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By The Leader on August 12, 2019

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New community organization raising money for county security cameras

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Bail bonding company moving to new facility on Mueller Brass Road

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Willie Somerville sentenced to life for murder; four other Covington men sent to prison

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New Brighton business lets you take out frustrations by smashing stuff

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STATE CHAMPS: Emotional Covington baseball season ends with a rout of Forrest for programLocal car dealer Marty McDivitt arrested, charged with two feloniesMunford Police looking for man who broke into NaifehQuinton Drive businesses flood, daycare evacuated after heavy rains Tuesday

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Tipton County Head Start is accepting applications

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Marty McDivitt has been arrested again and charged with 75 felonies

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Boys & Girls Club makes seniors at Magnolia Creek

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Agriculture

USDA opens signups for Market Facilitation ProgramWeekly crop progress and condition report outIowa Crop Progress and Conditions ReportCommissioners disagree on what county employees should get raises ... and how much

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Church youth groups team up for local mission trip

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Scouts day camp offers educational fun

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Town of Brighton passes budget and gives raises

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Event to reduce crime in Covington will be Saturday morning at Frazier Park

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Munford raises property tax 20 cents to add paramedics, cars, police and fire equipment

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Commissioner of Education Dr. Penny Schwinn pays a visit to Munford MiddleCovington High FFA teams win state competition and will move on to nationalsCovington High FFA wins multiple awardsBroadmeadow heroes Quinten Weathers and Nick Bland honored by city

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Is the state comptroller

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Brighton Eagle Scout Landon Lemons makes some history

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Old Brighton High School

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Paul Rose never imagined heTomorrowHereUse of CBD oil from cannabis becoming the norm as store in Covington opens

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Despite dissension, county commission votes to pay off all of county

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Pastor Dexter Moragne is set to mark three decades at St. Luke in Covington

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Covington has reduced its police department budget for the upcoming fiscal year – here

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Curtis Ray Watson has been arrested in HenningVIDEO: TBI, TDOC confirm sighting of Curtis Ray Watson in HenningMunford Doctors Drive project moving forward

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Exchange Club holding spaghetti lunch Thursday afternoon

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County Executive Jeff Huffman will present plan to lower property tax, eliminate county debt

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State suspends Marty McDivitt

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The Court Square Farmers Market opens tomorrow – here

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Earlean Grant turns 100 today – meet the feisty centenarian

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Law closing tuition discount loophole passes, named for late teacher Michelle Rankin

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Munford

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Tipton County Museum brings home awards

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Tipton County teachers and others hold rallies to protest voucher bill

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Matthew Sandusky will tell his story of child sexual abuse at Carl Perkins Center Dinner and Auction

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Sen. Paul Rose

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Indecent photos of girls at Munford and Brighton high schools are being circulated among students

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Make plans to attend Clean Up/Fix Up Covington this Saturday

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Magic Valley Publishing assumes ownership of The Leader, other Tennessee papers

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Local woman Lynda Oglesby doing everything she can to popularize cornhole

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Atoka ranked 14th safest city in Tennessee

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Town of Brighton expected to sign contract tonight allowing volunteer-run baseball program

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Covington fire chief

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Brighton

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Former fire chief Jerry Craig remembered for being a tough boss and prankster

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Mason businessman, alderman Eddie Noeman owes $57K+ in back taxes

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