It’s finally football season! 🎉 If you’re free at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, no you’re not. Friday brings trivia for a good cause, a concert at the Veterans Plaza, and three high school football games. Saturday, you can either rock the boat (yacht rock, not Aaliyah, friend), rock the block with fireworks in Atoka, […]
Read MoreOn the Agenda: Local government meetings, Aug. 17-21, 2026
Tipton County’s Legislative Body is scheduled to fill a vacant seat on the county school board, re-appoint the county’s public works director to another four-year term, and consider transferring three acres of county land to the local emergency communications district when it meets Monday night. It’s the single biggest item on a fairly light week […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: June 5-7, 2026
Summer is officially in session, Tipton County, and this weekend is ready to prove it! Friday brings one of the biggest free community events of the year out at Atoka Railroad Adventure, and Saturday is stacked from sunup to sundown with farmers markets, fishing rodeos, a community bash in Brighton, and not one but two […]
Read MoreHonoring Tipton County’s fallen officers
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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