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Pioneer Days celebrating Livingston and Overton County culture begins Friday. Committee member Paula Stover said the celebration Friday runs 5 pm to 9 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 9pm. “There’ll be music, hog calling contest, livestock calling contest, and a magic show, clogging, historical dress competition,” Stover said. Stover said there will be demonstrations of heritage crafts including ... Read More »

The Livingston Overton Chamber of Commerce expects Pioneer Days to happen this year. The event highlighting the past times of Overton County has been cancelled two years in a row due to COVID. Executive Director Shannon Cantrell said the plan is to return the third weekend of June. “We had a good six months of planning behind us when we ... Read More »

The return of one of Overton County’s most historic events has been pushed back another year. It has been 24 years since Pioneer Days has taken place in the Livingston Square. Chamber of Commerce Director Shannon Cantrell said the goal is to have the homecoming in June 2022. “We were really hoping that we would be able to go ahead and ... Read More »

Overton County’s historic Pioneer Day will not return in 2020 because of COVID-19. Chamber Marketing and Tourism Director Shannon Cantrell said cancelling Pioneer Day was the easiest and safest decision for the community. “We didn’t want to do it,” Cantrell said. “We knew under the circumstances and concerns of COVID-19 that we really didn’t have any other options.” The Pioneer ... Read More »