Tag Archives: Overton County Executive Steven Barlow

Overton County Commissioners voted against County Executive Steven Barlow’s proposed travel policy, expressing concern about both the procedures as well as how it was put together. Several commissioners expressed concern that Barlow had simply taken a state policy and put a new title sheet on it. Other commissioners claimed they still had not received numbers from mileage that Barlow submitted ... Read More »

Overton County Executive Steven Barlow has employee cost of living on his mind as the county’s budget process begins. Barlow said Overton County Commissioners will have some big decisions to make in June as they finalize the budget. He said the county has not raised taxes in a decade, but prices have skyrocketed since then. He said finding a way ... Read More »

Overton County has received more than $545,000 in CDBG grant money to put toward revitalizing the Fairgrounds. County Executive Steven Barlow said there are three big projects on top of the list to get done. He said paving the handicap parking, renovating bathrooms and adding a covered pavilion to the grounds are the priority. He said the county chose the ... Read More »

Overton County Executive Steven Barlow and Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes want to team up on a special census for Overton County. Barlow said if the census pushes the county into the next population tier it could bring in up to $98,000 in additional funds. The County Commission voted on Tuesday to allow Barlow and Hayes to work together to explore ... Read More »

Overton County Executive Steven Barlow said his mileage reimbursement should not be an issue, and the controversy surrounding it is getting in the way of county business. The County’s Policy Committee and the Budget Committee have already passed his request for $4,500 in an annual reimbursement. But the County Commission voted 8-5 Monday night to table paying Barlow’s mileage until ... Read More »

Overton County will take the next step in economic development through a new Property Evaluation Grant from the state. Only three counties received the grant. Overton County Executive Steven Barlow said the county plans to use the grant for the development of a new industrial park. Barlow said the state will send experts to help identify and inspect potential properties. ... Read More »

Overton County is taking bids to place a digital sign by its UT Extension Office. Overton County Executive Steven Barlow said the sign will be used by the UT Extension Office’s 4-H program, the election office and the county executive office. He said the sign will be used to announce county meetings, 4-H information and making the public aware of ... Read More »

Overton County is looking to hire new judicial commissioners with current staffers set to retire. A judicial commissioner is an on-call position. They set bonds, write warrants and order of protection notices when the County Clerk’s Office is closed. County Executive Steven Barlow said the candidates would have to be willing to be on call on late nights, weekends and ... Read More »

Shane Walker will bring some 20 years of experience to his new role as Overton County Ambulance Director. Walker said he plans to hold this job for a long time. He said the biggest challenge he currently faces is hiring. “You know, we’re losing people going to different counties,” Walker said. “Of course, it’s for better pay. We’ve lost several ... Read More »

Overton County will try again to move forward on new ambulances after the Commissioners’ Monday night vote. The county approved the purchase of two ambulances for the price of just over $472,000. County Executive Steven Barlow said the board has actually approved the purchase of these ambulances twice. The order was canceled because the price for an ambulance went up ... Read More »