A Covington man was arrested after a shooting on Grant Lane in Covington early Sunday morning that left another man injured. Just after midnight deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Grant Lane where a male victim had been shot multiple times. He was transported to the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis. Detectives determined Montevis "Snoopy" Johnson, 24, of … [Read more...] about Johnson set to be arraigned Tuesday after weekend shooting
Children’s Classic will publish Thursday, June 10 – pre-order yours today!
Children’s Classic, The Leader’s most-anticipated magazine of the year, is due out next Thursday, June 10. The 64-page glossy magazine features hundreds of portraits of local children who participated in annual fundraiser for the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse sponsored by InSouth Bank. Famed photographers Richard and Phil Ramsey, a … [Read more...] about Children’s Classic will publish Thursday, June 10 – pre-order yours today!
Tipton County in the Civil War: North Alabama
Editor’s note: Due to a print error our correspondence columns were inadvertently omitted from this week’s print issue. By Russell Bailey, Tipton County Historian Colonel Thomas H. Logwood detailed Captain H. T. Hanks, Company C., 15th Tennessee Cavalry to prepare the Federal prisoners captured at Athens for their movement west and south, during the afternoon of Sept. 24, … [Read more...] about Tipton County in the Civil War: North Alabama
Mt. Carmel/Clopton Notes
Editor's note: Due to a print error our correspondence columns were inadvertently omitted from this week's print issue. By Elaine Watkins It’s a coolish Monday afternoon and we had a great weekend! Last night the Robinsons, Craig, Teri and Eason and the Howards, Michael, Leslie and Garrett came over after church for Brian’s BBQ, plus beans, tater salad and slaw, sugar-free … [Read more...] about Mt. Carmel/Clopton Notes
June 3, 2021
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Active COVID-19 cases are at a 13-month low in Tipton County
COVID cases for the month of May 2021 were the lowest they’ve been in more than a year. According to the statistics provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, there were only 162 cases of COVID diagnosed last month. There were 179 cases reported in April 2021. From May 1-31 active cases fell from 79 to 35. There were 29 active cases going into June. The last time active … [Read more...] about Active COVID-19 cases are at a 13-month low in Tipton County
Rumors about Critical Race Theory textbook, lessons in Tipton County ‘simply not true,’ Combs says
Editor's note: This letter was submitted by Dr. John Combs, director of the Tipton County Schools system, after rumors spread via social media that Critical Race Theory was being taught in the district. If memory serves, it was Socrates who said, “When the battle is waning, slander becomes the tool of the uninformed.” I’m afraid that’s exactly where we have found ourselves … [Read more...] about Rumors about Critical Race Theory textbook, lessons in Tipton County ‘simply not true,’ Combs says
McDaniel out on $100K bond
A Brighton man is out on bond after being charged with second-degree murder last week. Raymond Cole McDaniel, 22, was also charged with possessing a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony after allegedly shooting and killing Stephanie Brown on Thursday, May 20. According to the warrant, at approximately 6:41 p.m. the Brighton Police Department responded to a reported … [Read more...] about McDaniel out on $100K bond
