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Early voting begins Wednesday – here’s what you need to know

By Echo Day on October 13, 2020

Early voting in the presidential, state and municipal races will begin Wednesday. And voting will look a little different, thanks to COVID-19. COVID-19 safety procedures Voters will be given a glove for their dominant hand upon entering the polling place. You will be asked to discard it when you leave and offered hand sanitizer before receiving your “I voted” sticker. While … [Read more...] about Early voting begins Wednesday – here’s what you need to know

Munford football staying motivated as weird regular season winds down

By Jeff Ireland on October 12, 2020

There are a lot of COVID-related reasons this high school season has been one of a kind. For Munford, it's been particularly weird. Usually this time of year Munford is facing a gauntlet of Region 7-5A games that will make or break its postseason chances. With all but two league teams sitting out the season, however, the back half of Munford's schedule is full of non-region … [Read more...] about Munford football staying motivated as weird regular season winds down

HIS Fashions opens, bringing Thomas D. Adams’s dream to life

By Echo Day on October 10, 2020

[metaslider id=6780] On Wednesday, a grand opening was held at HIS Fashions in Covington, bringing Thomas D. Adams’s dream to life. “The whole concept and idea came to me in a vision when I was driving home from Atlanta,” he said. “I was just driving along, in a daze, and just trying to think of something else I could do because I was planning to quit Unilever. I looked out at … [Read more...] about HIS Fashions opens, bringing Thomas D. Adams’s dream to life

Covington native Emily Peyton Cook released her first book this week

By Echo Day on October 9, 2020

[metaslider id=6768] Covington native Emily Peyton Cook released her first book this month, encouraging positivity centered around God-given gifts. “Eclectic Emily” made its debut this week and the main character takes readers along as she discovers being a creative child is who she is meant to be. A book signing was held Saturday at Tipton Christian Academy, where she is an … [Read more...] about Covington native Emily Peyton Cook released her first book this week

Opinion: Football during COVID, playoff scenarios and Covington Charger dominance

By Jeff Ireland on September 30, 2020

Now that we are a little more than halfway through the high school football season, this seems like a good time to run through a few things we’ve learned along the way. The most obvious thing I think we’ve learned is that it looks like high school football can co-exist with COVID-19. I love it when people say what I’m about to write because it implies you are not honest … [Read more...] about Opinion: Football during COVID, playoff scenarios and Covington Charger dominance

The Heritage Festival kicks off tonight – here’s what’s planned

By Echo Day on September 25, 2020

The 2020 Heritage Festival will begin Friday with movies at The Historic Ruffin Theater on the square. “The Wizard of Oz” will begin at 6:30 p.m. and “Walk the Line,” a movie with scenes shot in Tipton County, will follow. Tickets are free and concessions will be offered. The Ruffin is planning an encore of the double feature Saturday. The theater is a historical landmark. … [Read more...] about The Heritage Festival kicks off tonight – here’s what’s planned

The Tipton County Museum announced their October Gardening Series will be virtual this year

By Echo Day on September 21, 2020

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The Tipton County Museum announced it will be hosting the annual October Gardening Series for free this year on Zoom, an online meeting forum. "Due to COVID-19, we are limited to having small groups inside the museum," said museum director Barrie Foster. Here's the schedule: Let's Talk Organics – Oct. 3 On Saturday, Oct. 3, Dr. Chris Cooper will present “Let’s Talk Organics” … [Read more...] about The Tipton County Museum announced their October Gardening Series will be virtual this year

A tale of two COVID cases: For some patients there are no symptoms, for others it’s much worse

By Echo Day on September 4, 2020

Nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic there may be more questions than there were at the beginning. One of the biggest observations is the different ways the virus affects different patients, even when both patients are otherwise healthy. “I don’t want to diminish the seriousness of COVID at all,” said Ben Dickey, a native Tipton Countian who was diagnosed four weeks … [Read more...] about A tale of two COVID cases: For some patients there are no symptoms, for others it’s much worse

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