Tag Archives: Overton County

The Stephens Center has expanded its Healthy Families Program into five new Upper Cumberland counties. Healthy Families Program Manager Lisa McAfee said home visits are now available for new parents in Pickett, Clay, Overton, Jackson and Smith Counties. McAfee said new and expecting parents can get information, assessments and almost any need served right in their own home. “We would ... Read More »

Overton County Schools will fully return in-person for the fall semester in August. Interim Director of Schools Donnie Holman made the announcement during Monday’s COVID press conference in Livingston. Holman said returning to the classroom is the best plan for students. “Moving forward, for all student’s social, emotional and educational needs as we return to the normal school atmosphere,” Holman ... Read More »

Legendary Overton County Basketball Coach Larry Looper will be laid to rest Saturday. Looper passed away at the age of 80 this week. Livingston Academy Principal Richard Melton said Looper’s life showed a life long dedication to the school System. “We had a lot of good teams before that, but it was like when he got here Livingston girl’s just ... Read More »

The Highway 52 Yard Sale will make a return for its twenty-first year this weekend. Macon County Chamber of Commerce Director Brenda Hiett said she expects a bigger turnout than previous years due to missing last year because of COVID. Typically visitors can expect roughly 500 vendors from all over that bring antiques, crafts, food and other treasures. “We’re getting ... Read More »

Overton County will use money left over from the new county building for new highway department equipment. County Executive Ben Danner said that roughly $300,000 will be used to purchase new vehicles and mini-excavators. Danner said this is focused on the ice storm cleanup, with the county taking a different approach than it did in 2015. “We borrowed $1.3 million ... Read More »

A 300 foot stretch of Virgil Murphy Circle remains a county road after a petition to make it private was unanimously voted down Monday night. The Davey family had attorney Andrea Ayers present their case that it was not being maintained by the county and would not limit access to Waterloo Falls. However, County Executive Ben Danner said he and ... Read More »

State Representative John Mark Windle said that more could have been done to help the Upper Cumberland in the 2021 state budget. Windle said that broadband infrastructure was cut from $200 million to $100 million by Governor Lee. Windle said rural Tennessee is seeing an influx of new residents but they need the bandwidth for today’s jobs. “We need to ... Read More »

The Livingston Police Department has new directives for property procedures related to seized cash and evidence. The directive came down from Police Chief Greg Etheredge who worked on the changes over the last two months with MTAS Police Management Consultant Rex Barton. Barton presented the procedure changes to the Livingston Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday night. Etheredge said ... Read More »

The Livingston City Pool will reopen on Memorial Day after a long year with less recreation in the city. Mayor Curtis Hayes said reopening is possible thanks to the vaccine rollout during the cold season. “Get our swimming pool back up and going, I think it’s important that kids have social events as much as adults do,” Hayes said. “I ... Read More »

Counties are being cautious moving into the budget season with the recent influx of sales tax revenue not expected to hold in the future. White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the main question is will this one time COVID fund spending be reoccurring. “We don’t think so,” Robinson said. “We don’t expect this trend to continue to rise, especially ... Read More »