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Jeff Ireland

Top 10 sports stories of 2022

By Jeff Ireland on January 9, 2023

[metaslider id=11738] The year that was 2022 certainly was not without its moments. There were multiple state champs crowned and some strong performances by several Tipton County teams. No. 1 Munford football goes 10-0 for first time The Munford Cougars did not go as far in the playoffs as they would have liked. They lost in the second round to Springfield. Nevertheless, the … [Read more...] about Top 10 sports stories of 2022

January 5, 2023

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Tipton County student arrested after allegedly assaulting teacher

By Jeff Ireland on December 20, 2022

A student at Tipton County Alternative Learning Center in Covington was arrested Friday, Dec. 16 after allegedly assaulting a teacher. According to a Covington Police Department incident report, ALC teacher Jamie Comer told an officer that Shamar Burton, 18, pushed Comer in the back and caused him to fall to the ground after Burton was escorted off a school bus for not … [Read more...] about Tipton County student arrested after allegedly assaulting teacher

December 15, 2022

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BlueOval City representative makes stop at Brighton High School

By Jeff Ireland on December 13, 2022

Officials with BlueOval City have been marketing their new $5.6 billion electric truck and battery plant in Haywood County pretty heavily over the last few months, and that only figures to increase in the coming months. Evidence of that was on display last Thursday inside the Brighton High School library when BlueOval human resources director Neva Burke spoke to about 40 BHS … [Read more...] about BlueOval City representative makes stop at Brighton High School

Brighton High football coach Morgan Cruce resigns

By Jeff Ireland on December 13, 2022

The Morgan Cruce era at Brighton started with a bang (a 56-26 season-opening win at St. Benedict), had some struggles midway through (a rash of injuries and a four-game losing streak) and ultimately yielded a 3-7 record. Now it's over. The Brighton High administration announced on Tuesday that Cruce, who was hired last December as the school's head football coach, resigned on … [Read more...] about Brighton High football coach Morgan Cruce resigns

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