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 MoreGwin Stitt chosen to fill vacant District 7 school board seat
Gwin Stitt was chosen to fill the District 7 school board vacancy at Monday night’s meeting of the Tipton County Commission. Richard Gray, who was elected to the position in 2024, resigned this summer before his term expired in two years. State law allows a county’s legislative body to appoint a replacement to serve until […]
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 MoreGiannini wins District 81 nomination; Waits, Presley win races
COVINGTON, Tenn. – Voters decided a cluster of contested local primaries Thursday: a Republican race to succeed longtime Tennessee House District 81 Rep. Debra Moody, an upset in the county’s Democratic Party leadership, and Tipton County’s role in unseating a sitting congressman. Tennessee House, District 81 Tipton County Commissioner and Atoka Alderman Brett A. Giannini […]
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