Saturday event in Goebel part of butterfly initiative in The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – If you want to attract butterflies to your yard, here’s your chance to get some free perennial plants to start or add to a pollinator garden. The people who manage the Goebel Park Pollinator Garden in the Covington park just east of Interstate 75 will be digging up and “dividing” an arra...

A Special Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and possible uses of funds and a quorum of the Board of Commissioners may be in attendance. 

New Covington Police Officer Zachary Stayton was sworn in by Assistant Police Chief Justin Wietholter, left, and Mayor Joe Meyer, right.   COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest police officer is an Army veteran and a Covington native. Zachary Stayton, a graduate of Holmes High School, was sworn in Monday by Mayor Joe Meyer during a short ceremony in the Covington City Commi...

CAPTION ONE: Aurielle, 5, reads a book at Hair on the Floor barbershop as part of its “Read With My Barber” program. CAPTION TWO: Jenetta Thomas and Reginald England Barbershop inspires young readers as literacy program partner COVINGTON, Ky. – The buzz of razors and friendly banter between barber and client are barbershop staples, and the atmosphere at Hair on th...

COVINGTON, Ky. – Today has been National Dessert Day. Assuming you gave yourself permission to go to your favorite culinary venue in our fair hamlet on the Ohio and order dessert before dinner, now it’s time to set your weekend agenda. And it WILL take time, because the list of fun possibilities on Saturday alone will elicit an “OMG: So. Much. To. Do.” reaction. This ...

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(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. – In the recycling world, bad decisions can be dangerous. We all know that improper disposal of batteries, pool chemicals, propane tanks, and other hazardous materials can pollute (and poison) our drin...

             Look here to see when your street is scheduled   COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington will again help residents clean up the beautiful but labor-intensive mess of autumn created by trees dropping leaves in the public right of way. With blowers and two giant vacuum trucks, crews from the Public Works Department will start collect...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 09/28/21

Among the trees available are cultivars of magnolia, left, and cherry, similar to those shown here.                ROAD iD donation to grow canopy in targeted neighborhoods COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has 57 trees to give away, thanks to a donation from Covington firm ROAD iD. But you have to act f...