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Overton County Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive now underway. Sheriff John Garrett said the families experiencing financial hardship can apply with things their children want or need. He said the department has done this for years. “It’s about community service and what can we do to make our communities a little bit better,” Garrett said. “And if we can make a ... Read More »

Overton County Sheriff John Garrett captured better than 52 percent of the vote Tuesday to win the Republican primary. Garrett tallied 1508 votes to 783 for Shane Barlow and 607 for Marty Philpot. Turnover was described as steady in Overton County Tuesday. In the Republican primary for county executive, Steven Barlow will face Ben Danner in August. Barlow defeated Robbie ... Read More »

The Overton County Sheriff’s Office will be able to expand services toward impaired driving thanks to a $20,000 grant. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office funded the grant. Sheriff John Garrett said the funds have helped the sheriff’s office tremendously. “[It helps] being able to use this grant money for not only training, equipment, but also overtime pay for deputies that ... Read More »

Overton County Sheriff John Garrett said the jail will stick with video visitations for now. “During this whole shutdown, our visitation never really shutdown,” Garrett said. “Even though it restricted people from coming to the jail and being able to sit in front of the visitation monitor or screen, families could remote in and set up an online visit. That ... Read More »