Tag Archives: Curtis Hayes

City of Livingston is updating its fire coverage fees for buildings outside of the city limits. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that includes buildings like the County Industrial Park. He said they want to provide protection services for local businesses, but in a way that makes more financial sense for the city. “To our knowledge, the price hadn’t been changed in ... Read More »

Livingston Utility customers will start seeing new utility bills in their mail. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the new bills will be mailed to customers as the new system goes online. Utilities Manager Sheree Jolley: “Our new bills in there, they look so much better than the postcards we have,” Jolley said. “They’re more updated.” Hayes said customers might receive one ... Read More »

City of Livingston will consider how to implement changes to employee salaries after a recent study revealed a need for increases. Mayor Curtis Hayes said an independent study indicated Livingston’s salary should increase by some four percent to make it more competitive. Hayes said he and the Board of Aldermen are also exploring a salary step increase. “At the end ... Read More »

The candidate pool for the Livingston Police Chief position has been narrowed down to three. Mayor Curtis Hayes said six applicants were screened by MTAS. Hayes said the municipal advisory service selected three candidates to move on and complete the assessment process. “We’re looking forward to a direction,” Hayes said. “Livingston has been under the media eye for quite sometime ... Read More »

Livingston Aldermen approved budgeting some $107,750 to help schools inside the city limits to pay for school resource officers The budgeted amount is for the next school year. Mayor Curtis Hayes said SROs are currently funded through a state grant, which is in its last year. “So next year we won’t even get any money from the grant,” Hayes said. ... Read More »

The Town of Livingston is working on debris cleanup following a major storm Saturday night. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that most of the damage was inside the town’s corporate limits due to downed trees and straight-line winds. Hayes said that the National Weather Service called the storm cell a “Micro Burst.” “It began north of Livingston in the Little Eagle ... Read More »

Livingston approved an $87,194 bid to buy a new chipper to help an issue with city brush pick up. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation told officials they would need a permit to continue burning brush pickup. “We were just too close to residential and manufacturing so that’s left us in a hardship and ... Read More »

Overton County COVID numbers may still seem high, but Health Department officials say that might not be the true picture. At Thursday afternoon’s COVID-19 Press Conference in Livingston, Nursing Director Megan Reeder said that positivity rates sit at about 30 percent currently. She said that rate might keep restrictions in place at nursing homes and medical facilities. “They’re still high ... Read More »

Livingston residents can expect all water pressure issues to be resolved on Monday. Mayor Curtis Hayes said a 12 inch water line burst along Highway 111 on Sunday morning causing outages and low pressure. Hayes said no residents should be without water or experiencing low pressure by the end of business hours. “When you have a 12 inch main line ... Read More »

The Livingston Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved covering half the cost of hiring a retail consultant. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shannon Cantrell said the cost would be $30,000 to cover a one-year contract. Cantrell said the idea comes from discussions about addressing sales tax leakage in Overton County. A motion was made to cover the whole cost, until ... Read More »