Due to the inclement weather this week, the delivery of subscriber copies and rack copies have been delayed. Subscribers should begin seeing papers arrive as soon as the USPS resumes delivery. Local post offices have not received mail deliveries for two days due to road conditions. We will begin delivering copies to our retail locations as soon as the roadways are safe. In … [Read more...] about Delivery of our print edition will be delayed this week – here’s our e-edition
February 18, 2021
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Schools, local government offices announce Tuesday snow closures
By 1 p.m. Monday, Tipton County had already seen nearly five inches of snow and it is expected to continue snowing through the late afternoon hours, bringing several more inches of snow. There's also a layer of ice below it, making travel potentially treacherous. The snowfall for Memphis is considered historic, but 14 inches of snow fell in Tipton County on March 1, 2009. … [Read more...] about Schools, local government offices announce Tuesday snow closures
Collins Chapel cancels 67th annual Black History Month program due to COVID-19
Hattye Yarbrough started the tradition as a new teacher 76 years ago. “When I came to Covington in 1945 I wanted to hold something for my students,” she said. “I asked my principal, Mr. Brown, if I could teach something for my fourth grade class. It was Negro History Week then, but it became Black History Month.” As a teacher at Frazier Elementary School and later a librarian … [Read more...] about Collins Chapel cancels 67th annual Black History Month program due to COVID-19
Covington, Atoka planning to host spring festivals
Though the pandemic may change their plans, both Covington and Atoka are planning to host their annual BBQ festivals this spring. Last year both were cancelled, as were many events around the country, but plans are already in progress in case conditions will be favorable this year. In January, Atoka Parks and Recreation Director Dorothy Isbell announced the town would be making … [Read more...] about Covington, Atoka planning to host spring festivals
February 11, 2021
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Journalist Deborah Douglas, formerly of Covington, publishes new book, essay
Two recently published works have ties to Covington that some may not expect. Deborah Douglas, an award-winning journalist who lived in Covington as an adolescent and teen, has written the Moon Travel Guide U.S. Civil Rights Trail: A Traveler’s Guide to the People, Places, and Events that Made the Movement. Published last month, the book focuses on 10 stops along the Civil … [Read more...] about Journalist Deborah Douglas, formerly of Covington, publishes new book, essay
Covington once hosted Blues legends B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Muddy Waters
The Blue Flame is no longer standing and the memories of the time when it hosted legendary Blues musicians have begun to fade. Located near present-day WKBL Drive in Covington, the nightclub was once the place where B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Rufus Thomas and Little Milton played. Their appearances in Covington in the late 1940s are corroborated in Sebastian Danchin’s … [Read more...] about Covington once hosted Blues legends B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Muddy Waters
