An expected relocation will happen sooner rather than later for the Covington Police Department. Discussed in the city’s public safety committee meeting Tuesday, safety concerns are prompting city officials to move the department to office buildings on South Main Street, across from the post office, in the next two or three months. An inspection by the state fire marshal’s … [Read more...] about Covington to move its police department
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Covington to build new police department
[metaslider id="4270"] When it rains, water runs down the walls of Covington’s police department. The plaster’s bubbled, the wallpaper’s peeling. If you look up, the covers for the lights are brown with pooled rainwater. Ceiling tiles, even though they were replaced a few months ago, bulge with water damage in the lobby, court room, almost every office, every hallway, every … [Read more...] about Covington to build new police department
District 1 citizens announce business boycott
Some Covington residents have plans to begin boycotting businesses on Tuesdays and Fridays, said Jean Johnson. Standing before the board of mayor and aldermen Tuesday night, she revealed this was the Plan B she announced would be forthcoming. In January, Johnson spoke on behalf of citizens in District 1 who believe mayor Justin Hanson acted unfairly by not appointing … [Read more...] about District 1 citizens announce business boycott