Tag Archives: South Church Street

Sparta has temporarily closed the town skate park as the next-door Old Sparta Hardware Building began to crumble Monday night. City Administrator Tonya Tindle said the bricks are falling off the building and the back corner has begun to fall. She said the city has also closed South Church Street and T-DOT has closed one lane of traffic on Bockman ... Read More »

Livingston’s South Church Street Project has been delayed for a second time in 2024 to prepare precast manholes. Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes said the company the city is working with believes they can have the manholes ready in three to four weeks. The precast holes are designed to be assembled above ground and lowered into a dug-out space in the ... Read More »

Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes satisfied with Monday’s bid for the paving of South Church Street. The city received bids from Rogers Group and Copeland DRP for the project, with Rogers Group turning in the lowest bid. Hayes said he will take the Rogers Group bid to the Board of Aldermen for a vote at its February meeting. Hayes said the ... Read More »

Upgrades to Livingston’s South Church Street area delayed because of supply chain issues. Downtown Redevelopment Commission Chair Gene Gantt said the project will not begin until January. The project will include burying the utility lines in the area. Gantt said transformers and vaults needed will not be available until December. “They were back-ordered to that point,” Gantt said. “So there ... Read More »

Livingston has received a $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant for improvements to South Church Street. Downtown Revitalization Chair Ray Evans said the city plans to match it with $1 million making for a $1.5 million project. “We will be placing all of the overhead utilities underground, constructing new sidewalks and drainage system and improving the parking and handicap compliance as ... Read More »

A center for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault that provides new beginnings celebrated Friday. Local officials and residents gathered in Livingston at South Church Street for the new location of Overton County’s Family Justice Center. Site Coordinator Brittany Shaw said the day would not have been possible without the strength of survivors. “When I first started this project, ... Read More »