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Put a lid on it (or not)

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Confused about what you can and can’t recycle, not to mention the “where” and “how”? Let Covington’s Solid Waste & Recycling team break it down for you.) COVINGTON, Ky. – Knowing which containers can be recycled is one thing, knowing what to do with the lids is a whole ’nother challenge. But it IS important: Lids handled...

Lulu Northcutt: ‘The First One’

Lulu Northcutt’s 1924 yearbook photo at the University of Kentucky. (Photo used courtesy of UK Rosenberg College of Law.) City’s legal conference room to bear name of female legal trailblazer COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Lulu Northcutt made headlines in a March 6, 1929, article in The Kentucky Post newspaper by doing what lawyers generally do – she filed an acti...

Covington’s Finance Director retiring

Muhammed Owusu on his 2017 pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca. Owusu moving back to Virginia to be with wife, family COVINGTON, Ky. – A month shy of his fourth anniversary with the City of Covington, Finance Director Muhammed Owusu is returning home to Virginia – not to take another job but to retire. “It’s time to hang up my boots,” Owusu said. “I’m tir...

Spring street cleaning starts April 4

Signs, link below show schedule to move vehicle COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Public Works Department will begin its annual spring cleaning of residential streets on Monday, April 4. How well the streets get cleaned will depend on the cooperation of residents moving their cars (to the other side of the street, into their driveways, around the block) so the street sweeper can opera...

End in sight for new Public Works home

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Radius Construction and its subcontractors continue turning vacant warehouse space at 1730 Russell St. into the new home of Covington’s Public Works Department. Here was the view earlier today of the main space, where trucks will be stored. Despite supply chain challenges related to construction material, City officials hope to move in this spring. The Depar...

Rock & roll and jean jackets

COVINGTON, Ky. – How cruel: We were teased with a sunny, 70-degree day on Monday, and now we’re staring down the possibility Saturday of snow. Sigh. But while the weather may not be consistent, good live music in The Cov is. And there’s lots of it this weekend. In fact, much (most) of what’s happening around town this week involves music. Good. Local. Live. Music. ...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 03/08/2022

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 03/08/2022

Special Meeting Notice - Urban Forestry Board 3/24/2022

A Special Meeting of the Covington Urban Forestry Board will be held in person on March 24, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at The Center for Great Neighborhoods, 2nd Floor, 321 West MLK Boulevard/12th Street, Covington, Kentucky for the purpose of conducting the business of the regularly scheduled meeting.

New Vietnam Fallen memorial a place of reflection

Long-awaited dedication Saturday honors 31 from Covington  who died in the fighting overseas COVINGTON, Ky. – The focus is on the names – 31 names, immortalized on a bronze plaque – representing 31 young men from Covington who were called to leave their families and fight in a war from which they would never return. Some five decades have passed since those men and ...

Special Meeting Notice - Northern Kentucky HOME Consortium 3/31/2022

A Special Meeting of the Northern Kentucky HOME Consortium will be held in person on March 31, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Enson Harbor, 25 Fairfield Avenue, Bellevue, Kentucky for the purpose of discussion regarding adding Erlanger as a member, budget discussion, Homebuyer Assistance Program and meeting dates.
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