The history of Covington is brought to life at the city’s Trailhead Museum through a movie and an interactive presentation that recently won an honorable mention at the Louisiana Municipal Association meeting.

Recognition for the award was given at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

This is the second award the Covington Trailhead has received. The first was for the design of the building, which is modeled after an old-fashioned train depot.

Docent Charlie Seruntine greets visitors and assists them through the display. The movie, which is about 10 minutes long, is shown in an amphitheater-style room. Seruntine waits for everyone to be seated and then starts the show.

In the large room, pictures from Covington’s past adorn the walls and an interactive history lesson is given.

The museum charges no entrance fee and was completed with a gift from the David C. and Dorothy Blossman Charitable Foundation. The visitor’s center and museum are named in honor of them.

In July, at least 45 visitors toured the museum, some from as far away as Germany and France. Comments on the exhibit included, “I am so proud to be from Covington,” “wonderful,” and “great display and movie.”

So far in August the museum and visitor’s center has had 30 visitors.

Plans are being made to create better signage for the facility.

Also Tuesday night, An ordinance was unanimously passed that will require reporting of interdepartmental transfers of funds will be given to the council along with an explanation of why funds were transferred in conjunction with the monthly revenue and expenditure report. The new procedure will provide clarity to the budget and how it is spent.

The ordinance had previously been tabled pending the determination of fund requirements, but Mayor Candace Watkins decided to include any funding changes, no matter how small.

Another ordinance that would set minimum amounts for surplus equipment to be auction was tabled until Sept. 7. Confusion arose concerning what the minimum bid amount should be for items when compared to their estimated values.

Councilwoman Frances Dunn invited everyone to the official groundbreaking of the Groves subdivision on Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. The new neighborhood will border parts of the West 30s.