Recording the area's history for more than 100 years, the Livingston Enterprise is marking another year as Livingston's oldest business.

The newspaper began in 1881 according to the History of Overton County, Tennessee, by Robert L. and Mary Eldridge. It was started by J.F. Hancock and sons and was launched as The Livingston Post. The paper sold in 1890 and was renamed the Livingston News. The paper later sold again and became The Overton County Enterprise.

The publication became The Livingston Enterprise in 1897. It was sold again in 1913 and 1923 and was leased in 1931 to the publishers of The Putnam Herald. The paper was printed in the Herald office for eight years.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Eldridge purchased the Enterprise from Chancellor A.F. Officer, administrator of the estate of W.R. Officer, in 1937. The couple published the paper until selling it to Austin Jennings and Richard Knight in 1959. Knight and Jennings and their company, Enterprise Printing, published the paper until the turn of the century.

In February 2000, the paper was sold to Andy Mitchell and Mitchell Media, Incorporated. The company continues to publish the Livingston Enterprise with an updated design and expanded news and sports coverage.

Not only does the company publish the Enterprise, but it has expanded into custom printing, operating as Enterprise Printing and featuring quick turnaround and competitive pricing. The company has also added computer-aided sign making as one of the business units, operating as SignDesign.