COVINGTON, KY -- On Monday, October 16, the Northern Kentucky Council of the Blind and the Covington Police Department will be conducting the 2017 White Cane Safety Day event. The event includes demonstrations of electronics and gadgets used by the blind and visually impaired to navigate in their daily lives. Additionally, there will be a demonstration on how use the white cane.
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COVINGTON, KY -- As a part of Fire Prevention Month, the Covington Fire Department crews from Pumper 6 and Rescue 1, and retired Lieutenant Tom Brinkman visited Holy Family School.
The Fire Department spoke with students about fire safety, becoming a firefighter, not being scared of firefighters, and reminding them to call 911 for help.
COVINGTON, KY – The City of Covington is celebrating this year’s “Make A Difference Day” on Saturday, October 28, and seeks volunteers for a tree planting event along Madison Avenue.
Tree planting volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Life Learning Center parking lot, 20 W. 18th Street. The event will extend from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
During the event, approximately 40 tr...
COVINGTON, KY – The City of Covington has issued an update regarding the 501 Main project and its construction schedule.
Starting Monday, October 16, exterior garage construction is scheduled to begin in the 501 Main parking lot (please see maps below). As a result, the 501 Main Parking Mitigation plan will officially be in effect.
The 501 Main Parking Mitigation plan includes the fol...
COVINGTON, KY – The Covington Neighborhood Collaborative (CNC) announced its 2017 Covington Neighborhood Summit will be held at Gateway Community College (downtown Covington location), 525 Scott Blvd. on Saturday, October 14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Participants are highly encouraged to register prior to the event.
The CNC is an umbrella organizatio...
Earlier this week, the Covington Fire Department welcomed Holy Cross Elementary School preschool students to the Company 8 Fire Station!
While at the station, firefighters spoke with the preschoolers about fire safety. Additionally, they showed the students fire safety gear and reminded them that firefighters aren't someone to be scared of.
Congratulations Butch! Former Covington Mayor and current Mayor of Villa Hills recognized as "City Official of the Year" by the Kentucky League of Cities.
As Kentucky’s largest annual training event for city officials, the KLC Conference & Expo features more than 50 workshops and sessions with more than 500 people expected to attend.
To view the full schedule of events and for more...
On Wednesday, the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) featured a presentation from City of Covington Manager of Data & Analytics Dr. Todd Sink at its 2017 Conference & Expo!
Sink presented on 'Increasing Efficiency: The CovStat Analytics Program,' providing an overview of the unique way the City has used statistics and data to help improve the operation of departments and plan for the fut...