Tipton County residents will have the opportunity to weigh in Monday on proposed rules that would decide where data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations could be built in the county and what developers would have to show before getting approval. The Tipton County Commission will hold a public hearing on an amendment to the county […]
Read MoreJerri Green to make second campaign stop in Covington
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. […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: Aug. 21-23, 2026
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 MoreTipton County Construction Update: Lane Closures on SR-3, SR-179 & SR-14
Three active TDOT projects are affecting lanes and shoulders on Highway 51 (SR-3), Charleston-Mason Road (SR-179), and the Hwy. 14 (SR-14)/Kerrville-Rosemark corridor. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening, where, and for how long. Hwy. 51 near the Tipton County Landfill Crews are building a turn lane near the Tipton County Landfill (around log mile […]
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 MoreCovington mayoral candidate Chad Smith to host campaign event
Covington mayoral candidate Chad Smith greeted voters Monday morning with a pop-up campaign stop and will follow it with a meet and greet Tuesday evening. Smith’s campaign handed out biscuits and coffee to go from 6 to 7:30 a.m. Monday in the parking lot at Property Place, 204 US 51 S in Covington, under a […]
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