Posing with the Kentucky Heritage Council’s award in Frankfort are, from left, Brian Miller, President of the Covington Academy of Heritage Trades/Executive Vice President of the Building Industry Association of Northern Kentucky; Diane McConnell, Director of Workforce Development with the Enzweiler Building Institute; Kaitlin Bryan, the City of Covington’s Regulatory Services Manager ...

Bray continues infrastructure work at Covington Central Riverfront COVINGTON, Ky. – West Rivercenter Boulevard will be closed to through traffic just west of the Northern Kentucky Convention Center starting Wednesday, May 29, until approximately July 1. Pedestrian access will also be affected to a partial extent. Bray Construction Services will set up detour signs and an electronic mes...

COVINGTON, Ky. – It’s a long holiday weekend ahead and there will be cookouts, parties, and lots of fun. But let’s not forget why we have this long weekend. Memorial Day weekend is a time of remembrance, a time to pay tribute to the women and men who died while serving in this nation’s military.  Here in The Cov, you can join others in honoring Covington’s fal...

Memorial Day parade, events held in Covington COVINGTON, Ky. – Offices at City Hall at 20 W. Pike St. will be closed Monday for Memorial Day and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The public is invited to honor the military fallen at the annual parade and an array of ceremonies at military memorials around Covington that morning. See for Memorial Day events for details. # # #

Photo from an earlier Urban Tree Walk in Austinburg. Urban Forestry, UK will lead walking tour Saturday COVINGTON, Ky. – Expect to see many large and interesting tree species – particularly evergreen trees – on Saturday when Covington’s Urban Forestry Division partners once again with the Kenton County Extension Office for its Urban Tree Walk: Kenton Hills. The to...

Free event returns Devou’s Prisoners Lake COVINGTON, Ky. – Want to see a youth get excited? Put a fishing pole in their hand and watch their face light up when a fish suddenly tugs on the other end. The surprise, the anticipation, and the thrill of reeling in or pulling in the fish … these emotions all but guarantee a contagious grin that spreads to anyone nearby. This ...

COVINGTON, Ky. – With a parade, 21-gun salutes, mournful trumpets, and solemn revelry all morning long, Covington will gather once again on Monday in a series of Memorial Day events to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving in this nation’s military. City Manager Ken Smith said the events of the day are important. “The parade is no doubt a fun time, but...

A Rumpke Waste & Recycling Truck in the new Covington Transfer Station Holiday will also shorten transfer station hours COVINGTON, Ky. – The Memorial Day holiday will affect trash and recycling service in Covington on Monday in two ways: Curbside pickup Monday will start an hour earlier than usual. Residents and business owners who use carts are encouraged to set them out the...

Before and after photos of a housing rehab in Latonia that the City helped fund with federal grant money. Draft CDBG/HOME plans invest in housing, neighborhoods COVINGTON, Ky. – The public has three ways to weigh in on a draft proposal that outlines how to invest almost $1.5 million in Covington neighborhoods, plus a little more than $700,000 on affordable housing in Covington and seve...

Photo 1: From left, Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti, rehired officers John Mairose and David Lillich, and Mayor Joe Meyer. Photo 2: Mayor Meyer gives Mairose and Lillich the oath of office. Two veteran officers sworn in under state retire-rehire program COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Police Department gained nearly 50 years of experience today when two retired officers were...