Missing Jackson County Woman Located By Responders
A Jackson County woman reported missing on Sunday has been located. Overton County Sheriff John Garrett said a Jackson County man reported that he and the woman were walking down Roaring River after parking near the Hardy-Reagan Bridge. “At some point, it started to get dark, they became separated and that was on Saturday so […]
Overton Commission Honors Billie Phipps For 26 Years Of Service
Overton County Commission honored long-time county commission Billie Phipps for his service to the county Monday night. Phipps was first elected in 1980, and has served a total of 26 years. County Executive Ben Danner read the proclamation before the commission at its meeting Monday night. Phipps lost his seat in the 4th District to […]
Overton Commission Passes Budget, No Tax Increases For 7th Consecutive Year
Overton County Commission passed its budget Monday night with one of the healthiest fund balances the county has ever had. That’s according to County Executive Ben Danner. He said that since he’s gone into office eight years ago, the county has doubled its general fund balance. “And what that means is that if things go […]
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 Schools Exploring Audio Systems To Help With Students’ Hearing
Overton County Schools are testing out devices to help students hear better in the classroom. Director of Schools Donnie Holman said that 30 percent of students have some form of hearing loss that they aren’t even aware of. “A common misconception about this is that this will make the teachers’ voice much louder, but that’s […]
Demolition Begins On LA’s Stadium
Demolition began Tuesday on Livingston Academy’s football stadium. This marks the first step in the process of building the new stadium. Overton School Board Chair Mike Hayes said that the first phase of the project is set to include new lights, a new scoreboard, and bleachers to hopefully be completed by July 31st. He said […]
Overton School Board Continuing Work On JROTC Application Process
After two months of gathering information on a possible JROTC program at Livingston Academy, the Overton School Board is ready to submit an application. Chair Mike Hayes said that officials spent time with Clarkrange and York Institute Officials to see their program. “It talks a lot about leadership, discipline,” Hayes said. “And it offers extracurricular […]
COVID Positivity Rates Top 50 Percent In UC; State Cases Dropping
COVID positivity rates across the Upper Cumberland reached 50.8 percent for the final week of January. The CDC early in the COVID pandemic set 10 percent as a goal for the positivity rate. According to state data for the last week of January, Pickett County had a positivity rate over 75 percent. Statewide, COVID cases […]
Overton School Board Awards Bid For LA Football Stadium
The Overton County School Board awarded the bid Tuesday night for the remaining work on the Livingston Academy football stadium. Chair Mike Hayes said that Mid-State Construction submitted the low bid at some $4.2 million. He said that the group will be responsible for the demolition of the current bleachers, the installation of the scoreboard, […]
Overton Schools Implement Pay Scale, Approve New Scoreboard
The Overton County School Board voted Tuesday night to implement its new teacher pay scale. The payrate goes into effect with the March check, giving teachers six months of the new scale this year. The new pay scale puts the system in the middle among Upper Cumberland school districts. The school board unanimously approved a […]
