Political signs sprout up everywhere during campaign season. Here’s a photo taken in the 1970s by a photographer for the now-defunct The Kentucky Post. (Photo used courtesy of the Kenton County Public Library)
City may remove posters in the right of way
COVINGTON, Ky. – With election season in high fervor, the City of Covington is reminding candidates and their supporters that po...
Comments can also be submitted in writing
COVINGTON, Ky. – A public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 12, in Covington to collect opinions related to the City’s regulation of short-term rentals.
Anyone interested in speaking at the hearing, which will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at The Carnegie, 1028 Scott Blvd., needs to sign a sheet upon arriving. To let the greatest p...
Recent release tied to ‘City Government of the Year’ award
COVINGTON, Ky. – Check out this short video – HERE -- about The Cov published recently by the Kentucky League of Cities to mark Covington’s “2021 City Government of the Year” award.
The formal presentation of the award was made a couple of weeks ago at a reception held by Covington to th...
City of Covington grant writer Meganne Robinson is leaving the City and going west.
Robinson leaving to go west; City seeking applications
COVINGTON, Ky. – Grant writer Meganne Robinson will soon leave the City of Covington knowing that her work behind the scenes was critical to moving forward a number of important projects.
Take, for instance, the Restoration Trades School in the w...
Work to include addressing environmental challenges on 23 acres slated for massive mixed-use development
COVINGTON, Ky. – The behind-the-scenes work on developing the 23-acre former IRS site should grow substantially more visible early in the new year.
The City of Covington today released a request for proposals seeking companies to both demolish the site and address its significant en...
Covington’s Neighborhood Services Department is led by Director Brandon Holmes, left, and Deputy Director Keith Bales.
Holmes promoted to director; Bales returns to City Hall
OVINGTON, Ky. – The department at the City of Covington that oversees everything from trash collection to parks to housing vouchers and more has new leadership.
They’re both familiar faces.
Brand...
One of the pandemic-related RecoverCovington outdoor dining areas, this one on Court Street.
But changes are in store for pandemic-related ReCov program
COVINGTON, Ky. – A special program that temporarily created additional outdoor dining and drinking areas in public spaces in Covington – including parking spaces, alleys, and medians – will be extended until Feb. 28, 2022...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a statement from the City of Covington).
COVINGTON, Ky. – Three employees at Covington City Hall have recently tested positive with COVID-19 and precautions are being taken to protect both co-workers and the public.
Among those are Mayor Joe Meyer and City Manager Ken Smith. Both were fully vaccinated, and – presumably because of that fact &nd...
Covington’s new city manager, Ken Smith, poses with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently at Frank’s Old Town Café on Pike Street.
Department director held interim position for 13 weeks
COVINGTON, Ky. – Thirteen weeks after he stepped into Covington’s city manager position on an interim basis, Ken Smith now has the job permanently.
The Covington Board of Commissioner...
New assistant city manager ‘hooked’ on local government’s ability
to improve people’s lives
COVINGTON, Ky. – Joy Pierson’s mother always told her and her 14 siblings that, while they were not rich in money, they were rich in love.
“We weren’t raised to believe that you just go make money; we were raised to believe t...