Tag Archives: Overton County

Livingston is in the process of negotiating fees with a design consultant for courthouse plaza renovations. Livingston Downtown Revitalization Chairman Ray Evans said he does not know if negotiations will be successful, but expects construction to begin in the Fall of 2021. Evans said once a design is selected for the nearly $670,000 project, it will renewed and noteworthy. “It’s ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity will break ground Saturday on its first home in Overton County. The Habitat organizations in Putnam and Overton Counties formed a regional partnership in 2019. Executive Director Pam Ealey said people are invited to attend at 10:00 a.m. on Thomas Road. “We are going to be breaking ground on a home for Brandi Martin and ... Read More »

The Overton-Livingston Chamber of Commerce is making a push to promote safety for shoppers and tourists this holiday season. Executive Director Shannon Cantrell said the chamber has been distributing face masks with their “Shop, Eat, and Play Safe in Livingston-Overton County” branding. Cantrell said that through a $25,000 grant from the Tennessee Tourism Department there will be COVID infrastructure set ... Read More »

Overton County Highway Superintendent James Norrod said construction of the new Carr Creek Bridge is going as scheduled. “The Carr Creek Bridge project is going along really well. It has been demolitioned and the bridge is gone,” Norrod said. “Some caissons are drilled. Some steel is in the holes. I am really pleased with the way it is going.” The ... Read More »

Sunset Marina will continue its 10 year run as a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers certified Clean Marina, after being recognized by the Nashville District. Vice President and General Manager Tom Allen said his marina is judged on how it manages sewage, fuel and chemicals, all things that could cause damage to Dale Hollow Lake. Allen said it’s a tedious ... Read More »

The Overton County Sheriff’s Department is partnering up with The Steel Coop to try and make the biggest toy drive possible. Sheriff John Garrett said the department decided to join in the Santa’s Secret Workshop so that all the toy drive efforts could be merged into one big event. Garrett said he sees first hand the challenges facing children who ... Read More »

Overton County officials have cancelled the Christmas Parade and Christmas in the Country. County Executive Danner said hosting a parade would attract too many people from outside the county since most neighboring parades have already been cancelled. “If we have a parade here, everybody from every county around is going to pile in here,” Danner said. “Like when Allardt had ... Read More »

Noticed a lot of spiders in the last week? Spiders in the Upper Cumberland will be looking to hunker down for the Winter inside people’s homes. Overton County Agriculture Extension Agent Jason Garrett said debris, leaves and wood near entrances to the home can attract spiders inside. Garrett said keeping the home neat by vacuuming and dusting can stop the ... Read More »

Residents of Overton County can start conducting county business in the new municipality building starting November 16th. County Executive Ben Danner said county offices will be closed from the 11th to the 13th to finish moving to the location on West Main Street. “These offices will have a lot more room then that got now, and for the public waiting ... Read More »

The deadline for the Livingston mural application has been extended to Friday. Overton County Chamber of Commerce Director Shannon Cantrell said downtown businesses just did not have enough time to create mural proposals. “This is a busy time of year,” Cantrell said. “Everybody is gearing up for the holidays. I wanted to make sure everyone that wanted to be a ... Read More »