Sixteen new businesses registered with the Tipton County Clerk’s Office in October, ranging from an antique store in downtown Covington to a salon and massage therapy business in Munford.

The list, which covers licenses filed Oct. 1-31, 2026, includes construction and handyman services, boutiques, trucking, technology consulting and other businesses.

October’s total was down from September, when 29 new business licenses were recorded – a decrease of nearly 45%.

Munford led the county with four new businesses, followed by Atoka and Covington with three each. Burlison recorded two, while Mason and Stanton added one each. Two businesses listed addresses outside Tipton County.

Several of October’s new licenses were for online retail businesses. Shirthappensbybc, Sixteenth State Boutique and Waddle It Be Boutique all registered Oct. 1, the first day of the reporting period.

Two businesses offer handyman services: Brasfield Residential Repair in Atoka and Homework Construction Services, also in Atoka.

October also brought Red’s Room, an antique store on East Pleasant Avenue in Covington, and The Reset Room, a salon and massage therapy business on Doctors Drive in Munford.

Not every new license means a new storefront. Many businesses on the list provide services at customers’ locations, sell products online or operate from a home base.

New businesses by community

Atoka

• Brasfield Residential Repair, LLC – handyman services, Betty Boyd Lane. Owner: Gary K. Brasfield.
• Homework Construction Services – handyman services, Smithers Avenue. Owner: Jeff Matthews.
• T&D IT Solutions, LLC – IT support services and consulting, Buck Trail Lane. Owner: Demetrius J. Farrie.

Burlison

• Shirthappensbybc – online sales, Giltedge Gin Road. Owner: Brandy Stultz.
• Waddle It Be Boutique – online boutique, Highway 59 West. Owner: Jayla Gilbreath.

Covington

• Incredible Portable Building Sales Inc. – portable building sales and rentals, Highway 51. Owner: Ronald C. Middlebrooks.
• Jones Signings – notary services, Swam Cove. Owner: Diedre Jones.
• Red’s Room – antique store, East Pleasant Avenue. Owner: Heather Stubblefield.

Mason

• Edwards Towing – towing company, Taylor Lane. Owner: Jeff Edwards.

Munford

• Lavelle’s Tree Service – tree service, Douglas Avenue. Owner: Easton Lavelle.
• Rivera Customs – shipping and drop shipping of car audio-related products, Dr. Jacks Cove. Owner: Christopher Hunter.
• Sixteenth State Boutique – online boutique sales, Franklin Square Drive. Owner: Makia Ross.
• The Reset Room – salon and massage therapy, Doctors Drive. Owner: Mary Flanagan.

Stanton

• T Hills Logistics LLC – trucking, Old L and N Road. Owner: Tyler Hill.

Businesses with addresses outside Tipton County

• Gore Farms and Land Management – farm management, Morrison, Tennessee. Owner: Kristopber Gore.
• Recreational Concepts, LLC – playground equipment installation, Cookeville, Tennessee. Owner: Shelia D. Stewart.

Paper Folds News publishes the county’s new business list each month using records from the Tipton County Clerk’s Office. A new business license does not necessarily mean a business has opened a storefront or begun operating during the reporting period.