Duke Energy grant will grow Covington canopy, but only 30 trees are available
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you want a free tree for your yard, you will want to act quickly: Covington’s Forestry Division has 30 trees to give away for planting in targeted neighborhoods, and they will be passed out on a first-come, first-served basis.
Two things make the giveaway unusual:
The tree...
Volunteers needed Saturday to dig holes in Latonia
COVINGTON, Ky. – The celebration of Arbor Day will last eight days in the City of Covington, beginning with a neighborhood planting this Saturday and ending the following weekend with a seedling giveaway at a de facto festival focused on trees.
Meanwhile, the national Arbor Day Foundation has named Covington a Tree City USA for the 19t...
Looking east on Fourth Street, a one-way street that carries traffic heading west and cuts through the heart of downtown.
Study underway to see if road can be reconfigured for dedicated bike lane
COVINGTON, Ky. – Fourth Street could be reconfigured from three lanes to two lanes to make way for a dedicated bike lane and wider, more pedestrian-friendly sidewalks under a plan being e...
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Photo 1: Hendy prepares to tear up and level the brick pavers near the Sixth Street Promenade.
Photo 2: Hendy Inc. recently fixed curbs along Tibbatts in Latonia.
Photo 3: The new ADA curb ramp near St. Augustine Church in Peaselburg.
Hendy Inc. to preserve historic look while leveling surface
COVINGTON, Ky. – A contractor for the City of Covington started teari...
A rehab projected funded by the City’s HOME program will add affordable housing in the Latonia/Rosedale neighborhood.
Public participation period underway for federal grant programs
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is asking the public to weigh in on how the City should invest several million dollars in federal grants aimed at improving housing and infrastructure and reducing hom...
Report card to residents highlights historic deal on bridge, tax cut & progress on job training, IRS site, new City Hall
COVINGTON, Ky. – A construction trades school and its preservation trades complement. A 23-acre development in the urban core. A new City Hall better suited for helping residents. A health sciences lab. Homeownership.
The City of Covington took so many steps...
City would partner with Tri-State Trails on creating strategy to make The Cov more bike friendly
COVINGTON, Ky. – Wanting to take a strategic and feasible approach to making Covington more bike friendly, the Board of Commissioners tonight will vote on partnering with the advocacy group Tri-State Trails to create a bicycle transportation plan for Covington and its neighbor, Newport, o...
Trucks are loaded and ready to go. That’s municipal grounds worker Corey Lohstroh filling tanks with a brine solution earlier today.
With ‘nasty’ storm almost here, Public Works will do all it can to keep streets safe
COVINGTON, Ky. – The road salt dome is full (minus what’s been loaded into trucks). The trucks themselves have been outfitted with plows and ...
KYTC/ODOT seeking feedback on pending issues for Brent Spence Corridor revamp
COVINGTON, Ky. – Are you curious how (and where) a revamped Brent Spence Bridge and its completely new companion span will separate local commuters from pass-through travelers?
Do you have thoughts and/or strong feelings about noise barriers, landscaping, pedestrian walkways, and the “look” o...
State project will mean safer, less congested Brent Spence
COVINGTON, Ky. – How drivers enter Interstate 71/75 in Covington just south of the Brent Spence Bridge will change at 5 a.m. Thursday as construction of the $8.8 million “Texas Turnaround” edges closer to completion, state highway officials announced today.
The state-funded project will reduce accidents and relieve ...