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‘Snow-deo’ Winners Announced!

(Pictured from left to right Daniel Chumley/Mechanic, Chad Hyland/Groundworker, Mark Ranson/Mechanic, Troy McCain/Light Equipment Operator, and Rick Davis/Director. Floyd Ard/Laborer and Todd Marshall/Mechanic are not pictured)   COVINGTON, Ky. - The winners of the Public Works 'Snow-deo' have been announced. Winners in Large Dump Truck Category- 1st place- Chad Hyland 2nd plac...
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Board of Commission Caucus Meeting Agenda 11-13-18

  Draft Agenda

‘Read Ready Covington’ soon to be familiar phrase

COVINGTON, Ky. - The images feature cartoon drawings of adults reading to children ... and soon they’ll be seen on posters, bookmarks, and stickers all over Covington.   It’s all part of a community-wide mobilization launched tonight to use reading to better prepare Covington’s children for kindergarten.   Read Ready Covington is the name unveiled tonight for the childh...

Vision for IRS site to take 10 months

A 10-month process led by a global firm to create a vision for the sprawling IRS site, in a critical part of downtown, will soon be underway. COVINGTON, Ky. - An intensive process to assess the potential of the soon-to-be vacant 23 acres that make up the IRS site, and to set a vision for developing it, will take about 10 months and get under way in earnest right after the holidays.  Tha...

Covington plow drivers prove skills at ‘Snow-deo’

COVINGTON, Ky. -Troy McCain spun the wheel of his Kenworth T350 dump truck and almost took out the orange cones guarding the narrow lane he was maneuvering through. “I thought I lost it for a minute,” he said, laughing as the uneven pavement and sharp turns caused him to bounce up and down inside the truck’s cab. For McCain, a light equipment operator in the City of Covi...
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Board of Commission Special Meeting Minutes 11/8/18

Board of Commission Special Meeting Minutes 11/8/18

2 Brent Spence lanes closed Saturday

COVINGTON, Ky. - Expect delays if you’re driving north on Interstate 71/75 in Covington on Saturday.   The right two lanes of the Brent Spence Bridge will be closed from 7 a.m. to about 6 p.m. so crews can do a permanent fix to a previously temporary repair of bridge joints, according to the Northern Kentucky office of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.   The work will also ...

A diverse, eclectic, assorted, varied (etc.) list

COVINGTON, Ky. - There’s no obvious theme for events this weekend in #LoveTheCov, so we’re not going to attempt any rhetorical gymnastics or semantic contortions in an attempt to be clever.   Suffice to say there’s a wide array of fun things to do, from the annual return of a much-loved holiday train display (and a little White House Christmas history) to a new beer honoring...

Focus: Shopping small, shopping local

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington isn’t a big-box shopping mall kind of place.   One of the City’s strengths and appealing qualities is its eclectic collection of unique, small businesses, with retailers who sell everything from bagels to books and curated home décor to woodcrafts.   To call attention to these local businesses and the personal, “authentic” experie...

Rebuilt riverfront gateway taking shape

COVINGTON, Ky. - The $875,000 reconstruction of the western entrance to Covington’s riverfront to make it safer and more accessible to pedestrians took another leap of progress today in a very visible way.   Workers with Riegler Blacktop poured concrete today to form one side of the roadbed for the rebuilt Johnston Street as it turns the corner onto Third Street.   The project incl...
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