Livingston Beginning To Plan For New Public Safety Building In Future
City of Livingston in need of a new public safety building, and officials are beginning the planning process. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city now has a full-time fire department, and more investigators with the police department. In addition, the building is approaching 30 years old. He said the time is now to look at […]
Livingston Updates Fees For County Fire Coverage
City of Livingston is updating its fire coverage fees for buildings outside of the city limits. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that includes buildings like the County Industrial Park. He said they want to provide protection services for local businesses, but in a way that makes more financial sense for the city. “To our knowledge, the […]
Livingston Customers To Start Receiving New Utility Bills
Livingston Utility customers will start seeing new utility bills in their mail. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the new bills will be mailed to customers as the new system goes online. Utilities Manager Sheree Jolley: “Our new bills in there, they look so much better than the postcards we have,” Jolley said. “They’re more updated.” Hayes […]
Livingston Exploring Next Steps After Learning Salary Study Results
City of Livingston will consider how to implement changes to employee salaries after a recent study revealed a need for increases. Mayor Curtis Hayes said an independent study indicated Livingston’s salary should increase by some four percent to make it more competitive. Hayes said he and the Board of Aldermen are also exploring a salary […]
Livingston Mayor And Aldermen To Consider Three Candidates For Police Chief
The candidate pool for the Livingston Police Chief position has been narrowed down to three. Mayor Curtis Hayes said six applicants were screened by MTAS. Hayes said the municipal advisory service selected three candidates to move on and complete the assessment process. “We’re looking forward to a direction,” Hayes said. “Livingston has been under the […]
Livingston Budgets Funds To Help Cover SROs For 2023-2024 School Year
Livingston Aldermen approved budgeting some $107,750 to help schools inside the city limits to pay for school resource officers The budgeted amount is for the next school year. Mayor Curtis Hayes said SROs are currently funded through a state grant, which is in its last year. “So next year we won’t even get any money […]
Livingston Estimating $2M In Property Damage After Saturday Storm
The Town of Livingston is working on debris cleanup following a major storm Saturday night. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that most of the damage was inside the town’s corporate limits due to downed trees and straight-line winds. Hayes said that the National Weather Service called the storm cell a “Micro Burst.” “It began north of […]
Livingston To Purchase Chipper To Help Brush Pick Up
Livingston approved an $87,194 bid to buy a new chipper to help an issue with city brush pick up. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation told officials they would need a permit to continue burning brush pickup. “We were just too close to residential and manufacturing so that’s left […]
Overton COVID Numbers On Downhill Slope
Overton County COVID numbers may still seem high, but Health Department officials say that might not be the true picture. At Thursday afternoon’s COVID-19 Press Conference in Livingston, Nursing Director Megan Reeder said that positivity rates sit at about 30 percent currently. She said that rate might keep restrictions in place at nursing homes and […]
All Livingston Water Pressure Issues Should Be Resolved Monday
Livingston residents can expect all water pressure issues to be resolved on Monday. Mayor Curtis Hayes said a 12 inch water line burst along Highway 111 on Sunday morning causing outages and low pressure. Hayes said no residents should be without water or experiencing low pressure by the end of business hours. “When you have […]
