The Leader is a weekly newspaper, published on Thursdays, serving Tipton County, Tenn. since 1886.

Summer has officially arrived, and this is the first weekend of the season—a perfect time to get out and enjoy all that Tipton County has to offer!Whether you’re exploring a market, cooling off with a ...

Bella Crook was a big reason why the Covington Lady Chargers softball team made the state tournament last year. Her accomplishments were noticed by Southwest Tennessee Community College softball coach ...

Munford High School is proud to announce its theater department’s production of “Noses Off,” which opens tonight at the Historic Ruffin Theater in Covington. Noses Off tells the story of an amateur ...

If premium coffee and chicken sandwiches are your thing, Munford is going to be your kinda town. On Monday, Mayor Dwayne Cole announced both Starbucks and Chick-fil-A are set to open new locations ...

Galentines Day – the day in which we celebrate our female friendships, which originated from an episode of Parks & Recreation – is coming and local merchants have fun activities for you and your ...

People driving around, to and from Tipton County have seen a fair amount of road construction over the past 20 years or so. They’ve also been informed about projects that seemed imminent but never ...

Covington police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for injuring someone in a shooting over the weekend. On Monday, 21-year-old Jordan “Jo Jo” Grant turned himself in to police. He was ...

Cole McDaniel’s murder case was bound over to the grand jury – here’s what we know after the preliminary hearing Mt. Carmel: A fire threat and a funeral An Atoka veteran operates a military history ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the fatal shooting of a local musician. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday a shooting was reported on Old ...

Brighton High School students and faculty release balloons Tuesday afternoon to honor senior Camryn Williams, who died in a car accident over the weekend. Photo by Jeff Ireland Camryn Williams loved ...

Drummonds Elementary School is celebrating a big win for literacy with the arrival of a brand-new book vending machine — a fun and exciting way to reward students for their reading efforts. The ...