[metaslider id="4252"] The Covington Police Department was in a state of disarray on Friday morning. Boxes were being packed, lockers loaded onto dollies and offices that had been occupied for the last 20 years were being emptied as the department started its move. The department is relocating to two new office spaces as the longtime building in which it's been housed was … [Read more...] about Covington Police are on the move – find out where you’ll need to go if you have to visit
Public Safety
Covington chooses home for new police station
COVINGTON – Last month, city officials decided on a home for the new police station, and it's a decision they didn't take lightly. "It was a significant day in the city's history," said mayor Justin Hanson. "This is a significant investment in the future of public safety." Its accessibility to both the highway and residential areas landed the new station at the current site … [Read more...] about Covington chooses home for new police station
Newman property being considered for new police station
The City of Covington will soon host a meeting seeking public input on the location of a new police station. The date has not yet been set, but the city intends to discuss the construction of a much-needed facility in an area of Cobb-Parr Memorial Park known as the Newman Property. Consisting of 83.7 acres between the park and Hwy. 59 West, city leaders have determined a … [Read more...] about Newman property being considered for new police station
Celebrating dispatchers: ‘We’re the people you talk to and never see’
It’s 3:16 p.m. and James “Shugs” Stroud is simultaneously logging the time a deputy has gone back in to service, checking the details of a vehicle registration for another deputy on a traffic stop and taking notes from a caller who wants a previous complaint dismissed. A minute later he answers a 911 call from a 62-year-old woman who’s in a lot of pain and can’t make it to the … [Read more...] about Celebrating dispatchers: ‘We’re the people you talk to and never see’
Covington to move its police department
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
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
After accident, a resident thanks Munford fire department for its help with burn victims
It is a Saturday Natasha Hadley will not soon forget. She had been to yard sales that morning with her mother and afterward returned to her Oakwood Court home to care for her daughters, 7-year-old Nikeycia and 4-year-old Aaliyah. Natasha said she put a pot of grease on the stove, but soon found herself in the bathroom. She is the first trimester of her third pregnancy and … [Read more...] about After accident, a resident thanks Munford fire department for its help with burn victims
