We’ve had two rounds of fireworks this week! Are you ready to keep celebrating the USA?! 🇺🇸 We’ve got MORE fireworks, live music, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence to go! (Promise me you’ll celebrate safely – if you drink, don’t drive, do the Watermelon Crawl. Please and thank you. ❤️) […]
Read MoreRestaurant Report: A sushi cooler failure and other inspections
The Tennessee Department of Health conducted 15 food service and mobile unit inspections across Tipton County in June 2026, covering 14 establishments (Holiday Inn Express Breakfast was inspected twice in one day). No restaurant, food truck, or hotel kitchen earned a perfect 100 this month — a first in recent memory — but nothing cracked […]
Read MoreCracked decks, dirty water: Inside Tipton County’s pool inspections
Public pools are inspected every summer — and 8 out of 9 in Tipton County had at least one violation when health inspectors showed up this season. Two were shut down the same day inspectors arrived. Since inspections began in early May, the Tennessee Department of Health has visited nine public pools across the county. […]
Read MoreBuilding Community: Why 797 Distillery became a venue for live music
She comes with a walker, bundled under a blanket if the weather is cool, and settles into one of the comfortable chairs near the stage. She doesn’t drink. Her daughter might have one, but the older woman just sits and listens. “Her daughter told me, ‘I bring her here because when she hears the music, […]
Read MoreTipton County Democrats to host District 8 Congressional Candidate Forum on July 9
The Tipton County Democratic Party will host a candidate forum for Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District on July 9 Four candidates are confirmed to appear: Gordon Bryan, Jordan Hinders, Heidi Kuhn and the Rev. Leonard Perkins. The forum will be moderated by Nathan Higdon, vice chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party. About the Candidates Gordon Bryan […]
Read MoreLiberty Vintage to host summer art classes for kids in July
Liberty Vintage Marketplace & Studio will offer two separate summer art class series for children ages 10 and up throughout July, giving young artists in Covington the chance to build skills in both drawing and painting. The classes will be held at Liberty Vintage, 100 Union St., Covington. Mini Masters Series Artist Barrie Foster will […]
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