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Woolly Fest & high-level guitar

COVINGTON, Ky. – Artists, authors, and an award-winning acoustic guitarist are in The Cov this weekend, bringing you plenty of great options for a good time. If you’re looking for the kind of fun that comes from physical labor and the satisfaction of planting something that will be enjoyed by generations to come, we’ve got that for you too. Lots of good stuff happening. Oh,...

Making downtown more inviting to business

City officials believe Seventh Street in particular could be more inspiring to businesses and visitors. Streetscape ‘refresh’ of Madison, Seventh blocks set to begin COVINGTON, Ky. – On any given night, hundreds of visitors to The Cov walk near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Seventh Street – drawn by Hotel Covington, The Madison Event Center, the taproom at Br...

Tree-planting event Saturday in Eastside

Dig holes, get dirty, enjoy a donut (or two), and help beautify The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – About 60 trees will take root in Covington’s Eastside neighborhood this Saturday, but they won’t get in the ground by themselves. That’s where you come in. If you’re good with a shovel and don’t mind a little dirt, the Covington Urban Forestry Board and Ohio Valley For...

Register ASAP for final ’23 intro session of Covington Academy of Heritage Trades

COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re interested in learning unique construction skills from talented craftspeople and still haven’t enrolled in an “introductory session” of the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades, you’ve got a sliver of time to get in on the final session of 2023. The session – this weekend – runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and noon...

Special Meeting Notice – Human Rights Commission 11/2/2023

A Special Meeting of the Human Rights Commission will be held in person on November 2, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of the regular meeting.  Members of the Human Rights Commission may participate via virtual platform.

Prizes in store for The Cov’s top young readers

Mayor’s Holiday Reading Challenge kicks off this week COVINGTON, Ky. – The time has come once again for The Cov’s young readers and pre-readers to accept a mighty mission: The annual Covington Mayor’s Holiday Reading Challenge begins Wednesday with cool prizes ready to be won. The challenge runs through Dec. 13 and is open to all Covington children Pre-K through Grade...

Free drop-off for household hazardous waste prevents ‘dead zones’

Bring completed registration form Saturday to speed up lines COVINGTON, Ky. – Back in the day, it seemed standard practice: Change your car’s oil, then dump the used oil in a hole in the back yard or down the storm sewer drain in front of your house. In fact, the storm drain seemed to be a catch-all for a lot of dangerous chemicals and not-sure-what-to-do-with fluids … all...

Newest Covington Police officer wants career that ‘helps people’

New Covington Police Officer Jordan Bussell poses with Assistant Chief Justin Wietholter and Mayor Joe Meyer. COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest police officer has an engineering degree and engineering experience but – in his words – wanted a new career of service. “I want to be in the (Covington and law enforcement) community, and I want to help people,”...

Hockey masks, coat drive & Día de los Muertos

COVINGTON, Ky. – The veil is thinning, there’s a full moon on Saturday, Halloween happens next Tuesday … so yes, there is a definite aura in The Cov this weekend enveloping all the fun things to do. Warm coats & hot dogs By next week it’s going to be mighty chilly and you’ll want to bundle up. So will anyone who ventures outside. Problem is, not everyone ha...

New program targets hard-to-recycle plastics

Use special orange bag to collect wrappers, straws, utensils etc. COVINGTON, Ky. – The list of items that can be recycled in your curbside cart is about to greatly expand in Covington. The City is among communities now participating in a program adopted by Hefty® Brand and Rumpke Waste & Recycling that will keep foam take-out containers, straws, candy wrappers, plastic utensils...
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