Tag Archives: Overton County

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 »

Overton County schools are continuing to reach out to students and families about participating in online learning. Overton County Schools Director Mark Winningham said the system expected participation to be higher for middle and high school students. However, Winningham said he thinks the Spring semester affected students expectations. “Maybe there was some expectation from some students or parents or whatever, ... Read More »

Contractors are conducting emergency slide repairs to State Route 85 in Fentress and Overton Counties resulting in some road closures. The Overton side of the road will be closed from mile marker 17 to 22. A detour route remains in place for Overton SR-85 and motorists are encouraged to continue using the detour route until the road is opened. This ... Read More »

Overton County will have a new archivist to help preserve the county’s books. The Overton County Commission approved creating a paid position to work two days a week. Executive Ben Danner said the county could not find volunteers, so the pay rate was needed. “Before, we had a person that volunteered and helped to do that,” Danner said. “It is ... Read More »

An Overton County residential fire on Noel Drive has displaced one resident. Both Overton’s Hardys Chapel Fire Department and the Putnam County Fire Department were sent. Putnam Fire Chief Tom Brown said there was initial confusion which county the property was on. “The fire appeared to have begun in a shed type building, a storage building, just adjacent to a ... Read More »