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 To-Do List: July 24-26, 2026
It’s a packed weekend across Tipton County, kicking off Friday with the opening of Hairspray: The Broadway Musical, presented by The Ruffin. Directed by Courtney Calvin with co-director LeighAnn Gomer, the show follows Tracy Turnblad’s big dreams of dancing her way onto TV — and it’s playing multiple dates, so if Friday’s a no-go, you’ve […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: July 10-12, 2026
This is a quieter weekend than the ones we’ve had recently, but there are still fun things happening! We’ve got live entertainment, a farmers’ market, and more! Friday, July 10 Go Ask Alice A true story of one girl’s desperate fight against addiction — two nights only. 📍 The Ruffin Theater 🕐 Friday, July 10, […]
Read MoreTipton To-Do List: July 3-5, 2026
We’ve had two rounds of fireworks this week! Are you ready to keep celebrating the USA?! 🇺🇸 We’ve got MORE fireworks, live music, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence to go! (Promise me you’ll celebrate safely – if you drink, don’t drive, do the Watermelon Crawl. Please and thank you. ❤️) […]
Read MoreBuilding Community: Why 797 Distillery became a venue for live music
She comes with a walker, bundled under a blanket if the weather is cool, and settles into one of the comfortable chairs near the stage. She doesn’t drink. Her daughter might have one, but the older woman just sits and listens. “Her daughter told me, ‘I bring her here because when she hears the music, […]
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 […]
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