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Parking restricted near GRC Park, Riverside Drive

Night-time order enforces health directives related to COVID-19   COVINGTON, Ky. - On-street parking between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be prohibited for the time being on streets near George Rogers Clark Park in the Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood.   The ban does not apply to residents of the neighborhood who have a residential parking permit.   The City is instituting the rul...

‘Landslide in very slow motion’

The levee on the river side of the Glenway and Madison floodwall is sloughing toward the Licking River. Geotech survey to help City forge solution to levee sloughing  COVINGTON, Ky. - Neither a camera lens nor an untrained eye captures the gravity of the problem with the floodwall on the east side of Glenway and Wallace avenues.   When hikers on the Licking River Greenway and Trail look ...

New CPR tool ‘doesn’t get tired’

Andrea Quigley of the Stryker Corporation trains Covington firefighters in the use of the LUCAS 3 mechanical compression device. Purchase helps Fire Dept. improve response to cardiac arrests  COVINGTON, Ky. - When it comes to giving CPR, the Covington Fire Department is going mechanical.   As part of its continuous efforts to improve the survival rates of people suffering health emergenc...

Covington cancels participation in Riverfest

Decision joins neighboring cities in desire to protect residents   COVINGTON, Ky. - Citing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, the City of Covington is canceling its participation in the annual Riverfest fireworks.   Covington joins the cities of Newport and Bellevue, which have previously made similar announcements.   “This is about protecting the health and s...

‘Opening Day,’ art while you watch

COVINGTON, Ky. - Yes, we know that cafes in Barcelona and the open-air markets in Cairo are out of reach these days.   We have the next-best thing: The Covington Farmers Market on Saturday, plus expanded outdoor dining options all around town. See HERE for places in two neighborhoods, but just realize this was Phase II and Phase I included many other restaurants.   Just make su...

Covington seeking Parks & Rec manager

Covington Parks & Rec Manager Rosie Santos waves at the camera before masking up at an activities drop-off event during the early stages of the pandemic. Santos is leaving the City for a new career opportunity. Santos leaving City for new role across the river  COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for a new Parks & Recreation manager as the person who now holds that title, Rosie Sant...

Covington PD promotes two

Covington Officers Jeff Cook, left, and Dave Griswold will be promoted to “sergeant” tonight effective Aug. 2. New Sgts. Cook, Griswold also served in the U.S. Marines  COVINGTON, Ky. - Two officers with over a decade of experience each in the Covington Police Department and who also served in the U.S. Marine Corps will be promoted to the position of “sergeant” this ev...

Commission meeting is virtual tonight

COVINGTON, Ky. - Due to the dramatically increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the Commonwealth, tonight's meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners will be held virtually (as was announced last week).   The meeting, which starts at 6 p.m., can be followed live on Fioptics channel 815, Spectrum channel 203, the Telecommunications Board of Northern Kentucky (TBNK) website ...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 07-21-20

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 07-21-20

Why LoveTheCov?

A banner outside the Monarch Building on Fourth Street, the future home of Northern Kentucky’s law firm, DBL Law. Don’t listen to us, let the business executives explain  COVINGTON, Ky. - With about 1,000 jobs announced in Covington since March 1 and a seemingly unending plethora of unique and high-profile economic development headlines recently, clearly something is catching the...
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