After more than three decades with the Covington Fire Department, Fire Chief Richard Griggs has announced his retirement. Griggs, who began his career as a volunteer firefighter 33 years and eight months ago, said his final day of service will be July 3. He has served as fire chief for the past seven years, leading […]
Read MoreTipton County Candidates Forum Set for July 7 at Ruffin Theatre
Paper Folds News will host a public candidate forum on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at the Ruffin Theatre, giving Tipton County voters a chance to hear directly from candidates running in the county general election and the House District 81 race ahead of the Aug. 6 election. The forum is free and open […]
Read MoreHolly Grove Road is set to be paved next week – here’s what you need to know
Holly Grove Road will be paved next week. The City of Covington will mill and repave the entire stretch of Holly Grove Road inside city limits next week, starting at the Hwy. 51 intersection — where state crews left off — and running to the end of city limits, just east of Kimbrough. Climer Paving […]
Read MoreHe didn’t make the middle school team, but Branden Scott just signed to play in college
The way Branden Scott tells it, there was never really a question of what he was going to do after he didn’t make the middle school soccer team. He had one thing to say to the coach who cut him – he’d made a mistake – and saying so set off a chain of events […]
Read MoreTractor Supply announces soft opening in late June, grand opening on July 11
In a social media post Friday afternoon, it was confirmed that Munford’s Tractor Supply will have its soft opening the last week of June and a grand opening on July 11. The store, which sits under the City of Munford water tower north of Hwy. 51 and Marshall Road, has been under construction for several […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: June 5-7, 2026
Summer is officially in session, Tipton County, and this weekend is ready to prove it! Friday brings one of the biggest free community events of the year out at Atoka Railroad Adventure, and Saturday is stacked from sunup to sundown with farmers markets, fishing rodeos, a community bash in Brighton, and not one but two […]
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