From left, Business Attraction Manager Susan Smith, Zoning Administrator Dan Wood, Administrative Assistant Katie O’Neill, Regulatory Services Manager & Historic Preservation Specialist Kaitlin Bryan, Business Retention & Expansion Manager Patrick Duffy, Infrastructure Development Specialist (and Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority Executive Director) Kyle Snyder. Annual awa...

Photo, from left to right, Police Chief Brian Valenti, Officer Luke McDonnell, and Mayor Joe Meyer.  COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s newest police officer brings to the department nearly a decade of experience, Luke McDonnell having served as a police officer with both the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Louis County Police Department. McDonnell was adminis...

A Special Meeting of the City of Covington Audit Committee will be held in person on May 17, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at City Hall, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of conducting the business of the regulr meeting.  

Herb & Thelma’s Tavern plans to restore the historic electric Wiedemann sign that used to hang on its building. $$$ for façade work, rent subsidies, historic electric sign COVINGTON, Ky. – The latest winners of small business funds from the City of Covington are an eclectic bunch – both in terms of location and use: A shop that will manufacture and sell flavored p...

COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re looking for something special to do with or for your mom for Mother’s Day on Sunday, you’ll be relieved to know that weekend events in The Cov present pretty fine options. For example, you could take her on a garden shopping spree. Or you could treat her to good BBQ. Or peruse good art while strolling through a park along the Covington banks of...

Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous meeting.

With ongoing program (apply now!), City has helped 426 families achieve American Dream in last 10 years COVINGTON, Ky. – In the last 10 years, the City of Covington has helped 426 families buy a home in The Cov by offering help with down payments and closing costs. The best part? The loans are forgiven a little each year the families stay in their house. The attached chart and ...

Covington Public Works crews were in Latonia and Austinburg this week (among other places) tackling the ongoing mission of patching torn-up streets. Rather than fill individual potholes, the crews scraped away and repaved big sections so as to create a smoother driving experience and make the fixes last longer. These photos show members of the Right of Way Division on Oliver Street at Oaklan...

The new weight limit and lane assignments for the Ky. 8 bridge into Newport. (Photo provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) Lanes down to 2 as precaution after deterioration found COVINGTON, Ky. – After a recent inspection revealed deterioration, two new restrictions have been posted for the Ky. 8 bridge between Covington and Newport. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KY...

Covington pantries desperate to replenish shelves thru annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger event COVINGTON, Ky. – Leave your donation of canned goods and other non-perishable food items in a bag near your mailbox this Saturday, May 11, and your postal carrier will do the rest to help two agencies in Covington who make sure low-income families get enough to eat. Postal ca...