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Fire Dept. expands management staff to emphasize training; promotions follow

COVINGTON, Ky. – A new deputy chief position designed to put undivided focus on training within the Covington Fire Department has set in motion a cascading series of promotions. The Covington Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night approved appointing: Assistant Chief Michael Bloemer to the newly created position of deputy chief of operations. Battalion Chief Corey Deye to assistan...

Those ‘lovely branches’? Don’t damage the bark

No nails, screws, staples, spikes etc.  Reminder not to use nails, screws & staples when decorating City trees for the holidays COVINGTON, Ky. – If you’re going to decorate a streetside tree for the holidays, don’t damage the tree. Specifically, don’t use nails, screws, staples, spikes, screw-in hooks, or anything else that creates a pathway for insec...

City seeks firm to demo IRS site

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...

Savvy assistance for City’s businesses

Small-business “coach” Lisa Brann works out of an office on Pike Street to help businesses in Covington and elsewhere. ‘Coach’ doles out help as needed from Pike St. office COVINGTON, Ky. – When businesses and entrepreneurs in Covington need assistance – whether that’s fleshing out a business plan, finding resources, navigating the red tape of pandem...

Recycle that tangled mess of holiday lights

Drop-off locations added for non-working strands COVINGTON, Ky. – Among the many things that bring us together during the holidays is the collective aggravation of plugging in the just-purchased holiday lights that worked fine last year and finding not a single bulb aglow. (Or worse still, half of the lights work, which baits us into believing we can fix the whole string with a replace...

CANCELLED - Parking Authority Board Meeting, 12/01/21

The Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority Board Meeting scheduled for December 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM has been cancelled.

Board of Commissioners Legislative Meeting Agenda 11-30-21

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

Police Dept. again awarded ‘rare’ affirmation

Covington remains 1 of only 3 police agencies in Ky. to earn independent accreditation COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Police Department remains in rare company, having – again – passed an internationally recognized independent organization’s rigorous, years’ long assessment of Covington’s professionalism, policies, leadership, and standards. This ...

7 firefighters 'pinned'

From left, Nick Martini, Mark Otte, Grant Howell, Heston Hughes, Brian Meyer, Mark Guttridge, and Robert Honaker. Training complete, (experienced) Covington hires take oath, start work COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington has seven new (experienced) firefighters. Having completed 10 weeks of in-house training, the seven were officially “pinned” with their Covington Fire Department...

Shop local & dulcimers

COVINGTON, Ky. – This week’s Weekend in #LoveTheCov comes to you a day early on what many know as the busiest bar night of the year (while others know it as the day when they rarely leave their kitchen, busy with prepping for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving meal). To each his own. All that really matters is that your holiday is a good one. Once you’ve finished your feast, ...
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