COVINGTON, Ky. – With a parade, 21-gun salutes, mournful trumpets, and solemn revelry all morning long, Covington will gather once again on Monday in a series of Memorial Day events to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving in this nation’s military.
City Manager Ken Smith said the events of the day are important.
“The parade is no doubt a fun time, but...
Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous meeting.
A Rumpke Waste & Recycling Truck in the new Covington Transfer Station
Holiday will also shorten transfer station hours
COVINGTON, Ky. – The Memorial Day holiday will affect trash and recycling service in Covington on Monday in two ways:
Curbside pickup Monday will start an hour earlier than usual. Residents and business owners who use carts are encouraged to set them out the...
Before and after photos of a housing rehab in Latonia that the City helped fund with federal grant money.
Draft CDBG/HOME plans invest in housing, neighborhoods
COVINGTON, Ky. – The public has three ways to weigh in on a draft proposal that outlines how to invest almost $1.5 million in Covington neighborhoods, plus a little more than $700,000 on affordable housing in Covington and seve...
Photo 1: From left, Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti, rehired officers John Mairose and David Lillich, and Mayor Joe Meyer.
Photo 2: Mayor Meyer gives Mairose and Lillich the oath of office.
Two veteran officers sworn in under state retire-rehire program
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Police Department gained nearly 50 years of experience today when two retired officers were...
A meeting of the Covington Board of Commiissioners will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 20 W. Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011 for the purpose of conducting the business of the regular meeting. Please see the attached notice.
First photo: Herb & Thelma's, Tavern, where "Cash is King," has an ATM Confessional to get your penance and cash. Second photo: Joe Fessler accepts the City's Authenti-CITY award from Covington Business Retention & Expansion Specialist Patrick Duffy.
Credit card? Ask forgiveness, then step inside
to get your penance (and cash)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the f...
Independent team praises City’s book-keeping
COVINGTON, Ky. – Saying it’s “the best you can get,” an independent team of auditors has given the City of Covington a clean bill of health for its accounting practices and financial record-keeping.
It also said the City has fixed lingering issues that have plagued audits since 1996.
“We issued an unmodified...
First photo: Dancing at last year's Olla Low Rider Cruze-In. Photo by Sam Greenhill; Second photo: Sergio Gutierrez receives the City's Authenti-CITY award from Covington Business Retention & Expansion Specialist Patrick Duffy.
Cool cars, vibrant music … and life-changing tacos
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth of five articles naming the winners of the 2024 A...
COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a good weekend to have fun and do good in The Cov. And yes, you can have and do both at the same time, in many instances.
Maifest returns to Goebel Park on Friday with plenty of German festival fun, and on Saturday volunteers will make their way to the banks of the Ohio River for River Sweep’s major tidying up.
If you find yourself fatigued...