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Help Tipton County Girl Scout Troop at Atoka BBQ Festival

Help Tipton County Girl Scout Troop at Atoka BBQ Festival
Join Tipton County’s Girl Scout Troop 13018 this weekend, April 5th and 6th at Atoka's BBQ Festival. Troop 13018 will be selling BBQ plates, Hamburgers, fried corn on the cobb, homemade mac n cheese and of course they will have Girl Scout Cookies! They will be there both days and will start off the weekend by serving lunch Friday. Come by and support your local Girl Scouts Troop this weekend at Nancy Lane Park located at 118 Atoka Park Avenue.  The troop is also doing a food drive for Atoka United Methodist Church's food pantry.  As long as the cookies last, for every person who donates 10 cans, they will receive a free box of Girl Scout cookies.

Weather Road Show hits Dyersburg State Community College

Weather Road Show hits Dyersburg State Community College

The Action News 5 storm tracking team is kicking off the Weather Road Show Tuesday, April 2 in Tipton County.

Dave Brown will be at Dyersburg State Community College in Covington.

The team will be signing autographs and handing out T-shirts starting at 5 p.m.

At 6:15 p.m. there will be a presentation on weather technology and safety.

Memphis food drive uses social media to encourage donations

Memphis food drive uses social media to encourage donations

A food drive that will be primarily supported on social media in Memphis hopes to replenish stock at the Mid-South Food Bank for the spring

The Mid-South Food Bank will host its second annual Good Friday Food Drive online on Friday, March 29.

This year’s food drive will rely on social media to spread the word and encourage support by using the hashtag #memfood. With social media, the Food Bank, along with Good Friday Food Drive’s official sponsors Easy Way Produce and First State Bank, will initiate a call-to-action to followers via Twitter.

“Mid-South Food Bank encourages everyone to get involved,” said Mid-South Food Bank Communications Director Marcia Wells. “Community food drives are an important source of food and funds to purchase food.”

Last year, the food bank received over $3,000 in donations online – the equivalent of 9,000 meals.

On Friday participants can donate at midsouthfoodbank.org. Also, donations can be made in person at the following locations:

Tipton County Dancing with the Stars event set for April 27

Tipton County Dancing with the Stars event set for April 27

The Exchange Club Center Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse will hold its annual Fund Raiser Dinner and Auction, Dancing with the Stars, on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Covington High School Gymnasium. This year’s theme is you have an opportunity that comes along “ONCE IN A BLUE MOON”… come make a difference.

 

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Reckless driving complaint leads to rape arrest

Reckless driving complaint leads to rape arrest

The Tipton County Sheriff's Office arrested a man who was later charged with statutory rape, after investigating a reckless driving complaint.

Deputies responded to the area of Webb Lane in Drummonds regarding a vehicle engaged in dangerous and senseless driving last week. The vehicle matching the description was parked on a field of the road.

Deputies noticed a lot movement from the occupants inside the vehicle, and noticed one male outside of the car.

A 15-year-old girl was found in the car with the other male. The teenager was later released to her parents.

Autuan Dowell, 23, is one of the adult men. He was detained and charged with statutory rape. Dowell remains on a $10,000 bond awaiting his appearance in Tipton County General Sessions Court on March 28.

DA visits with BHS students and staff about drugs

DA visits with BHS students and staff about drugs

District Attorney Mike Dunavant visited with students and staff at Brighton High recently. He was there to share information about the dangers of prescription and synthetic drug abuse.