The new sign celebrating the 2015 girls basketball state championship won by the Holy Cross Indians was dedicated on Friday evening with a special ceremony on Winston Avenue. Covington Mayor Sherry Carran and other city officials were on hand to talk about how meaningful it was for the local school to win the state tournament […]
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Covington Documentary to Air on KET
In 1800, there were more bison than people living at The Point, the rocky piece of land across from what eventually became Cincinnati, Ohio. Not long after, though, Covington – the city that emerged there – would grow to become Kentucky’s second largest city after Louisville, a title it would hold for decades. Covington at […]
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Popular Street Artist to Display Works in Covington
Covington-based branding firm BLDG has announced the dates for Cash For Your Warhol: Fund Your Startup!, an exhibition exploring the intersection of art, money and entrepreneurship by conceptual artist and photographer Geoff Hargadon. The show opens on September 10 during the UPSTART festival with a guest lecture by Hargadon at 6:30 p.m. followed by the opening party from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. A […]
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Night of Fortunes Benefits Covington Ladies Home
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 10 when Covington Ladies Home will join with host Molly Malone’s in downtown Covington to present the Ladies Home’s “Second Annual Night of Fortunes” from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Event proceeds help provide care for the elderly women of Covington Ladies Home, a community resource and Covington institution in the Licking Riverside Historic […]
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97-Year Old Woman & 70-Year Old Son Assaulted & Bound in Covington Home
A 97-year old woman and her 70-year old son were assaulted and bound in their home on Western Avenue in Covington. The burglary took place on Wednesday just after 7 p.m. at 916 Western Avenue. According to Covington Police, the interior of the home was ransacked by two suspects and a small amount of property […]
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City Upholds Design Board’s Decision on Property Owner’s Windows
The owner of a home in Mainstrasse Village will have to change his plans to place vinyl windows on his historic home. The Covington City Commission upheld the decision of the city’s Urban Design Review Board (UDRB) which told homeowner Greg Cansler that in the Mainstrasse historic preservation overlay zone, wood windows must be selected. Cansler, […]
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Familiar Sign Hangs Again in Mainstrasse as Coffee Shop Returns
Tim Eversole is back in a familiar place and is set to open a familiar business. “Everything that was in there was stuff we put in ten years ago and nobody has ever really made any changes,” Eversole said. “We’re pretty excited. We’re going to launch hopefully next week with a soft opening.” He even has […]
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To Fight High Rate of Turnover, Kenton Co. Jail Deputies to Receive Raise
Deputies at the Kenton County Detention Center will soon be taking home more pay. Jailer Terry Carl’s request for pay raises for deputies was approved at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Kenton County Fiscal Court. The process took two years to reach a formula that would work for the county, which pays its employees at […]
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Covington Likely to Raise Property Tax to Pay for More Police, Fire
The City of Covington continues to explore tax increases to accommodate calls for more firefighters and police officers. By city ordinance, property tax bills are sent out by September 15 and are due by October 15. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for August 25. The current property tax rate is .3045, which translates to $304.50 for a home […]
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Children, Inc. to Host Special Conference in Covington
The first-ever Northern Kentucky Grandparents as Parents Conference will be held in September to provide resources and information for the growing grandparents-as-parents community. According to the Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky, 56,000 of the 59,000 children raised in kinship care in Kentucky are being raised by grandparents. The event aims to raise awareness and support for […]