Recovery Expert: Stigma Needs To End, Region Needs More Rehab Options
The need for drug rehabilitation programs in the Upper Cumberland is great and so is the need for the region to focus on the stigma surrounding addiction. That according to Shane Farris. Farris is Campus Director of the Substance Use Treatment Program At Volunteer Behavioral Health. A planned Opioid Treatment facility will not be built […]
Independent Stave Company Mill Will Bring 85 Jobs To Overton County
Independent Stave Company is set to construct a mill in the Rickman area. Governor Bill Lee announced the company will invest $30 million to establish new manufacturing operations through its subsidiary. It’s expected to create 85 new jobs in Overton County. The new mill marks the company’s 11th stave mill in the country. The mill […]
Danner Exploring New Strategies To Land Industrial Development
Overton County Executive Ben Danner said the county will look for other strategies to land two potential large scale employers. The purchase of 210 acres near Highway 111 in Rickman did not make it to the county commission for a vote Monday night. A few residents expressed concern during a industrial development and planning committee […]
Rickman Native Returns Home To Operate Recovery Center
The need for a drug and alcohol recovery center in Overton County evident after a new program has almost reached capacity in just a few weeks. Hope Center Ministries has opened a new facility in Rickman. Director Jed Stevens said the program can house 30 people. Twenty-five beds are already filled. “We work with the […]
Rickman Man Dies In Two-Vehicle Collision Thursday
A Rickman man died as the result of a two-vehicle collision on State Route 111 Thursday. 92-year-old Frank Livingston was traveling across SR-111 from Officers Chapel road in a 2004 Ford CVL when he crossed into the path of 69-year-old Mark Corley of Morrison, Tennessee. Corley then struck the left-center side of Livingston’s vehicle. Corley […]
Sheriff Says Rickman Intersection Sees Decrease In Fatalities Following Change
A dangerous intersection on Highway 111 in Rickman has seen drastic improvements since changing its traffic pattern. Overton County Sheriff John Garrett said that the intersection had gone from a basic, straight-across intersection to what’s known as a J-turn. He said that there are only a few J-turn intersections in the state. “A lot of […]
Overton Considering Water Access Expansion with ARP Funding
Water access in Overton County could see longstanding issues resolved through American Rescue Plan money. County Executive Ben Danner said up to $6 million in work extending water or improving infrastructure are being considered. “We’ve got some areas at Dry Hollow and some places in Rickman and some other places,” Danner said. “For years the […]
Overton Approves Preliminary Redistricting Map, Four Districts Change
The Overton County Redistricting Committee selected a map to send to the full county commission for approval. County Executive Ben Danner said roughly 700 people will be in new districts. Danner said the majority of map changes were people being taken from Rickman and moved into District Three, the “Mountain” District. Some residents from District […]
Carr Creek Bridge Expected To Complete May 31
Overton County acknowledged the receipt for $700,000 borrowed for the Carr Creek Bridge Project Monday night. County Commissioner and Highway Department Administrative Director Darwin Clark said the $2.2 million bridge is going to be fully reimbursed. Clark said crews are working five days a week to have the project finished by May 31. “Between September […]
Overton County Roads Open With Temporary Fixes
Overton County is beginning to recover from flood damage that occurred on roadways. County Road Superintendent James Norrod said the Dry Hollow and Rickman areas took the worst damage. Norrod said roads are open Tuesday with temporary fixes. “We’ve set a lot of cones out at dangerous places,” Norrod said. “Something that’s narrowed down, you […]
