Last week it was announced the USDA's pandemic-related free school lunch (and breakfast) program, which fed every public school student at no cost regardless of income, was coming to a close. The announcement came at a tough time as families are paying more for gas, groceries, and heating and cooling costs, but when school begins caregivers can apply for the free and reduced … [Read more...] about Here’s what you need to know about the latest round of P-EBT benefits
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Active cases in Tipton County are rising dramatically and breaking records
Active COVID-19 cases in Tipton County are increasing at a rapid rate, the number breaking records every day this week. Cases have been increasing for the last two weeks as the Omicron variant has been spreading in southwestern Tennessee. Two weeks ago Tipton County had 266 active cases and that number grew by 398 percent to 1,326 by Wednesday. The previous record was 823 … [Read more...] about Active cases in Tipton County are rising dramatically and breaking records
Investigator: E-911 director didn’t likely discourage COVID-19 vaccinations
Did the director of Tipton County’s Central Dispatch discourage her employees from getting the COVID-19 vaccine and threaten pushback if they did? Investigators said no. The complaint was lodged in September as Tipton County Executive Jeff Huffman spoke to the board and asked them to investigate the claims. Last month the E-911 board’s attorneys spoke with the staff members, … [Read more...] about Investigator: E-911 director didn’t likely discourage COVID-19 vaccinations
As opposition continues, Gov. Bill Lee allows parents to opt-out of mask mandates in schools
Protesters showed up at the Tipton County Board of Education in larger numbers Monday morning, carrying signs and standing up for their belief that they should have a choice whether or not to mask their children in schools. Monday afternoon, Gov. Bill Lee gave the choice back to parents, issuing an executive order allowing parents to opt-out of mask mandates in schools, on … [Read more...] about As opposition continues, Gov. Bill Lee allows parents to opt-out of mask mandates in schools
Here’s why parents are protesting the new Tipton County Schools mask mandate
A small group of parents and grandparents stood outside the Tipton County Board of Education office Friday morning, protesting the mask mandate approved at Thursday night's school board meeting. There were no signs being held up, like you'd usually see at a protest, but the passion behind their argument was certainly there. Worried about retaliation from community members and … [Read more...] about Here’s why parents are protesting the new Tipton County Schools mask mandate
Tipton County Schools has another mask mandate – here’s more information
The school year began last week with masks being encouraged, not mandated, but two weeks in the masks will be back. Tipton County Schools has reinstated a mask mandate following a 7-1-1 vote at Thursday night's school board meeting. After reports from school health coordinator Sherrie Yarbro and Baptist-Tipton Administrator Parker Harris, who told board members there's been a … [Read more...] about Tipton County Schools has another mask mandate – here’s more information
Active COVID-19 cases are at a 13-month low in Tipton County
COVID cases for the month of May 2021 were the lowest they’ve been in more than a year. According to the statistics provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, there were only 162 cases of COVID diagnosed last month. There were 179 cases reported in April 2021. From May 1-31 active cases fell from 79 to 35. There were 29 active cases going into June. The last time active … [Read more...] about Active COVID-19 cases are at a 13-month low in Tipton County
April 2021 was the first month in a year without COVID deaths in Tipton County
April 2021 was the first month in a year without a reported COVID-19 death in Tipton County. In fact, the death toll decreased as the state worked on verifying deaths. The last reported death was on March 9 and it brought the number of deaths to 104, but that has since been adjusted by the Tennessee Department of Health to 100. The first death was reported on May 4, 2020. For … [Read more...] about April 2021 was the first month in a year without COVID deaths in Tipton County
