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Barry Trobaugh

Industry, crime, COVID, retirements among top 10 news stories of 2021

By Jeff Ireland on December 30, 2021

[metaslider id=9997] The year 2021, like most years, was a mixed bag. There was plenty of good news to report, which we try and do when appropriate, but, of course, there was no shortage of unpleasantness that appeared in the pages of this paper the last 12 months. Here’s a look at the top 10 Tipton County new stories of 2021: 1. Megasite finally lands a tenant The idea of an … [Read more...] about Industry, crime, COVID, retirements among top 10 news stories of 2021

David Stevens will replace Barry Trobaugh as Munford band’s director

By Jeff Ireland on April 27, 2021

When David Stevens was a member of the Munford High band in the mid-2000s, he talked to Barry Trobaugh about his goal of one day becoming Munford's band director. "He tried to talk me out of it," Stevens said with a laugh. "I think it was kind of a test." Apparently he passed it with flying colors. Munford principal Dr. Courtney Fee announced last Friday that Stevens, a 2006 … [Read more...] about David Stevens will replace Barry Trobaugh as Munford band’s director

Barry Trobaugh retiring after wildly successful 27-year run as Munford’s band director

By Jeff Ireland on April 20, 2021

If you have any plans to walk down a Munford High School hallway with Barry Trobaugh, be prepared to walk really, really fast. On the way to the library from the main office on a recent Monday morning, he left a trailing reporter in his dust. “He’s always on a mission,” John Lombardo, a former Munford band member who later served as one of his assistants, said with a laugh. “He … [Read more...] about Barry Trobaugh retiring after wildly successful 27-year run as Munford’s band director

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