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Overton County Schools have purchased four additional Microsoft team rooms to increase virtual learning capacity. The online meeting rooms provide a platform for students learning from home. Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the upgrades give the school system the option to go fully virtually if needed. “We noticed that need back in the spring,” Winningham said. “When we closed ... Read More »

The Overton County School System will go forward with its original Livingston Academy stadium renovation plan. School Building Committee Chairman Mike Hayes said County Budget Director Connie York is working with a bond agency to fund some renovations. The Overton County Budget Committee rejected an $8.9 million dollar new stadium in October. “She is meeting with Ashley the bond representative to ... Read More »

The Overton County Commission is accepting applications to fill an available seat on the county’s board of education. County Executive Ben Danner said people interested must have hard copies of the required documents and can apply at the county executive office. “Requirements from the school board, you have to have a GED or a diploma and you have to be ... Read More »

Overton County Schools have over half a million dollars available from last school year to spend on supplies, extracurricular activities and special education programs. The board of education made revisions Tuesday to allow spending the money this year. Chairman Jarman Hicks said the leftover federal funds are from school abruptly ending in March. “The special ed there is around $225,000 ... Read More »

A performance review of Overton Director of Schools Mark Winningham during Tuesday’s meeting board of education meeting shows the school system is under performing academically. The board evaluates each school from scores one to five with three representing a normal year of academic progression. For the past two years, four schools have scored a two. Chairman Jarman Hicks said according ... Read More »

Overton County Commissioner Robbie Melton foresees no reason she will not approve plans for the new Livingston Academy Football Stadium. Melton said she sees this as a good investment for Overton County, and a good investment in the county’s kids. “Playing sports is a big incentive for a lot of young people to stay in school and to make their ... Read More »

Jarman Hicks is the new chairman of the Overton County Board of Education. Hicks has been on the board for four years. Hicks said he wants the committees inside the board of education to be dissolved. “A lot of our committees that we have developed over the years,” Hicks said. “A lot of those duties fall under the director of ... Read More »

No mask mandate in place for the Overton County Schools. A social media post over the weekend said a mask mandate would be put in place beginning Tuesday. The social media post has since been deleted. Overton County School Director Mark Winningham said there is currently no mandate. Until the board of education takes action, masks will only be recommended. Read More »

Overton County is taking steps to make schools safer this year with better security. The Board of Education Tuesday approved bids to upgrade security entrances to all eight schools. Board Member Jarman Hicks said after school shootings became more common, board members knew something had to be done. “The purpose of those is to make an entrance way into the ... Read More »

Overton County Food Service employees will receive bonuses for working extra during the summer. The Board of Education Tuesday approved splitting a $15,500 Food Services surplus for one-time bonuses. Chairman Jarman Hicks said this bonus is for employees who worked in June and July. “They worked through the summer feeding thousands of meals to Overton County,” Hicks said. “Not only ... Read More »