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“He enjoys tHe ride of it” - Will Wolfe He has a lot of focus. We’re jelling together really good. “As long As you compete you cAn leArn A lot” - Ahmaad Galloway They will say Munford does not take a play off. only thing i can say is it’s going to be fast...it’s going to be real fast. “tHere Are tHings rigHt now you cAn control” - Dodd Gengenbach If we don’t make playoffs it’s not a successful season. We definitely see more Wins this year “our expectAtions At covington Are very HigH” -
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High schools receive bronze awards Covington also named Reward School By FRANCE GASQUET fgasquet@covingtonleader.com
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not only in Tipton County, but across the state,” continued Heaston, who called his staff “unsung heroes. This award is about them.” Additionally, “U.S. News and World Reports” has ranked Covington High School, Brighton High School and Munford High School with Bronze ratings in their Best High Schools of 2013. More than 21,000 public high schools in 49 states and the Dis-
Assessment System (TVAAS) school composite. Marcus Heaston, principal at Covington High School, said, “This is a testament to the hard work of the staff, students and community of Covington. The Reward School recognition, in addition to the 2012 SCORE awards reinforces the dedication of everyone involved. “There is nothing like seeing a vision come true, and to receive measurable validation
On Aug. 19, Covington High School was publicly identified as a Reward School for the 2012-13 school year by Kevin Huffman, Commissioner of Education. The distinction, awarded annually, recognizes schools across the state in the top five percent for performance, measured by a one year success rate, or top five percent for progress, measured by a oneyear Tennessee Value-Added
trict of Columbia were analyzed for these rankings. In order to achieve a Bronze medal, reading and math results from high school proficiency tests were factored with the percentage of economical hardship in the area, in addition to a comparison of performance of proficiency rates for disadvantages students across the state. Only 2,515 high schools throughout the nation were awarded bronze medals.
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Wrecks claim two lives By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com The Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tipton County Sheriff's Office are investigating accidents that resulted in the loss of two people in two days. On Saturday afternoon, twoyear-old Cathlena Hinnard was killed when she was hit by a truck in front of her Stanton home. On Monday night, 22-year-old C.J. Maughan died after an SUV pulled out in front of the motorcycle he was riding on Beaver Road. The families are doing all they can to remember their loved ones. Willis Hinnard spent four hours in the middle of Charleston-Mason Road Sunday asking drivers to slow down and pay attention. Getting drivers to slow down on the rural roadway was something he’s been passionate about doing for months, and even more so after his two-year-old daughter was hit by a car and killed Saturday afternoon. But the Tennessee Highway Patrol said speed was not a factor in the accident that killed Cathlena. The little girl, who would have turned three on Aug. 29, was playing in the front yard with her four- and 10-year-old brothers. Sources say a cousin was supposed to be watching the children while the mother was inside the house. “I was only in there for a second,” she said. “I propped the bottle up, it fell, then I propped it up again.” The next thing she heard, she said, was a truck slamming on its brakes in front of her house. The driver, 38-year-old Brian Newman of Covington, said it didn't happen that way, that it took several minutes before the mother came outside when he tried to let her know the child had wandered into the road and had been hit. All that’s known for sure is that the child was in the road, was hit and died. “Accidents happen and they can happen so quickly,” said Tip-
Covington's DaiQuon Norfork (44) and Aaron Foster (5) celebrate a touchdown during jamboree action Friday night in Covington. Covington opens up the regular season tomorrow night at Munford. Brighton opens the season at home against Carver and Tipton-Rosemark travels to Tupelo Christian Prep. For more on the beginning of the season, see page B1. For previews on all four area teams, see the 2013 Football Preview section in today's paper. Photo by Phil Ramsey – covingtonchargerfootball.com.
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Covington mother organizes anti-violence rally Teresa Mason, mother of murder victim Darius "Dee Dee" Heaston, left, has organized an event to help stop the violence.
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Covington mother has turned tragedy into triumph by organizing a fellowship event in her son’s memory. After Teresa Mason buried her second son in 12 years, she took to the streets and organized a march, calling for an end to the violence that often plagues the Frazier Park area. “This is pertaining to all of the violence that’s happened in Covington,” she said. “We’re trying to pull everyone in the community together, to be among each other and not have violence.” Mason’s third Stop the
Violence march will take place Saturday, Aug. 24. Her 20-year-old son Darius “Dee Dee” Heaston was gunned down in Frazier Park and died at The Med on Aug. 20, 2011.
Police arrested a man witnesses said shot Heaston, but the suspect was released. To date, no other arrest has been made in her son’s murder. Mason said she tries not to dwell on it and, instead, tries to work to do something positive. “I’m trying to draw peace within this community,” she said. “I know one day justice will be served.” This year, she’s organizing more than a march through the neighborhood. “We’ll have different festivities in the park with food and refreshments. We want
to turn it into a big event, to just come together for fellowship and without violence.” Mason said she hopes local churches and organizations will help make the event successful in promoting peace in a gang-ridden neighborhood. She also invites the public to participate. “It doesn’t matter your creed or color, we just want everyone to come together.” Anyone wishing to be involved with the event is asked to contact Mason at 901-338-5351. A candlelight vigil will be held in the park at 8 p.m. on Friday. The march and its related festivities will take place on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Frazier Park.
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