COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re sticking around town this Labor Day Weekend – as opposed to venturing out into what dang near every news outlet says will be record crowds at airports and on interstates – there’s no need to feel let down. There is plenty to do right here in The Cov.
And we’re not only talking about the 48th annual Western & Southern/WEBN firewo...
Let’s keep Covington’s First Responders safe this holiday weekend
COVINGTON, Ky. – Note that offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for the federal Labor Day holiday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
We all know that Labor Day was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century as a day designated to honor the American worker and became a feder...
Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 8/13/2024
World’s largest economic development professional group
gives City 5 awards for projects, outreach
COVINGTON, Ky. – The world’s largest council of economic development professionals has awarded Covington five 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Awards, honoring work on:
The emerging Covington Central Riverfront neighborhood.
The Covington Academy of Heritage Tr...
Reka's Butcher, a butcher shop, deli, and grocery that specializes in high-quality meats and ready-to-go dinners, will be located at 401 Scott St.
COVINGTON, Ky. – A butcher, an art supply store and studio, a boutique event space, a deli, a men’s shop, and an empowerment center are among the businesses receiving façade or rent assistance during the latest round of Covingto...
From left, Chief Brian Valenti, soon-to-be Capt. Justin Bradbury, soon to be Lt. Jay Zerhusen, the retiring Capt. Robert Rose, and Assistant Chief Justin Wietholter.
Leadership changes at Covington Police
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington Police Captain Robert Rose is retiring after a quarter century with the Department, and his departure is opening the doors for two experienced officers to m...
A Special Meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners will be held in person on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of receiving public comments regarding the 2025 Property Tax Rate and the first reading of the Ordinance related to the 2025 Property Tax Rate.
Westside residents used City Neighborhood Grant Program funds in 2023 for landscaping, planters, and a dog waste station. (Photos used courtesy of Reyna VanGilder.)
Deadline is Sept. 30 to apply for City grant program
COVINGTON, Ky. – Neighborhood organizations and similar groups have until Sept. 30 to apply for grants of up to $5,000 from the City of Covington to carry out small proje...
The lower area of the now-named Bill Cappel Youth Sports Complex, as seen in a historical photo used courtesy of the Kenton County Public Library. For decades, that lower area was the site of the F.O.P.A. baseball fields in the shadow of the operating City landfill, which closed in 1986.
COVINGTON, Ky. – Residents who live adjacent to the long-closed City of Covington landfill in Latonia ...