Overton County News

The second time's the charm for the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency. After months of interviews in an effort to get the agency's highest position filled, Luke Collins, former Clay County mayor, was appointed by a majority vote.

Of the 19 people killed on Tennessee highways during the Memorial Day weekend last year, five lost their lives in Upper Cumberland counties.

This map shows how the voting districts are divided throughout Overton County after changes necessitated by population growth.

A Cookeville woman got into trouble Saturday after trying to cash a $750 check at a Cookeville bank.

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First responders from Overton County Ambulance Service and Livingston Fire Department survey the scene after a car crashed through a building on the corner of West Broad and Celina streets Sunday, May 6 just a few minutes before the midnight hour.