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 […]
Read MoreEl Presidente again cited for inadequate control over food storage and sanitation: Tipton County Health Inspections, Aug. 24-28, 2026
Tipton County’s latest round of food safety inspections, covering Aug. 24-28, 2026, produced reports on seven inspections across five restaurants and two elementary school cafeterias, with scores ranging from a perfect 100 down to a concerning 68. El Presidente Mexican Restaurant on Highway 51 in Covington posted the week’s lowest score, a 68, during a […]
Read MoreLos Alebrijes cited for a dozen violations: Tipton County Health Inspections, Aug. 17-21, 2026
Tipton County’s latest round of food and facility inspections turned up one clear outlier this week: Los Alebrijes, which scored a 79 on its Aug. 19 routine inspection. Inspectors documented 12 violations, including: Hand sanitizer used instead of handwashing between taking a customer’s payment and serving food Roma tomatoes stored on top of a chest […]
Read MoreTwo weeks, two perfect scores, and a pair of dented-can violations: Tipton County Health Inspections, Aug. 2-15, 2026
The Tennessee Department of Health inspected 15 food service establishments in Tipton County over the two weeks spanning Aug. 2 through Aug. 15, 2026 — seven in the first week and nine in the second, with Dairy Queen of Atoka inspected in both. Six locations required follow-up visits. Milano’s Pizza in Covington drew the period’s […]
Read More‘Pungent’ chicken at Margarita’s, pests at Jose’s: Tipton County Restaurant Reports, July 19-25, 2026
The Tennessee Department of Health inspected eight establishments in Tipton County during the week of July 19–25, 2026. Two required follow-up visits after routine inspections turned up violations serious enough to trigger a return trip. One of those — Margaritas Mexican Bar & Grill in Covington — had food embargoed during its routine visit after […]
Read MoreTwo same-day follow-ups, one perfect score in last week’s inspections
The Tennessee Department of Health inspected nine establishments in Tipton County during the week of July 13–19, 2026. Two required same-day follow-up visits after routine inspections turned up violations serious enough to trigger a return trip; both improved their scores and needed no further follow-up. No embargoes, closures or imminent health hazards were recorded this […]
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