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Covington, Munford FFA bring home multiple titles

By Jeff Ireland on April 29, 2022

The Covington FFA recently had a phenomenal showing at the 2022 State FFA Convention held in the Smoky Mountains in beautiful Gatlinburg. Mitch Hopkins, a senior at CHS, was awarded the 2022 Tennessee Star Farmer Award, which is the highest award that an individual can win in the state of Tennessee.  Mitch had to complete a rigorous application and interviews both in Trenton, … [Read more...] about Covington, Munford FFA bring home multiple titles

School board OKs athletic, ag program projects

By Echo Day on June 17, 2021

New turf on the football fields. New lights for the other sports. New buildings for the ag departments. It’s all coming soon to Tipton County Schools after the school board approved a project timeline at Thursday night’s meeting. “Our kids deserve the best,” said director Dr. John Combs. Already approved earlier this year, the installation of turf at the three high school … [Read more...] about School board OKs athletic, ag program projects

Covington High FFA brings home state title in Poultry Judging

By Jeff Ireland on May 6, 2021

[metaslider id=8708] The 2021 Tennessee state champions in Poultry Judging reside at Covington High. Covington competed on April 19 against schools from all three regions of the state.  The team placed first out of 17 high school teams and will compete this fall at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Individually, each team member placed in the top ten in the state, … [Read more...] about Covington High FFA brings home state title in Poultry Judging

Covington High FFA brings home multiple championships at state competitions

By Jeff Ireland on November 25, 2020

This fall some of the Covington FFA officers have been very active in some of the regional and state level 4-H competitions. On Sept. 24 the team competed in the Western Region 4-H Forestry Contest.  Team members were tested based on knowledge of tree identification, tree insects, disorders, diseases, wood identification and tree measuring.  The group placed first in the … [Read more...] about Covington High FFA brings home multiple championships at state competitions

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