Covington News

Living between the lines By: BHHS on 7/4/09 "When a preacher declares God's Word about how we live the first thing some want to do is to condemn... Covington resident speaks out at board about gun law By: BHHS on 7/4/09 Question: Why must the weapon be concealed? If you are 'packing', why do you want to hide it from ... By: memjim on 7/3/09 Mr.

Thanks Ms. Davidson By: Littlegirl on 6/26/09 Ms. Davidson was also a teacher and basketball coach to my daughter through elementary school and th... Help the pet population By: BHHS on 6/26/09 Littlegirl - I agree, the Covington 'Lord Mayor' could help.

According to officials at the Memphis Career Services Center, the outlook for jobs in the Mid-South is currently bleak.

Angelo State heptathlete Aisha Adams is spotlighted in the June 22 issue of Sports Illustrated as part of the "Faces in the Crowd" section.

Union signs former Covington player for upcoming season By: troublemaker on 6/16/09 Way to go, Tobie! I am SO proud of you-keep up the GREAT work! Watch out, Union-here she comes!!... By: troublemaker on 6/16/09 Way to go, Tyler! I am SO proud of you-keep up the GREAT work and you will be playing pro ball!!! M... Accident raises many questions By: ...

Hi everyone, We here in Almyra suffered a great loss last week. Louise Turnage passed away on June 2. She was a very inspiring lady and always had a kind word for everyone.

The city of Dyersburg began the process to adopt the International Building Code and maintain its exempt status with the State Fire Marshall's office at a Finance Committee meeting held on Wednesday morning.

It took all day, until almost 4 o'clock, for the Tennessee House of Representatives to get around to voting on an override of Governor Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill permitting holders of gun-carry permits to bring loaded guns into bars and restaurants.

GREENVILLE - Riverheads High School has hired Tim Morris as a teacher and its new head coach of girls' basketball.

Looking for my dad's relatives. He was born around Covington Tn. His parents were Sally Clark Marbry and Claude Marbry.

Hi everyone, When? When? When? Will this rain ever stop? I'm so tired of it. Apparently everybody is not praying for the same thing, you reckon? I must keep telling myself the Lord's in control.

The TV appearance will be to promote her show later that evening at 7:30 p.m. with the full band in Covington, TN at the historic Ruffin Theater.

Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ, 146 Stoddert St., Jackson, will celebrate its seventh Holy Divine Pre-Anniversary at 7 p.m. today.

Wednesday night's POWERBALL drawing created lots of good news for Tennessee! First, a Power Play Powerball ticket sold in Covington matched all five white numbers, which makes it a $1 million prize.

Just under one half of Tennessee's population moved here since the 1990 census, and a great many younger voters never had the opportunity to support Ned Ray McWherter, one of the state's most effective leaders of the late 20th century.

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Hello from Burlison. We live on the edge of one of the largest river systems in the world.A The Mississippi River is the second largest river in our nation and divides the country into east and west.A The river starts at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, where you can wade across on stepping stones and stops where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.A The ...

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Taking care of those in need By: echo on 5/1/09 The priest at St. Matthews Episcopal in Covington.... By: BHHS on 5/1/09 Who is Rev.

It didn't take long for the rumors of intra-Democratic-Party truce that were rampant at ex-state House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh's Coon Supper in Covington last week to be confirmed.