Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerri Green is set to make her second campaign stop in Tipton County this week – and the fundraising event is sold out. Green, a Memphis City Council member and public defender, won the Democratic primary in August with about 70 percent of the vote, defeating four other candidates for the nomination. […]
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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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