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Volunteers worked hard in extreme heat to complete the rebuild of Covington’s Project Play this summer. The playground will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 2.
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COVINGTON – Thursday the long-awaited Project Play grand opening will take place in Cobb-Parr Park. The event, a culmination of hundreds of hours of sweat equity by volunteers, comes six months after the playground was destroyed by arsonists. Organizer Lee Johnston, who has been a key force in the rebuilding effort, said the grand opening is a chance to begin anew. “This is a new playground,” he said. The playground was designed by engineers at the Feathers Company, the same company responsible for the previous structure’s design. Though the new playground is similar to its prede...
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Three generations of the Naifeh family pose inside the Covington Naifeh’s grocery store. From left to right: manager Judson Naifeh, wife Dana, daughters Ally and Abby, son Oney and parents Sandra and Joe Naifeh. The business started on the square in Covington by Joe Naifeh, Judson Naifeh’s great-grandfather, in 1910 is now 100 years old. Photo courtesy Naifeh family.
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A common saying is that a business needs to be profitable for three years in order to be a success. Since Naifeh’s has been up and running for 100 years this year, it is fair to say that not only i...
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Last week, the Tennessee Department of Transportation began working on improving roadways in Tipton County. Expect minor delays along Highway 51 in Brighton and Covington through the end of Octob...
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In 1968 as America was going through a tumultuous time of change, 18 year old Pam Deen was taking on a new change of her own by taking a job at the county clerk office. But since then, as the count...
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It was a night of missed opportunities in the first half for the Covington Chargers who could have easily put 21 points on the board in that time span and a night of taking advantage of opportuniti...
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The Crestview Chargers and Munford Middle Eagles opened their seasons at Covington Athletic Field on August 24 with the Eagles taking the measure of the Chargers 32-18. There were fireworks from th...
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Brighton’s competition was much tougher on paper Friday night, playing Bartlett on the road after hosting Raleigh-Egypt in the season opener. But the result was basically the same: another blowo...
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