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A price increase, approved by the Tipton County school board, will raise Tipton County school lunch prices $.25 for the 2012-2013 school year. The increase will pay for the new federal mandate, the Healthy Hunger-Free Schools’Act. Passed in December 2011, the mandate calls for its implementation in all schools by the 2012-2013 school year. Guidelines for the act included requiring more fruits and vegetables to be offered daily; a weekly maximum calorie count for students and the introduction of whole grains at least three times a week. “With this new act we are required to serve more fr...
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long jump! The annual Area VIII Special Olympics took place on Friday, May 11 at Brighton High School with hundreds of students from Tipton and Lauderdale counties competing as well as service recipients from local adult development centers. Above, Brighton High School student Canduce Dyson, 14, completes the long jump. Photos by Sherri Onorati
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Long jump! The annual Area VIII Special Olympics took place on Friday, May 11 at Brighton High School with hundreds of students from Tipton and Lauderdale counties competing as well as service reci...
Director J.Cleaves, left, shoots a scene with Ulus Dye III and Ronnie Elkins at a home near Wooten Street while sound tech Nicholas White holds a boom mike. Photo by Jeff Ireland
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While many people wouldn’t call Covington a mecca for shooting movies, filmmaker J.Cleaves disagrees. For more than a month, Cleaves has been shooting “Turbulence and Love,” his second feature-le...
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Last week’s front page story in which former Mason alderwoman, Abbey Cross spoke out about the troubles her former town and mayor are having has struck a nerve with the town’s mayor, David Ward. He...
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Covington's Bradyn McClain tries to haul in a foul ball in front of the Lexington dugout during the Region 7-AA semifinals Monday night in Covington. The Chargers won, 7-6, and will advance to the state tournament with a sectional win tomorrow. Photo by David Schlauch/Special to The Leader
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Monday’s region semifinal at Chandler Memorial Field in Covington was a peculiar affair. The Chargers came away with a 7-6 win over the Lexington Tigers while managing only three singles in the g...
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The Covington and Brighton soccer teams saw their seasons come to an end with recent losses. Covington won its opening round soccer game against South Fulton 3-0 last Tuesday, having tied the Red...
Munford junior Sami Jo Schulz slaps at a pitch during the Region 7-AAA semifinals Monday night in Munford against Bolton. The Lady Cougars rallied from four runs down in the seventh and won 8-7 in 10 innings. Photo by Jeff Ireland
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From 6:30 p.m., game time for Monday's softball region semifinal softball game between Munford and Bolton, until about 8 p.m., the temperature at Goulder Field in Munford dropped about 15 degrees. ...
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