Lots to Do!

Spring has sprung in Covington. With Easter right around the corner, the Covington Sportsplex is planning a spectacular Easter Extravaganza complete with the Easter Bunny on April 4th. It will be held at the Covington Sportsplex from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at 790 Bert Johnston Rd! This is a FREE EVENT so be sure to hop on down for all the fun.

Music on the Square is an Annual Outdoor Concert series that takes place during May and June on the Historic Downtown Square in Covington. The concerts are held every Saturday night beginning at 7:00 pm and everyone is invited. The music is FREE and is it always family friendly. Bring your lawn chairs and your kids, but please leave your coolers and pets at home. Non-profit vendors will be selling drinks, burgers, hot dogs, and more throughout the evening. Check back in for a complete schedule!

TOTAL Youth Visits Nashville

Every March, the TOTAL Youth group visits Nashville to learn about Tennessee Government, meet the Speaker of the House, and hopefully sit in on a session to get a better understanding of how our government works.
This March the students had the opportunity to meet with the new Speaker of the House Kent Williams, Jimmy Naifeh and Mark Norris. They sat in on a committee meeting, toured the capitol, and had their picture taken with the Governor.
They ended the day with a trip the the Farmers Market and the Bicentennial Capitol Mall Park.

TOTAL Youth Graduation will be held March 31st.
To sign up for TOTAL Youth you must be a Junior in High School during the 2009-2010 school year. Maintain a 3.0 GPA and attend either CHS, MHS, BHS or TRA. To get an application, ask your guidance counselor.

Card Art Ribbon Cutting

A ribbon cutting sponsored by the Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce was recently held at Jezabel's for Card Art by Paige. Mayor Gorfon cut the ribbon.

The Ruffin Theater

The Tipton Arts Council has done a wonderful job with the renovation of the Historic Ruffin Theater. With lots of hard work, a grant from the USDA and lots of love, this beloved community theater is now handicap assessable, has lots of much needed storage room and most importantly (at least to the ladies) extra bathrooms! LOL! On a more serious note, the theater looks amazing and the TAC continues to work hard to provide quality entertainment to Tipton County.

A ribbon cutting was held during Breakfast in Touch January 26th to celebrate the renovations and show off the theater. The ribbon cutting was sponsored by the Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Gordon cut the ribbon.

The West Clinic and The Memphis Heart Clinic

The West Clinic and The Memphis Heart Clinic has recently joined together and opened a brand new state of the art facility in Brighton. The Covington-Tipton County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate their grand opening January 12th. BancorpSouth was a proud sponsor of the money ribbon and Brighton Mayor Jeff Scott cut the ribbon. To learn more about The West Clinic and to see more pictures from the ribbon cutting visit www.westclinic.com.

TOTAL Youth Economic Development

TOTAL Youth recently toured the Covington Square during their Economic Development session. Mayor David Gordon walked with the students as he detailed the renovations that have been done to the square and the renovations that will come in the future.
During the session students also visited with County Executive Jeff Huffman. He talked about different issues throughtout the county and what aspects of his job as County Executive that he enjoys most.

After visiting with the mayors, the future leaders of our county stopped by Jezabel's Gifts and Bead Emporium and spoke with Wayne and DeLynda Rhodes about small business. They each made a beaded key chain before heading to Atoka to eat lunch.
The day ended with a tour of a local industry.