Tag Archives: Overton County

Starting July 2021, county employees that retire could be eligible for the same amount of health insurance as active employees. County Executive Ben Danner said the added coverage applies to all employees but is mainly focused towards helping emergency workers reach retirement early. “A lot of the employees are having to stay just because of insurance and could retire cause ... Read More »

Local elections officials say they continue to need election day workers. Election administrators we spoke to said numerous workers have declined this year because of COVID. White County Elections Administrator Dorcas Marcum said she wants people to still apply and get training in case anyone gets sick. Marcum said word of mouth and the state’s portal is helping her keep ... Read More »

Overton County Elections Administrator Craig Story said his office did not know there would be paving work on the upper parking lot until Tuesday afternoon. The parking lot paving began Wednesday, which is also the start of early voting in Tennessee. Story said he believes the work has been finished up, but the fresh paving will be given some time ... Read More »

Putnam County is expecting a turnout of about 1,000 early voters a day when early voting starts on Wednesday. Elections Administrator Michele Honeycutt said last presidential election the county saw between 900 to 1,100 early voters a day, and expects that to continue. Honeycutt said the amount of early voters in Putnam has led to less confusion over the differences ... Read More »

A Livingston man was arrested with a child after a human trafficking investigation at a hotel in Springfield, Tennessee. Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking Community Educator Rana Zakaria said rural parts of Tennessee can be high risk areas because of geographic isolation and less job opportunities. However, Zakaria said abduction is not the most common way human trafficking begins. “Most ... Read More »

Overton County students will not return to school until Oct. 26th with classes being held virtually the week after fall break. Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the goal is to bring back the majority of students healthy, especially with COVID numbers on the rise. “We have several schools who have seen an increase in numbers,” Winningham said. “And so ... Read More »

Overton County residents will have the chance to participate in trick-or-treating this year. Both the city and county agreed that the local youth needed some normalcy this Halloween. County Executive Ben Danner said people that want to participate in giving out candy simply turn your porch lights on and turn them off if you do not want any visitors. “The ... Read More »

Overton has selected Chris Barlow to be the county archivist as records are being moved to a new facility. Barlow said moving those records is the number one priority, and then improving record accessibility. Barlow said the Overton County Historical Society will be helping out the improvement efforts. “Without volunteers, you know, it’s a hard task to sit down there ... Read More »

Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Unified Command group met with Overton leaders sharing concerns of the county’s growing numbers. County Executive Ben Danner said the two groups discussed strategies on how to get more residents to wear masks without implementing a mandate. “They showed us numbers and showed us that from the state’s perspective, Overton County was a big hot spot ... Read More »

The Livingston Police Department and Overton County Sheriff’s Department are following leads on two suspects in a Kentucky double homicide on Sunday. The two suspects have been identified as 29 year old Edward Whiteledge of California and 28 year old Kayla Spivey of the Hillman community of Clay County. The two could be driving a black Nissan Altima with a ... Read More »