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 […]
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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, […]
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Munford Elementary School announced Wednesday it has been named one of the nation’s best communities for music education, earning a 2026 Best Communities for Music Education Award from the NAMM Foundation. The honor, now in its 27th year, recognizes K-12 schools and districts across the country for their commitment to music programs and efforts to […]
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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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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, […]
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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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