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Tipton County Schools extends closure feeding program

By Echo Day on March 20, 2020

  Tipton County Schools will extend its feeding program, superintendent Dr. John Combs announced. First announced earlier this week, the district was able to provide lunches for anyone under 18 using food it'd already received from the USDA. Districts were not previously allowed to feed children during planned closures, like the spring break closure next week. "We … [Read more...] about Tipton County Schools extends closure feeding program

Tipton County Schools will provide free meals for students on select days

By Echo Day on March 16, 2020

Tipton County Schools will be providing free meals for students at six sites, the board announced Monday afternoon. The meals will be provided March 18-20 and March 30-31 at six sites Austin Peay Elementary, Brighton Elementary, Covington High School, Drummonds Elementary, Munford Elementary and the Boys & Girls Club in Covington. The drive-thru event will take place from … [Read more...] about Tipton County Schools will provide free meals for students on select days

Tipton County Schools extends closure through March 31

By Echo Day on March 16, 2020

Tipton County Schools announced Monday will extend its school closure through March 31. The schools had previously been closed for two weeks, through spring break, with a re-opening date set for March 30. The change came just hours after Governor Bill Lee urged every district in the state to close its schools through March 31. "As we've stated before, this is a fluid … [Read more...] about Tipton County Schools extends closure through March 31

Tipton County closes schools until March 30

By Echo Day on March 13, 2020

Following suit with schools in neighboring counties, Tipton County has closed its public schools through March 30. This will give personnel an extra week to work on thoroughly cleaning the schools, said superintendent Dr. John Combs in a call-out Friday afternoon. The closure also applies to the School-Aged Childcare (SACC) program and also cancels or postpones … [Read more...] about Tipton County closes schools until March 30

Coronavirus update: ‘No plans to close schools’ in Tipton County

By Echo Day on March 12, 2020

There are no plans to close schools in Tipton County, superintendent Dr. John Combs announced through a district-wide callout Thursday afternoon. "Though the situation is fluid and we will make the decision to close schools based on the available information," he said. There have been no cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, reported in Tipton County and one case reported in … [Read more...] about Coronavirus update: ‘No plans to close schools’ in Tipton County

Superintendent: No, the coronavirus is not at Brighton High School

By Echo Day on March 10, 2020

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Before the rumors continues to spread, the Tipton County Director of Schools wants the public to know the truth: No, the coronavirus, or COVID-19, has not made its way to Brighton High School. Director John Combs said word was spreading the health department had been sent to the high school after a parent allegedly reported a student had been diagnosed with the disease. It's … [Read more...] about Superintendent: No, the coronavirus is not at Brighton High School

Here’s how Buff City Soap is partnering with local schools

By Echo Day on October 17, 2019

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[metaslider id=2103] The students’ eyes widened as Buff City Soap manager Kori Flanagan dumped a big bowl of mixture used to make bath bombs on the table. They’d already gone through the ingredients, and the properties of each one, in this science experiment and now it was the fun part: time to scoop the mixture into molds and make one of the natural living company’s signature … [Read more...] about Here’s how Buff City Soap is partnering with local schools

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