Tippah County, MS News
Local news from Tippah County, Mississippi, covering Ripley, Walnut, Falkner, Blue Mountain, Dumas, Tiplersville and Chalybeate. Follow county government, schools, businesses, sports, weather and community events.
Dateline revisits the Carpenter case, local school districts earn B ratings, a Ripley man is sentenced for timber theft and a free family Christmas event is announced.
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South Tippah, Benton County and North Tippah all earned a B in the 2026 Mississippi school grades, and Ripley and Blue Mountain high schools earned an A.
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A Ripley man got six months in federal prison and must repay $30,621 for a timber theft case involving white oaks cut from Holly Springs National Forest.
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The free My Choices Family Christmas comes to Ripley on Nov. 19 with photos with Santa, kids’ activities, cocoa, and free gifts for moms and children.
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Tippah’s burn ban and windy forecast, an archives photo project, State Fair poultry honors and a Ripley school visit lead the Oct. 16 roundup.
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Tippah County Archives historic photos from the 1930s and 1940s are online, and the society wants help naming newer images and shooting today’s views.
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Tippah County 4-H poultry exhibitor Kaylin Hubbard won Senior Showmanship Grand Champion at the Mississippi State Fair and placed first in senior layer.
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The Tippah County burn ban remains on the state’s Oct. 15 map as a cold front brings 30 mph gusts, dry air and a chilly weekend. Here’s what is allowed.
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Dateline revisits the Kirby Carpenter case Friday; BMCU sets its alumni dinner, with fall outings and a county shop-equipment guide also in the news.
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The BMCU Ministerial Alumni Dinner celebrates 70 years of ministerial education on Oct. 27 in Madison. Advance tickets, $16 to $25, close Oct. 21.
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