of the Confederate Monument in Covington – One of the Largest Crowds Ever Assembled in Town Playing Bands, Waving Flags, Marching Soldiers and Patriotic Speeches – Gala Day for the Old Veterans After many years of zealous work and activity on the part of good women and patriotic men of our county and many liberal …
This article, written by Echo Day, was originally printed int he Covington Leader on Feb 11, 2021 The Blue Flame is no longer standing and the memories of the time when it hosted legendary Blues musicians have begun to fade. Located near present-day WKBL Drive in Covington, the nightclub was once the place where B.B. …
Covington once hosted Blues legends B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Muddy Waters Read More »
The following article, written by Sherri Onorati, was first published in the Covington Leader Feb 26, 2021 During the early years of the Covington Leader, each week one could find a very short paragraph titled “Colored Folks” which would provide a few sentences of news thought to be of interest to the county’s African American …
This article, written by Sherri Onorati, first appeared in the Covington Leader on Feb. 7, 2020 Since 1976, the month of February has been celebrated as Black History Month – an opportunity to dedicate an entire month to celebrating and educating Americans across the country and the world on the achievements and amazing accomplishments of …
Black History Month: Mason’s John W. Boyd went from slavery to the statehouse Read More »
This article, written by Echo Day, was first published in the Covington Leader on Feb. 24, 2021. On Feb. 24, 1944, The Covington Leader published a letter from Sgt. Ernest Eugene Taylor, of Mason, commemorating what was then known as Negro History Week. In his letter, Taylor spelled out his hopes for progress with race …
DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN TRAVELING SALESMAN Jim B. Kinney of this city died on last Saturday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he had recently gone in search of health. The remains were brought to Brownsville and funeral services were held from the residence of W. R. Kinney Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock …
Girl Burned to Death Miss Della Williams of Covington Dies Horrible Death Covington – Consumed by fire when her clothing was ignited by lighting was the fate of Miss Della Williams, 15-year-old daughter of W. S. Williams, a farmer, residing in Tipton county, near the Haywood county line. Miss Williams was in a field with …
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, N. D.) Dec. 2, 1936 Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 2 – A brain specialist was called Wednesday to examine four-year-old Emmie Wilson to find out why he’s been talking for 15 days. The youngster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Wilson of Munford, Tenn., suffered a slight stroke more than two weeks …
The News Scimitar (Memphis, Tenn.) Nov. 14, 1918 Little Craddock Elizabeth Vaughan is a five-months-old patriot. She has really done more than her share toward helping to win the war, and now she is thoroughly satisfied with the result, which means that her soldier-daddy, whom she has never seen, will probably be coming home soon. …
Sam L. Koonce, 56, retired truck driver for Morris Lumber Co. in Fayette County, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with burial in Grace Cemetery in Lauderdale County. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Koonce, the husband of Sue Koonce, also leaves a …
