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🌱 How to get a free holiday meal box in Covington

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In today's newsletter:

  • How to get a free holiday meal box in Covington
  • How a vacant Russell Street lot could become a new family home
  • Could Kentucky’s next data center boom reshape Covington’s economic future?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas with No Promises - The Carnegie / Covington.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cold with low clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Friday: A little snow, up to 1", temps: high: 34, low: 20.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 25 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Freestore Food Bank & St. Elizabeth Team Up for Holidays (rnbcincy.com) — Families in Covington can receive free holiday meal boxes Tuesday at St. Elizabeth’s Covington campus, where Freestore Food Bank and St. Elizabeth Healthcare will distribute 1,500 meals by drive-through. With food prices up and demand rising, each car can get up to two boxes of traditional holiday fixings, and seniors are being reached through deliveries to local centers.
   

2. Housing nonprofit to buy city-owned vacant lot in Covington (linknky.com) — Covington officials are moving to sell a long-vacant city lot at 1323 Russell Street to Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky, which plans to build an affordable single-family home there. Paired with a rehab next door, the project targets buyers earning under 80% of Covington’s median income and could be approved at the Dec. 16 legislative meeting.
   

3. Big dollar data centers: What are the real opportunity costs? (lanereport.com) — From a Covington-based perspective, this piece breaks down how massive data centers could shape Kentucky’s future, including Northern Kentucky communities. It explains the trade-offs in land, power, tax incentives, and jobs, and urges local leaders to set smart rules now so any future projects strengthen infrastructure and budgets instead of draining public resources.
   

4. Ron McAnally: The Making of a Masterful Horseman (americasbestracing.net) — A Hall of Fame horse trainer’s life story traces back to his childhood at the Covington Protestant Children’s Home in northern Kentucky, where discipline and resilience shaped his future. Now 93, Ron McAnally reflects on how those Covington years influenced his gentle, experimental approach with legendary racehorses like John Henry, Bayakoa, and Paseana.
   

5. City of Florence, Landrum part ways on managing World of Golf (linknky.com) — A longtime Northern Kentucky golf figure who once managed Devou Park’s golf facilities in Covington is losing his decades-long contract to run Florence’s World of Golf at year’s end. Ralph Landrum says the city chose not to renew his deal but plans to keep teaching golf locally, while Florence officials have not yet commented on the change.
   

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  • KYEM has an exciting FREE training opportunity coming up next week.
    KYEM is hosting the ICS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader (L-964) course December 15 – 19, 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. EST daily, at KY Emergency Management… (Nextdoor )
  • Moved here recently and I’m looking for a hairdresser….
    if you know of one, thank you for the name. I’d appreciate it! (Nextdoor Kenton Hills)
  • Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Covington. Apply here.
  • Covington Independent Public Schools posted a job opening for Tier 3 Reading Teacher in Covington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Covington here.

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