After just four months of instruction, the Boys & Girls Club of the Hatchie River Region says its new reading program is already showing measurable gains for students across multiple grade levels. The Reading Success Academy, launched in August in partnership with Ford Motor Company and Tipton County Public Schools, provides small-group and one-on-one instruction […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: April 24-26, 2026
What are your plans for the weekend? This is one of the biggest weekends we’ve seen on the Tipton To-Do List in a while. We’re talking a murder mystery, blacklight mini golf, a veterans rally, a car show, a bass tournament, a crawfish boil, medieval knight fighting, a free concert, a book sale, a garden walk, […]
Read MoreTipton County educator turns her son’s struggles into a children’s book
They were at a soccer game when something shifted. Ayanna Dowell’s son, Dash, had asked for money for snacks at the concession stand. She pointed him toward the truck, maybe 10 feet away. Before he got there, he turned back around. “Mama, where did you say to get the money from?” That moment, Ayanna said, […]
Read MoreThe Air Force said no, the Marines said yes. Now this Shellback is Tipton County’s Veteran of the Month.
Randy Marbry had just been turned down by the Air Force. He was walking out of the recruiter’s office, not quite sure what came next, when a Marine stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder. “Don’t feel bad,” he remembers the recruiter saying. “We’ll take you.” Marbry, who was 19 and had spent […]
Read MoreTipton County deserves great local news coverage
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! Today is a national reminder to start local — because the most important information is happening right here in our own community.  At Paper Folds, our job is simple: provide fact-based, trustworthy local information you can actually use in your daily life. Why? […]
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