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St. Luke to celebrate 143 years
On Friday, an anniversary celebration will begin, honoring St. Luke’s 143 years of worship in Tipton County. And the celebration, said organizers, will encompass the entire community. “A church...
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Local seamstress offers Victorian dresses
This December, the Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce will host its first Dickens Christmas, an event they hope will draw hundreds of people from West Tennessee and neighboring states to C...
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Ten years later: Grandmother shares Alison Kirk’s struggle with cancer
Mary Forrester got the bad news nearly 13 years ago. The five-year-old girl living in her house in Gilt Edge, of whom she would later become legal guardian, had neurofibromatosis, a genetic disor...
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Radio station makes tween’s dream come true
Taking a cue from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, local US 51 Country 93.5 FM disc jockeys Jimmy Hicks and Ashley Kelley recently made a Brighton Middle School student the happiest girl in the world. ...
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  • Suspect in Heaston murder freed
    by Echo Day, eday@covingtonleader.com
    02.02.12 - 08:04 am
  • Examining Covington's transparency: salaries released
    by Sherri Onorati, sonorati@covingtonleader.com
    02.02.12 - 08:02 am
  • Q and A with Tipton County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Donna Turner
    by Jeff Ireland, jireland@covingtonleader.com
    02.02.12 - 07:57 am
  • Covington to revamp, rework soccer fields
    by Tiffany Holland, tholland@covingtonleader.com
    02.03.11 - 12:00 am
  • Sept. 13-19 declared Adult Literacy Week
    by Tiffany Holland, tholland@covingtonleader.com
    09.16.10 - 12:00 am
  • TDOT works to improve highway
    by Echo Day, eday@covingtonleader.com
    09.02.10 - 12:00 am
  • Longtime county clerk retires
    by Tiffany Holland, tholland@covingtonleader.com
    09.02.10 - 12:00 am
  • Oleo Acres is the place to be
    by Tyler Lindsey, tlindsey@covingtonleader.com
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    Thirty-seven years ago, Tim Ammons’ father bought some farmland on the Tipton-Haywood county line. Named after the margarine spread, Charles Ammons never thought Oleo Acres would become primarily a...
    Tipton County BBQ Festival to take place
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    Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 are the dates for this year’s Tipton County BBQ Festival and BBQ Cooking Contest. Cobb-Parr Park will host new events this year, one of which is the “Running of the Weenies” on Sa...
    Celebrate Silver Sponsors announced
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    Crosstown Commons, Millington Cable & TV – Xipline and Stockdale’s have committed to sponsor major venues at Celebrate Munford. Crosstown Commons will be the 2010 Children’s Area sponsor and Milli...
    Covington man charged with rape of child
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    COVINGTON – A Solo Road man is in jail after being charged with raping a child, the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office has announced. William Franklin Chumley, 47, was arrested on June 30 after a com...
    Extension granted
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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request from the State of Tennessee for a 30-day extension of the deadline to register for federal assistance for th...
    TCSO conducts July 4 operations
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    The Tipton County Sheriff’s Office conducted saturations and safety checkpoints over the July 4 holiday weekend in conjunction with the Governor’s Highway Safety Office Click It or Ticket/Occupant ...
  • BrightonFest set for Saturday
    by Tiffany Holland, tholland@covingtonleader.com
    05.14.10 - 12:43 am
  • Project Play workdates scheduled for late June
    by Tiffany Holland, tholland@covingtonleader.com
    05.14.10 - 12:41 am
  • Heritage Cafe to hold benefit for affected businesses
    by Echo Day, eday@covingtonleader.com
    05.14.10 - 12:29 am
  • Naifeh seeks another term; others vie for GOP nod
    by Tiffany Holland, tholland@covingtonleader.com
    05.14.10 - 12:18 am
  • Parolee suspected in Munford home invasion
    by Echo Day, eday@covingtonleader.com
    05.13.10 - 11:59 pm
  • The Leader needs your help
    by Leader Staff, news@covingtonleader.com
    04.28.10 - 11:38 pm
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