What you need to know The $125 million “Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence” project by the University of Kentucky and Northern Kentucky University now has its construction and design firms on board. Chicago-based Pepper Construction and Cincinnati-based MSA Design will serve as the design-build team for the project that will bring Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon […]
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Newport to review PLK apartment project, more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, the Newport Planning and Zoning Commission will review PLK Communities’ proposed apartment project at 910 Lowell St. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? Covington to vote […]
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Covington announces major park improvements
The City of Covington announced Friday plans to make improvements at three parks, which it will fund through federal Community Development Block Grants. The first improvement is the addition of a new bathroom at Barb Cook Park, which the city government voted to approve earlier this month. The unit will be constructed by Hunter Knepshield, […]
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Covington to vote on financing, incentives for airline food producer
What you need to know Update: The Board of Commissioners approved both the tax incentive and financing package at their meeting on March 24, 2026–LINK nky editorial, March 24, 2026. Covington will vote on both a job-incentive agreement and a municipal financing agreement with MarfoFMA, the new airline food producers set to occupy the old […]
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Work near Riverfront Commons in Covington to start next month
Tree clearing and other work for the Brent Spence project will begin near the Riverfront Commons in Covington on April 13. The work will take place adjacent to the trail from the intersection of Highway Avenue, or KY-8, and Wright Street to the east end of the parking lot along the riverfront near the Clay […]
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Newport commits $112K for multi-color lighting on new 4th Street Bridge
The 4th Street Bridge may shine in changing colors above the Licking River, after Newport approved its share of funding for new programmable lighting. The Newport Commission held a first reading on March 16 to approve a payment of $112,500 to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the city’s share of the multi-color programmable aesthetic lighting […]
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Newport eyes lighting for 4th St. bridge, more in NKY gov
This week in NKY government meetings, Newport discusses plans to add programmable, colorful lighting to the new Fourth Street Bridge. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last week in NKY government? Boone County Fiscal Court backs […]
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Covington Public Works hiring seasonal workers
The City of Covington’s Public Works Department is hiring seasonal employees to assist with maintenance work in city parks and public spaces. The seasonal workers will be expected to support a range of tasks, including mowing, pruning, litter removal, cleaning public areas, maintaining public properties and assisting with equipment maintenance. The department will hold in-person […]
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What Covington’s ‘school of innovation’ denial says about education in KY
What you need to know Accusations of hasty decision making, political interloping and clandestine payouts for teachers have shaken Covington Independent Public Schools and its attempt to establish what has been dubbed a school of innovation at Holmes Middle School. The proposed initiative, if ever implemented, would revamp the organizational and curricular structure of the […]
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Covington to foreclose on five blighted properties
Covington will foreclose on five nuisance properties throughout the city as part of the city’s housing initiative, which aims to inventory and develop city-owned and blighted properties throughout Covington for later redevelopment. The move follows a vote from the Board of Commissioners Tuesday night. The properties all have either been cited for nuisances, have absentee […]