The Leader

Tipton County's Newspaper since 1886

Echo Day

Exclusive: Were General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife buried in Munford?

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Were Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife buried in Munford this summer? On Monday, July 19, a group of well-dressed men and two white hearses were reportedly seen in the back of Helen Crigger Cemetery. Three days later The Leader found two freshly-covered gravesites under a Juniper tree with a granite bench in between them. There were gravemarkers bearing … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Were General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife buried in Munford?

A 9/11 memorial event will be held in Atoka Saturday morning

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On Saturday, Sept. 11 the Town of Atoka will host a 9/11 memorial to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on the U.S. On that day, four separate terror attacks by militant group al-Qaeda took place with two planes crashing into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania after missing what many believe was its … [Read more...] about A 9/11 memorial event will be held in Atoka Saturday morning

Dollar General Corp. honors Caleb Duncan, donates to local food pantry after good deed

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Caleb Duncan didn't do it to be recognized. "I was just coming in to get a few things, honestly … " He committed one of the kindest deeds the manager of the Dollar General store at Hwy. 51 and Tracy Road in Atoka has seen. "People pay it forward sometimes, but we've never seen it like that," Terann Fisher said. During a quick stop at the store on Aug. 18 a customer in front … [Read more...] about Dollar General Corp. honors Caleb Duncan, donates to local food pantry after good deed

Has Tipton County’s population really decreased? County Executive says he doesn’t believe it.

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Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week shows Tipton County’s population decreased by .18 percent over the last decade. Tipton County Executive Jeff Huffman said he doesn’t believe that for a minute. “Everywhere you drive from Brighton south there’s construction going on, if you put a house on the market someone’s going to buy it,” he said Wednesday. “There’s … [Read more...] about Has Tipton County’s population really decreased? County Executive says he doesn’t believe it.