There will be only one place in Tipton County to see high school football Friday. Covington, Brighton and Tipton-Rosemark Academy are all on a bye this week, leaving Munford as the county’s only team in action. The Cougars will host Overton in an important Region 8-5A game. That makes Friday a good time for football […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: Oct. 2-4, 2026
October is here, and Tipton County is starting the month with food trucks, Friday night lights, a case to crack and two nights of music that give back to local kids. Here’s what’s happening this weekend: Friday: lunch in Atoka, football, and a mystery to solve Friday starts at lunchtime in Atoka, where Paradise Grill […]
Read MoreCovington, Munford, Brighton, TRA: Week 7 football previews
Covington will get Tipton County’s football weekend started a day early. The Chargers host Bolivar Central on Thursday in a Region 7-3A game moved up because of the weather forecast. The county’s other three teams play Friday. Munford opens region play at home against Kingsbury, and Brighton welcomes McCracken County from Kentucky. Tipton-Rosemark Academy travels […]
Read MoreMunford’s unbeaten start on the line against Whitehaven: Paper Fold Preps, Week 6
Munford puts its 4-0 record on the line Friday against Whitehaven, a Class 6A program that has won four straight and allowed six points in its past three games. Elsewhere in the county, Covington brings the area’s most productive running game against Ripley, Brighton tries to end a three-game skid against Kingsbury, and Tipton-Rosemark Academy […]
Read MoreBrighton football moving to Class 4A in 2027
Brighton is set to move from Class 5A to Class 4A next fall, giving the Cardinals a new path to the football playoffs and putting Tipton County’s three public high schools in separate championship races. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association released the new classifications this week. They take effect with the 2027-28 school year […]
Read MoreRegion play arrives as Tipton County football rolls into Week 5
Tipton County’s four high school football teams head into Week 5 with plenty on the line. Munford carries an unbeaten record into a home matchup with high-scoring Haywood, while Brighton and Covington both open region play on the road against unbeaten opponents. Tipton-Rosemark Academy, fresh off its first win of the season, looks to build […]
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