Tag Archives: Livingston

The Livingston Board of Aldermen has approved a company to review the city’s water system for efficiency upgrades. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the engineering firm will look for areas where solar panels could be added to the system. “The preliminary study will be at no cost for the city of Livingston,” Hayes said. “The ultimate goal here is to help ... Read More »

Power out to a large portion of Livingston and Overton County served by Upper Cumberland Electric as of Wednesday morning. TVA contractors working at the Livingston substation Wednesday morning accidently brought down some of the UCEMC lines. Crews are working now to get the lines backup and power restored. A UCEMC Spokesperson said the power should be restored in around ... Read More »

Livingston’s courthouse square could receive pedestrian signals in the near future. The city applying for a state grant up to $100,000 to install the button system at three of the four intersections. Capital Projects Coordinator Ray Evans said the project is a natural step forward considering the growth of the central business district. “It’s amazing over the last four, five, ... Read More »

Ice Skating at Livingston’s Central Park will return for another year this weekend. Chamber of Commerce Director Shannon Cantrell said the Downtown Revitalization Committee wanted to provide a fun wintertime activity for the community. She said the event was so popular last year, they decided to bring it back. “It’s not often that you’re able to do any ice skating ... Read More »

California-based health food company HealthVerve expanding to Overton County will be a huge benefit region-wide. That’s according to Livingston-Overton County Chamber of Commerce Director Shannon Cantrell. The company brings over 200 jobs to its location at the old 7-Up bottling facility on North Church Street. “We have a lot of workforce in Overton County that travel to other areas to ... Read More »

The Livingston Mayor and Board of Aldermen to further discuss the possibility of converting two city roads to one-way traffic. Consultant Ray Evans proposed the item Monday night in an effort to create more roadside parking. Evans said business owners expressed the need in a recent informational session over the South Church Street improvement project. “There’s no reason not to ... Read More »

City of Livingston seeking community input on a water pipe questionnaire. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the Environmental Protection Agency recently developed new rules for the control of lead and copper in potable water. He said as a result, the Livingston Water System is required to complete a Lead Service Line Inventory. He said the first question asks if the building ... Read More »

The Livingston Board of Aldermen meeting was rescheduled Monday night. The board was unable to reach a quorum in order to consider city business. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the agenda will be considered next Monday at 6:00 p.m. Read More »

Livingston residents and business owners looking forward to the $1.5 million street improvement project coming to Church Street. That is according to Downtown Revitalization Committee Chair Gene Gantt. Gantt said some 25 people attended an informational session over the project last week where the city encouraged feedback. “We wanted to make everybody’s aware of what the plans were, because of ... Read More »

The city of Livingston has a new police chief. The Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Interim Police Chief Ray Smith to permanently fill the position Monday. Alderman Bill Linder made the motion for Smith to become police chief. “I think I’m going to make a motion for Ray, because if he was good enough for us to ask him to ... Read More »