Three high school football games light up Tipton County stadiums Friday night, from an intra-county rivalry to a rare interstate matchup and a critical district clash. Covington hosts Brighton in Week 4 county rivalry When parking lots fill up on South College Street Friday night, record books and classification labels will take a back seat. […]
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A motorcycle wreck at Hwy. 51 and Tipton Road in Atoka has sent the driver to the hospital in critical condition. The Atoka Police Department said a preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle was pulling out of the crossover at the intersection as a motorcycle was traveling northbound on Hwy. 51. It left the roadway, […]
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A Memphis man has been sentenced to life without parole after a Tipton County jury convicted him in the 2021 shooting that killed one Covington woman and wounded another as they drove home from a Covington High School football game. Treon Ingram, 27, was found guilty Sept. 4 in Tipton County Circuit Court, according to […]
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On Friday, the City of Covington will host a remembrance ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The commemoration carries the theme “Never Forget. Honor Always,” organized around three ideas: remembering the lives lost, honoring the nation’s heroes, and uniting as one nation. City officials said the ceremony is […]
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One week after a fatal wreck in the Brighton work zone, the concrete barriers that reduced traffic to one lane were removed. The construction project will be delayed for several months due to a challenge with relocating utilities, sources said Tuesday. In mid-August, concrete barriers were put up in the right lane of Highway 51 […]
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Tipton County recorded 17 new business licenses in August 2026, according to filings with the Tipton County Clerk’s Office. The City of Covington had three. The new businesses were licensed in six cities and communities across the county: Atoka, Burlison, Covington, Drummonds, Mason, and Munford. Munford continued to lead the county with seven new licenses, […]
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