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Tipton County's Newspaper since 1886

Jeff Ireland

BlueOval City representative makes stop at Brighton High School

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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

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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

Three aldermen sworn in at Munford board meeting

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The Munford Board of Mayor and Aldermen had a new look at its monthly meeting on Monday night. Steve Childress and Richard Cramer, who were elected to the board earlier this month, were sworn in by County Executive Jeff Huffman and took part in their first meeting. Jack Bomar, who was re-elected four a third four-year term, was also sworn in at the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Three aldermen sworn in at Munford board meeting

Covington erases memory of last season with win that sends Chargers to semifinals

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[metaslider id=11570] Last year Covington's season ended with a controversial loss at Dyersburg in the state quarterfinals. The year before that the Chargers' season was stopped by COVID-19. Neither Trojans nor global pandemic could slow down the Chargers this time around. Using its typical dominant rushing attack and stellar defense, Covington beat Dyersburg 24-10 Friday … [Read more...] about Covington erases memory of last season with win that sends Chargers to semifinals