For some reason I love that commercial where the dog named Wego brings people beer when he's summoned. You've probably seen it. Somebody calls out “Here Wego” and the dog stops what he's doi...
The 1940 U.S. Census was released today and I can’t tell you how excited I am. It’s like Christmas for genealogists and we’ve been waiting for its release for the past 10 years. Each decade of ce...
It’s only the middle of March and already there’ve been two murders in Covington. On Feb. 20, Orlandus Cobbins, 29, was shot and killed during what police have described as a robbery gone wrong. ...
I'm afraid I've got bad news. The crime spree that has been perpetrated on Tipton County in recent weeks by a loosely-associated gang of Dewaynes is showing no signs of slowing down. ...
Recently, I spent 10 days on a dream vacation.... a week of research at the world's largest genealogical library – The Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It was a week with no children, no ...
It's a pretty good time be a Tipton County high school basketball fan. Four local teams – the Covington boys and girls, Brighton boys and Munford girls – are all hosting region tournament quart...
In today’s issue is a story about Walter Fletcher Lane, a road that has caused an 18-year debate in the small town of Gilt Edge. Residents want the city to pave the road but the city refuses, stat...
The sounds of Spring are in the air. The rains are coming and going quickly, suddenly. The Hatchie and Mississippi rivers are swollen (and they're only going to swell more) and patches of my yar...