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.
Two days of riding, live music, a cowboy dinner and a live auction return to Hines Farm in Walnut on Oct. 2-3 for the 27th annual benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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The Ripley Fire Department will hold a barbecue plate and Boston butt sale on Sept. 25 to benefit one of its own, fireman Jodie Crawford.
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Top Notch Pro Wrestling returns to Blue Mountain on Sept. 18 with its Summer Fallout card at the Empowered By Grace Community Center.
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Shoppers and sellers are invited to a community yard sale in Blue Mountain on Sept. 19, with vendor spots still available and a three-item raffle drawn later in October.
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A Heat Advisory pushes the heat index to 109 across the Mid-South, Tippah County’s Nov. 3 ballot is finalized ahead of the Oct. 5 registration deadline, the first stretch of the Ripley bypass opens on Highway 2, and Walnut goes 2-2 at the Tupelo volleyball tournament.
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The Nov. 3 general election ballot is finalized, forecasters warn of a heat index above 105 starting Sunday, a new Highway 2 section opens near Ripley, and Walnut coach John Meeks notches career win No. 90.
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Tippah County’s Sept. 11 roundup focuses on the new 1.5-mile State Route 2 alignment, two bridges and its connection to the planned Highway 15 bypass.
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A trip to Pickwick Lake with friends turned tragic Monday evening when a Prentiss County man drowned after falling from
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BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. — A Honduran man arrested by the Blue Mountain Police Department has been sentenced to nearly five
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TIPPAH COUNTY MAAP PERFORMANCE | 2025-26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2025-26 MAAP Performance Across Tippah County Schools Strengths, weaknesses, and statewide standing
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