A ceremony honoring 11 retiring City of Covington employees will be held February 28 at the Turner Lake Complex.

Encompassing 284 years of combined service, the ceremony is open to the public and will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

“We will certainly miss the many contributions these employees have made to the City of Covington,” said City Manager Leigh Anne Knight. “Covington is a better place because of these employees and I want to wish them well in their retirement. They have certainly earned it.”

Below is a list of employees retiring, the number of years they were employed by the City of Covington and their position at their time of retirement.

Steve Roper             17 Equipment Maintenance Manger

Thomas Duren        10 Refuse Collector Driver

Don Campbell         29 Fire Captain

Ronnie Cowan        36 Human Resources Director

Almond Turner        45 Assistant Police Chief

Willie Hardeman     28 Refuse Collector

Bobby Joe English     39 Refuse Collector Driver

Michael Knight        23 Assistant Electric Manger

William Brown         15 Gas Utility Technician

David Gunter           27 Deputy Chief Operations

Charles W. Groover   15 Lieutenant