When it rained, water ran down the walls of the old Covington Police Department at the corner of East Pleasant and North Maple. Ceiling tiles bulged. Light covers browned beneath pooled rainwater. Upstairs in the evidence room, a detective held up mold-covered insulation with a broom. That was February 2017. On Friday, on the hill […]
Read MoreField takes shape for Tipton County’s municipal elections
Candidates have pulled qualifying petitions for the November municipal elections across Tipton County, setting up contested races for mayor and council seats in Covington, Munford, Atoka, Mason, Gilt Edge and Burlison, according to petition records from the county election office. The field spans six municipalities, with the most crowded contests shaping up in Covington and […]
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