Overton County News

A tour of the prehistoric Mound Bottom archeological site that is part of the Harpeth River State Park is one of the offerings of outdoor activities this weekend.

LIVINGSTON, Tenn. - Just about everybody knows everybody in this town of 3,500 people.

A multi-county, high-speed flight from police because of a revoked license ended in an Overton County wooded area where three local residents were apprehended and returned to Cumberland County to face charges.

About this time of year, thoughts turn to the supernatural, ghosts - and all that which we cannot explain.

There were a lot of older folks that can't do the clean up themselves and we're trying to organize some teams to clean out the mold.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal disaster designation for agriculture for Overton County as a result of July's rain and flooding.

An Ohio man charged with criminal simulation in connection with a counterfeit $100 bill passed in Cumberland County is now one of three persons facing similar charges in Fentress County.

An Ohio man charged with criminal simulation in connection with a counterfeit $100 bill passed in Cumberland County is now one of three persons facing similar charges in Fentress County.

An Ohio man charged with criminal simulation in connection with a counterfeit $100 bill passed in Cumberland County is now one of three persons facing similar charges in Fentress County.

An Ohio man charged with criminal simulation in connection with a counterfeit $100 bill passed in Cumberland County is now one of three persons facing similar charges in Fentress County.

Overton County has seen more than 900 jobs disappear in the past couple years, and it's unemployment rate is 14 percent -- well above the state average.

Fifteen people were arrested Tuesday during a round-up of suspects in a drug ring believed to be operating in Cumberland and Overton counties.

On July 11, the Sergeant William A. Hamby Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans and re-enactors from the 28th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry placed a Confederate marker signifying the sacrifice of Corporal Alexander Morrow, a Cumberland County soldier in the War Between the States.

Who opened the refrigerator door and left it open? At this writing it is cold where I am and I am not in Alaska.

Heavy storms overnight Wednesday in Overton County caused flash flooding in the town of Livingston.

Seven inches of rain fell in a couple hours in Overton County on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage and washing out several roads.

Flash flooding triggered by heavy rain has destroyed a section of a road on the northern Cumberland Plateau, washing away a car and two occupants.

An inmate at the Overton County Jail is dead, and now the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating.

City engineers gave Park Friends a death certificate last night for the proposed Overton Park detention basin .

A proposal that would make more students eligible for charter schools stalled in the House Education Committee after the panel adjourned without taking up the measure.