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The former Covington police station will be sold to Covington Granite Works

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At Tuesday night’s meeting of Covington’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen, a new agreement was signed with Covington Granite Works to occupy the former police station at 133 East Pleasant. The building housed the police department, fire department and city hall from 1957 to 2017 but has been vacant for nearly five years. In February 2017 police led The Leader on a tour of the … [Read more...] about The former Covington police station will be sold to Covington Granite Works

Covington’s city leaders tabled talks of creating a park at the former Rayovac plant

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The talks about the construction of a park at the site of the former battery plant are over, at least for now. On Tuesday night the board voted unanimously to table further discussion regarding the proposals to construct a park at the site where manganese was manufactured for disposable batteries from 1947 to 1991. The property is located between Douglas and South Main streets, … [Read more...] about Covington’s city leaders tabled talks of creating a park at the former Rayovac plant

Covington is hiring a new police chief following the resignation of Larry Lindsey

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The City of Covington is looking for a new police chief. According to the mayor and aldermen, police chief Larry Lindsey emailed them on Friday, Nov. 26 to give one week's notice of his resignation which would be effective Friday, Dec. 3. Lindsey, who has a long law enforcement career, has served a chief of police since September 2019. He made waves in his first few months … [Read more...] about Covington is hiring a new police chief following the resignation of Larry Lindsey

Anthony Whiteman’s mother pleads for information in deadly hit-and-run

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It’s been two months since she’s heard her son walk through the door. It’s been two months since he was hit by a driver in downtown Covington while biking home, breaking his brain stem on impact. The driver of the SUV that hit him drove off, leaving the high school sophomore for dead. “He never saw it coming,” Anthony Whiteman’s mother, Jennifer said. “They hit him from the … [Read more...] about Anthony Whiteman’s mother pleads for information in deadly hit-and-run

E-911 board drops investigation against director Renee Downing

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On Monday the E-911 board’s personnel committee voted to drop the investigation into whether or not its director advised employees against getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The matter began two months ago when County Executive Jeff Huffman reported an employee had complained she believed the director had done so and threatened pushback if an employee was vaccinated. The board voted … [Read more...] about E-911 board drops investigation against director Renee Downing