New assistant city manager ‘hooked’ on local government’s ability
to improve people’s lives
COVINGTON, Ky. – Joy Pierson’s mother always told her and her 14 siblings that, while they were not rich in money, they were rich in love.
“We weren’t raised to believe that you just go make money; we were raised to believe t...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- The pickup schedule for trash and recycling will be unaffected by the Labor Day holiday.
(Photo note: Christmas is only 113 days away, which means that yes! We beat the department stores in premature ornamentation.)
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(First photo) From left, Jason Covington, James Johnson, and Paul Thompson of Covington’s Public Works Department prepare to install the pizza-box recycling containers in MainStrasse Village.
(Second photo) The installed receptacle keeps large pizza boxes from clogging garbage cans.
3 receptacles installed in MainStrasse Village to reduce litter
COVINGTON, Ky. – A large pizza ...
Some of a previous year’s winners of CGN’s Heart of the Community award.
CGN seeking nominations for annual award
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you know an engaged Covington resident – youth or adult – who makes the community around them better, here’s your chance to see them recognized.
The Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington is honor...
COVINGTON, Ky. – You’ve got a three-day weekend to fill, and there’s no need to leave The Cov to fill it.
Kick your heels to fine tunes (boy bands and others). Eat Smokin’ BBQ on the river. Do the art thing at Baker Hunt or The Carnegie. Check out some, er, interesting shops. Or strategize your Sunday evening to navigate your way to the river’s edge for a...
(First photo) From left, Assistant Chiefs Brian Valenti and Justin Wietholter, Chief Rob Nader, and former Assistant Chief Pat Swift pose on the night that Wietholter was promoted to replace the retiring Swift in the Covington Police Department.
(Second photo) Gary Rucker, right, was promoted to assistant chief of emergency medical service in the Covington Fire Department to replace the re...
Think of 1.9 acres “as a blank canvas,” City says
COVINGTON, Ky. – Pretend you’re a painter looking at a blank canvas.
That’s the approach that Covington Parks & Rec chief Ben Oldiges wants residents to take when they make suggestions on how to improve Austinburg Park.
“Nothing is off the table,” Oldiges said. “...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.)
COVINGTON, Ky. – Not to be confused with Jake and Elwood’s sandwich of a similar name, “wish-cycling” is the practice of tossing an item in the recycling cart in the hopes that it’s recyclable &n...
Brandon Holmes is the new assistant director of Covington’s Neighborhood Services Department.
New assistant director of Neighborhood Services to leverage expertise
COVINGTON, Ky. – Brandon Holmes was supposed to be an investment banker. At least that’s what every standardized personality test told him.
“(But) my father was a real estate invest...
The floorplan at 1730 Russell St. is currently very open. (Photo from Hub+Weber Architects)
Russell St. rehab also paves way for Rumpke HQ
COVINGTON, Ky. – The job of turning vacant warehouse-like space on Russell Street into the new home for Covington’s Public Works Department is being turned over to Radius Construction.
In a specially called meeting this afternoon, the...