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 »
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 Sherri Onorati, was first published in the Covington Leader on Nov. 11, 2020 The soldiers who came home after World War I were tired, traumatized and many felt out-of-place given what they had been through – even in their hometowns – places which should have been welcoming and familiar. A small …
by Jay Winfield Darby The Leader, Nov. 9, 1939 It was a beautiful day, October 13, 1891, when I came up here, from Brighton, to help John McGuire and Jim Wilson in the Barber shop. The County Fair was on and quite a crowd was expected and it came. The fair was quite a success. …
ABNER J. HANNA PASSES AWAY Mr. Abner J. Hanna, aged 87 years, an ex-Confederate soldier, died last Thursday at 6 p.m. at the home of his son, Mr. W. H. Hanna, at Halls, Tenn., after a protracted illness. The funeral was held at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon in the A. R. P. church in this …
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 …
Mrs. Caroline Sherrill died a few days since at Covington, aged 82. Mrs. Sherrill was the last of eighty colonists who came from Iredell County, N.C., in 1834, and as the first Presbyterian pioneers to settle in Tipton County established the Mt. Carmel Church. (Herald and Tribune, Jonesboro and Johnson City, Tenn., April 7, 1892)
While burning sedge grass a little negro girl, daughter of Abe Eaton, was burned on the farm of Ronee Payne, near Covington. Death resulted. (Herald and Tribune, Jonesboro and Johnson City, Tenn., April 7, 1892)
Leon Dozier, 29-year-old veteran of Army service in World War II is the new commander of Tipton County Post 67 of the American Legion. Mr. Dozier is a permanent civil service employee in the Covington Post Office. The new commander replaces Hollis I. Moore as head of the American Legion. Mr. Dozier’s election took place …
