The Ruffin Theater opens its production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” tonight, kicking off two weekends of performances featuring a large local cast and familiar fairy tale characters. Directed by Amy Settle, the musical intertwines stories including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel into a single story exploring wishes, […]
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It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, and we’ve got just a few things happening this weekend!We have rain in the forecast, so make sure you check to see if the event will continue as planned before you head out.Here’s what we’ve got going on:𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮𝗕𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 If you’ve […]
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A teacher at Austin Peay Elementary School was arrested and charged with assault May 13, 2026, after a Tipton County Sheriff’s Office investigation found she may have struck a nonverbal pre-kindergarten special education student with a belt and pushed a trash can into the child. Katherine Turnbow had been a teacher at the Tipton County […]
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What’s your local government up to this week? Following is a list of the public meetings that are being held. Monday, May 18 The Tipton County Regional Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request for the Turnage Store property Monday night, the most consequential item on a relatively quiet week of local government meetings. The […]
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The chairs were full before the ceremony even began. Family, old friends, city officials and fellow veterans packed the Tipton County Museum Tuesday night. The mayor of Covington was there. So was State Rep. Debra Moody, former alderwoman Minnie Bommer, current aldermen John Edwards and Jean Johnson, and commanders from the VFW and the American […]
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Every May, during National Police Week, Tipton County pauses to remember those who gave their lives in service to this community. Eight law enforcement officers — spanning more than a century of duty — are honored at the annual Peace Officers Memorial Service hosted by the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office. What follows is an account […]
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