State lawmakers are tackling whether marijuana should be legalized in Tennessee. Rep. Rick Staples (D-Knoxville) introduced a bill that would change Tennessee’s controlled substances laws to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana statewide. It would also authorize counties to hold referendum elections to allow marijuana growing, manufacturing, delivery and retail sales within their boundaries.…

A Monterey man was sentenced to 10 years to serve last Tuesday in Overton County Criminal Court. After a two-day jury trial in November, he was found guilty in court of all charges presented against him. Shannon C. Harvill, 47, of Monterey was found guilty after the death of Shannon Cook, 27, of Crawford. For…

With tax time approaching, Sheriff John Garrett wants to warn local residents to be on the lookout for IRS scams. The sheriff wants to warn people that scammers will call people, claim to be an IRS representative and demand money. For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Livingston Enterprise on…

LMS 5th grader Elijah Wilborn was surprised with a visit from his father, Spc. Dustin Wilborn, who has just returned from a 10-month deployment to Poland. For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Livingston Enterprise on newsstands now, or subscribe online at livingstonenterprise.net.

Overton Countians are bracing for a bad flu season. According to reports from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there have been four pediatric deaths related to the flu in the state of Tennessee—two in Middle Tennessee and two in the Eastern part of the state. Only influenza deaths involving pediatric patients and pregnant women…

Overton County School Board members failed to give themselves a raise at last week’s meeting. The Overton County Board of Education met in their regularly scheduled meeting and discussed raising the board member’s pay per meeting to the same amount as county commission in the 2020-2021 school year. Dolphus Dial made a motion for approval,…