completed 10 weeks of in-house training, the seven were officially “pinned” with their Covington Fire Department...

COVINGTON, Ky. – This week’s Weekend in #LoveTheCov comes to you a day early on what many know as the busiest bar night of the year (while others know it as the day when they rarely leave their kitchen, busy with prepping for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving meal). To each his own. All that really matters is that your holiday is a good one. Once you’ve finished your feast, ...

(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. – It’s not enough to know whether to recycle a food or drink container … you also need to know what to do with the lids and caps. The easy solution? Think about it by categories: Plasti...

COVINGTON, Ky. – “Happy Thanksgiving” a couple of days early from the City of Covington – exactly 402 years after the first Thanksgiving celebration was allegedly held in Virginia … 232 years after President Washington proclaimed the first nationwide celebration … and 82 years after President (Franklin D.) Roosevelt affixed a permanent date to the national hol...

Mayor’s Holiday Reading Challenge motivates young readers COVINGTON, Ky. – If past participation is any indication of the voracious appetite and competitive spirit of Covington’s young readers and pre-readers, then it’s not a stretch to say that there was a robust “game on” declared when the 2021 Mayor’s Holiday Reading Challenge kicked off this past Su...

COVINGTON, Ky. – The remains of that fantastic Thanksgiving Dinner (well, we hope it turns out “fantastic,” even if it’s just for your own household) won’t sit in your trash cart next week any longer than it normally would. Trash and recycling collection in the City of Covington will occur on regularly scheduled days next week: Rumpke drivers will be following the ...

COVINGTON, Ky. – Note to Covington residents looking to get rid of construction/home renovation debris and other bulk trash items: The Covington Transfer Station will be closed Friday, Nov. 19 to drop-off traffic starting at noon and all-day Saturday, Nov. 20 temporarily as Rumpke Waste & Recycling, which runs the complex, makes repairs to the site. The station will resume normal oper...

COVINGTON, Ky. – It seems fitting that we can find some creative and calming things to do the weekend before we dive deep into the holiday season next week. Hanging out with native owls sounds like a good way to spend a Saturday, right? Or how about helping kids paint a crosswalk street mural (or just watching them do their magic)? Spend a day hiking or help maintain a trail. Solve a m...

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Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 10/26/21