Getting into the Halloween spirit on Russell Street. (Photo used with permission.)
Use common sense, caution to keep kids safe from accidents
COVINGTON, Ky. – Whether you pass out candy or accompany your kids on the annual trek in search of some, here’s the official news: Trick or treat hours in the City of Covington will take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
So &he...
Virtual public meeting will present draft recommendations, routes in Covington, Newport
COVINGTON, Ky. – The public will have another opportunity to weigh in on an ongoing effort to make it safer and easier for individuals to travel by bicycle around Northern Kentucky’s urban core, whether for fun or commute.
Bike advocacy organization Tri-State Trails (in partnership with ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – By now it’s readily apparent that Halloween is a LOT more than a single night of putting on a costume and going door-to-door for candy. For many people – and we will neither confirm nor deny that we’re among them – it’s a month-long state-of-mind that demands intense preparation for that one night.
Seeing as how we’re coming down the fi...
Vacant Property Incentive
to help create office, retail space
(EDITOR'S NOTE: An early version of this release inadvertently and erroneously listed addresses on Willard Street and Highway Avenue as having received this incentive.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – Since its construction in 1865, the year Abraham Lincoln began his second term, the cornerstone building at 401 Scott Blvd. has...
Draft agenda, legislation, and minutes from the previous meeting.
Look here to see when your street is scheduled (and when to move your vehicles)
COVINGTON, Ky. – “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree,” wrote English poet Emily Bronte some 200 years ago … but then she didn’t have to rake all those falling leaves. If she had, the “speaking” might have included the words of sailors instea...
Photo: Left to right, Chief Brian Valenti, Jacob Noe, Mayor Joe Meyer, Courtney Harkless, and Phouthakone Homphothichack.
2 re-hires and a new recruit sworn in today
COVINGTON, Ky. – Mayor Joe Meyer administered the oath of office to three police officers today at City Hall.
For Phouthakone Homphothichack and Jacob Noe, it’s a return to serving the community as law enfor...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Friday the 13th and a spectacular solar eclipse on Saturday would seem enough for one weekend, but we don’t do “adequate” in The Cov.
This week offers up art workshops, trail tidying, early Halloween fun, a musical, an awards ceremony, and a wine festival (and that’s not all), so no sitting home bemoaning that you’re bored. Get out there and ...
Covington Forestry program expands shade canopy in certain neighborhoods
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you live in one of 12 neighborhoods listed below and want a free tree to plant in your yard – a big tree, not a tiny “whip” sapling – then act fast.
Thanks to a Duke Energy Community Impact grant, Covington’s Forestry Division has 75 trees to give away, and th...