Former bus driver charged with soliciting 16-year-old student

Former bus driver charged with soliciting 16-year-old student

A former school bus driver for Tipton County Schools faces a solicitation of a minor charge after a teenager reported his behavior to school officials last month. Raymond Jones, 67, was charged this week with allegedly making inappropriate comments to a 16-year-old Brighton High School while transporting her to the Alternative Learning Center on Bert […]

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The Air Force said no, the Marines said yes. Now this Shellback is Tipton County’s Veteran of the Month.

The 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 […]

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Subdivision, new businesses lead Atoka Planning Commission agenda

Subdivision, new businesses lead Atoka Planning Commission agenda

A proposed 156-lot subdivision and new commercial development along two of Atoka’s busiest corridors are set to go before the Planning Commission Monday night. Maple Woods Village expansion under review The largest item on the agenda is Maple Woods Village – Section C, a proposed subdivision located south of the existing Maple Woods Village neighborhood, […]

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