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Historian’s scrapbook becomes new Smithsonian exhibit

By Echo Day on September 1, 2016

Covington resident Hattye T. Yarbrough isn’t bragging about her upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. “I feel about it the same way I felt a few years ago,” the 95-year-old said Tuesday. It’s not just any trip, though. Later this month, the former educator’s World War II era scrapbook will be one of the exhibits on display when the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African … [Read more...] about Historian’s scrapbook becomes new Smithsonian exhibit

Price house added to national, state historical registers

By Echo Day on July 22, 2016

A local home has just been added to the national and state historical registries, the Memphis Area Association of Government announced Friday. The Dr. Thomas H. Price House, located at 620 North Main Street in Covington, was placed in the National and Tennessee Registers of Historic Places by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior last … [Read more...] about Price house added to national, state historical registers

Cherishing the right to vote: A look back on a family tradition of showing up to the polls

By The Leader on February 5, 2015

Today, many Americans take the act of voting for granted. It’s one of the most cherished and basic rights of citizenship as an American – the right to choose who governs and makes the laws that impact our daily lives. But for many Black Americans who were born before 1947, this fundamental political right wasn’t always available to them. Tipton County Election Commissioner … [Read more...] about Cherishing the right to vote: A look back on a family tradition of showing up to the polls

Local Black History group wants historic Price house for museum

By Echo Day on March 13, 2014

The home of Dr. Thomas Price, Tipton County's first African-American doctor, is one step closer to becoming a museum after Tuesday's vote by Covington's Board of Mayor and Aldermen to have it evaluated. Last year, the Association for the Preservation of African-American History and Culture asked the board to purchase the property, which is located on Highway 51 North, next to … [Read more...] about Local Black History group wants historic Price house for museum

Dancing queen: Deborah Walker integrates dance, drama into everyday learning

By Echo Day on March 1, 2014

A line of children is formed in the hall outside Deborah Walker’s room, students waiting patiently as older dancers straggle behind from the previous class. Twenty-nine youngsters fill into the dance studio and at once the open space turns into a crowded room. The fourth graders take second position and begin warming up with isolations. Led by four dance captains, today’s … [Read more...] about Dancing queen: Deborah Walker integrates dance, drama into everyday learning

Hot, spicy and world-famous: How a Mason man’s chicken became known the world over

By Echo Day on March 1, 2014

Though there's a location right around the corner from his hotel in Memphis, when Joe Claybon comes home, he drives all the way to Mason to eat at the original Gus's Fried Chicken. "The food's good," he says. "It's their own recipe and nobody can imitate it. Nobody can cook chicken like they can." Now living in Nashville, Claybon was born and raised in Mason. It's a cold, but … [Read more...] about Hot, spicy and world-famous: How a Mason man’s chicken became known the world over

Doing the Right Thing: John Edwards on a legacy of activism and public service

By Echo Day on November 30, 2013

John Edwards relaxes in his seat, folding his hands in his lap while he thinks. “Quincy Barlow, Minnie Bommer, Mayor David Gordon,” he says with a smile, now curling his thumb and forefinger around his chin while listing other people who’ve influenced him. “Jimmy Naifeh, Jeff Huffman, of course my parents …” It’s a Tuesday afternoon and Edwards, who represents Covington’s … [Read more...] about Doing the Right Thing: John Edwards on a legacy of activism and public service

Lessons in legacy: Covington principal Marcus Heaston challenges students to consider what they’ll leave behind

By The Leader on November 30, 2013

“What is going to be your legacy?” Marcus Heaston asks, sitting behind his desk with his hands folded. Heaston, the new principal at Covington High School, tells a story about his family that has affected his life. “My parents were teenagers when my mother became pregnant with me. She was faced with the difficult decision of becoming a young mother,” he said. Heaston sits back … [Read more...] about Lessons in legacy: Covington principal Marcus Heaston challenges students to consider what they’ll leave behind

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