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No butts allowed

Covington is joining a national effort to eradicate cigarette litter. New ‘urns,’ campaign target cigarette litter in Covington  COVINGTON, Ky. - A cigarette butt is small - just an inch or so long - so flicking a single butt onto a sidewalk can seem an insignificant act.   Except that: A butt is made of cellulose acetate, a plastic that can take 18 months to 10 years to...

Street hockey, RNCs & H/T turns 80

COVINGTON, Ky. - Whether you’re into outdoor movies, pop-up art galleries, or rear naked chokes (the martial arts submission hold, guaranteed to make you go nighty-night if you don’t tap quick enough), this weekend in LoveTheCov has an event for you.   See, we do things a little different. So the sports featured this weekend are a street hockey tournament, outdoor yoga, ...

Whatever sacrifices necessary ...

The Northern Kentucky Regional Rifle Team gives a 21-gun salute. Annual service in Covington honors 37 fallen peace officers COVINGTON, Ky. - The annual ceremony to honor Northern Kentucky peace officers who have died in the line of duty played out this morning near the Covington riverfront in a cacophony of sound: ...

No retreat on recycling

The paper line at Rumpke’s recycling operation (Photo courtesy of Rumpke Waste & Recycling) Covington efforts gaining momentum despite pullback elsewhere   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington residents should continue recycling paper products, and residents should rest assured that those products and others are going to mills to be broken down and reused - NOT dumped into landfills.   T...

Covington police promotions ‘perfect candidates’

Covington Police Chief Rob Nader, center, stands with Officer Joshua Bornhorn, left, and Sgt. Darrell Lee, right, after the City Commission promoted Bornhorn to sergeant and Lee to lieutenant. COVINGTON, Ky. - The two men approved for promotion within the Covington Police Department tonight were perfect candidates for advancement, Chief Rob Nader said. “They’ve both been with Covingt...

‘BeSpoke,’ explained

Public invited Thursday to engage in City Hall visioning effort   COVINGTON, Ky. - A 16-member citizen task force has been meeting with a consultant once a month to create a vision for what a permanent City Hall complex - if and when the City of Covington were to build one - should “be” and “do” for its citizens.   On Thursday, a public summit will deepen the conv...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 5-14-19

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 5-14-19

Deadline today for neighborhood grants

Neighborhood banners are one example of small projects that are eligible for the City of Covington’s new Neighborhood Grant Program.   COVINGTON, Ky. - Today is the deadline for neighborhood groups to apply for small grants from the City to fund things like banners and signs, planters, and clean-up and beautification initiatives and events.  “We haven’t received as many...

2019 CDBG/HOME Community Needs Public Hearing Scheduled

COVINGTON, Ky. - The Covington City Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the City Commission Chambers, 20 West Pike Street, Covington, Kentucky 41011. The purpose of this public hearing is to obtain the views of citizens, public agencies, representatives of adjacent units of general local government and other interested parties regarding the Annual Acti...
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