Covington’s Neighborhood Services Department is led by Director Brandon Holmes, left, and Deputy Director Keith Bales. Holmes promoted to director; Bales returns to City Hall OVINGTON, Ky. – The department at the City of Covington that oversees everything from trash collection to parks to housing vouchers and more has new leadership. They’re both familiar faces. Brand...

The inside of the sprawling former IRS facility. J.S. Held to oversee complex preparation of 23 acres for private development COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is hiring a global multi-disciplinary consulting firm to oversee the complex and time-intensive work of preparing the 23-acre former IRS site for private development. J.S. Held is a familiar name. The company has performed or is ...

One of the pandemic-related RecoverCovington outdoor dining areas, this one on Court Street. But changes are in store for pandemic-related ReCov program COVINGTON, Ky. – A special program that temporarily created additional outdoor dining and drinking areas in public spaces in Covington – including parking spaces, alleys, and medians – will be extended until Feb. 28, 2022...

COVINGTON, Ky. – October has flown by like a witch on a new broom … but before we start pondering whether we’ll be roasting or deep-frying a bird for that next holiday, let’s celebrate the holiday that is upon us: Halloween. This weekend in The Cov, there’s trick-or-treat (from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, so get your candy ready), and plenty of events celebrating cos...

(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. – For those dedicated to reducing the waste stream by either recycling or buying in bulk packaging, the scariest thing about Halloween isn’t the parade of ghosts and goblins but all those individual...

Friday event seeks ideas on Clay Wade Bailey gateway COVINGTON, Ky. – Every welcoming home maintains an inviting entry point … an attractive “front door,” so to speak, that beckons visitors to cross its threshold. “Welcoming” cities are not any different. That’s why the City of Covington is starting a public conversation about how to improve one ...

Campaign to eliminate cigarette litter energizing in The Cov COVINGTON, Ky. – The campaign to keep cigarette butts from trashing up Covington’s streets is about to become super visible and super-charged. Thanks to a grant, a wrap-around ad on a Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky bus will soon tout the slogans “Trash the Cig, NOT the City” and “LOVE The COV, ...

Covington Code Inspector Rick Dames eyes gutters and drainpipes on one of the city’s older buildings. Overhaul of Code Enforcement has included higher certifications COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington division that works to protect residents’ health and safety while also preserving property values has elevated its training and expertise to the next level. Over the la...

Volunteers donating their time and sweat at planting events over the years have played a big part in creating Covington’s urban canopy. Saturday event targets shade-poor streets in West Latonia COVINGTON, Ky. – Looking to do something worthwhile this weekend? How about helping to establish a verdant canopy of trees along City streets? The Covington Urban Forestry Board will pl...

Use common sense, caution to keep kids safe from accidents, COVID-19 COVINGTON, Ky. – Whether you pass out candy or make 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 Sunday, Oct. 31. So … start putting those costumes together, buying that candy, clearing your sidewalk and/or s...