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1 week ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
When someone is described as a “pillar of the community,” many different ideals of what that distinction could entail pop into my head. Joel Gafford exemplified all of those things and much, much more. Coach Gafford started at Ripley High School a year before I began high school classes at Ripley.
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1 week ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
RIPLEY - The Tippah County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, May 5 at the Chancery Building for a regularly scheduled board meeting.
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1 week ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
BLUE MOUNTAIN - The planned future home of Blue Mountain Christian University’s School of Nursing was brought one step closer to reality on Friday, May 2, as a groundbreaking ceremony was held on campus to celebrate the milestone and the future of the university’s academic capabilities. The ceremony, despite having to be moved indoors due to inclement weather, brought together school officials, local community members, alumni, students, and staff to celebrate the occasion.
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1 week ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
RIPLEY - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Friday, May 2 for Freemans & Co., a new meat market and specialty goods store located on West Water Street in downtown Ripley. “It’s awesome. It’s good to see a small community come out and support a small business,” Owner Chris Freeman said following the ribbon cutting. “Small businesses make the world go round. It’s a good turnout, we got a lot of people that believe in us, and we’re gonna make it happen.”kAmuC66>2?D U2>Aj r@] @776CD 2 ?6H @AE:@?
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1 week ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
The following people were booked into the Tippah County Detention Center in connection with felony charges from April 28, 2025 through May 5, 2025. Quitman Wilbanks, 57, was charged with one count of aggravated DUI - causing mutilation, disfigurement, or death. He was booked on Wednesday, April 30, at 12:07 p.m.kAm{6?52C:@FD w2J6D[ ah[ H2D 492C865 H:E9 E9C66 4@F?ED @7 288C2G2E65 2DD2F=E \ FD6 @7 2 5625=J H62A@?] w6 H2D 3@@<65 @?
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2 weeks ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
The Pine Grove Panthers and Falkner Eagles both saw their seasons end in the second round of the MHSAA baseball playoffs, as Pine Grove fell to TCPS while Falkner was defeated by West Union. TCPS 2 - Pine Grove 0kAm%FA6=@ r9C:DE:2? !C6A 8@E E96 36EE6C @7 E96 !2?E96CD :? E9:D =2E6DE 492AE6C @7 E96 DE@C:65 %r!$^!:?6 vC@G6 >2E49FA[ E2<:?8 E96 D6C:6D a\_ 27E6C 2? 6>@E:@?2= 82>6 EH@ @? |@?52J]k^AmkAm%r!$ 56762E65 !:?6 vC@G6 `_\` @? $2EFC52J[ E2<:?8 2 4@>>2?5:?8 `\_ =625 :? E96 D6C:6D] %96 t28=6D D4@C65 E6?
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2 weeks ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
A ribbon cutting for a new meat market and speciality goods store, as well as a groundbreaking ceremony for a new learning center on the campus of Blue Mountain Christian University, is set for this upcoming Friday, May 2. The ribbon cutting for Freemans & Co. Meat Market will be on Friday at 9 a.m., at their new location on 203 West Water Street in Ripley. Freemans & Co. Meat Market looks to be a new location for fresh, local meats and speciality items, including cooking and sporting goods.
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2 weeks ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
Local college and career readiness coaches and teachers have been hard at work preparing local students for life after graduation, as several groups of students from several different local schools have recently completed trips to local colleges, attended work skills programs, and have gained valuable life skills through workshops. Ashland High School Career Coach Meg Thomas and Principal Steven Griffin recently took several AHS seniors on a trip to tour Northwest Community College.
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2 weeks ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
For men and women who generally don’t get paid for what they do, volunteer firefighters give a whole lot to their respective communities. Most of this area’s volunteer firefighters have full-time jobs. They leave those jobs when they’re called to a fire, or a traffic wreck, or to help search for a lost child or adult. kAmxE 24EF2==J 4@DED E96> E@ 36 2 7:C67:89E6C] (96? E96J’C6 42==65 @FE[ E96J =@D6 E:>6 @? E96 ;@3[ 2?5 D@>6 =@D6 E96 >@?6J E96J’5 >2<6 925 E96J 366? 2E H@C<] xE 42?
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3 weeks ago | 
djournal.com | Hunter Givens
The first round of the 2025 MHSAA State Softball Playoffs began this past weekend with five area teams beginning their playoff pushes. After the weekend’s action was set and done, however, only the Pine Grove Lady Panthers moved on to the second round, as Ripley, Hickory Flat, Walnut, and Falkner all saw their seasons end this past weekend. kAm%96 {25J !2?E96CD DH6AE E96 7:CDE\C@F?5 D6C:6D 282:?DE w:4<@CJ u=2E a\_[ D4@C:?8 2 4@>3:?65 ag CF?D 36EH66? E96 EH@ 82>6D]k^AmkAmp?2DE@?
