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Ivan Kerry Hamilton Ivan Kerry Hamilton, 69, of Cookeville, away at his home Jan. 11. Funeral services were held Jan. 13 at the Praise Cathedral Church of God in Cookeville. Interment followed in the Arlington of Tennessee. Pastor Eric Vickers officiated. He was born in Cloverport, Ky., Jan. 29, 1951. He was a builder/contractor by…
Read MoreJosephine Fulford Josephine (Jo) Murphy Fulford (a.k.a. “Mimi”), the last surviving daughter of Livingston’s Mary Lou (Clark) Murphy and Joseph Henry Murphy, passed away in Statham, Ga. on the 28 of December, 2020 at the age of 90. The youngest of Livingston’s five “Murphy Girls”, Jo left Livingston at age 17 for Ft. Bragg, North…
Read MoreEsther (Rodriguez) Collins Esther (Rodriguez) Collins, 66, of Livingston passed away Dec. 14 from the Vanderbilt Medical Center. There are no services currently scheduled. She was born Feb. 11, 1954 in Sonora, Texas. She was preceded in death by: parents, Felipe and Castillo Rodriguez; husband, Michael Collins and brothers, Jose Rodriguez and Jesse Rodriguez. She…
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The Overton County Board of Education (OCBOE) met in regular session last Tuesday in a meeting that ultimately resulted in the removal of the Director of Schools. The consideration of the contract for the Director of Schools Dr. Mark Winningham was the first item on the agenda, and the meeting began with a motion to…
Read MoreOverton County Commissioners met in a Highway and Property Committee meeting last Wednesday and approved a water and sewer easement for a potential housing development behind the Highway Department. Overton County Executive Ben Danner explained that he along with Town of Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes has been meeting with a company—who wishes to be unnamed…
Read MoreUpper Cumberland Chapter of Military Officers Association of America ( MOAA ) makes donation to Tennessee Fisher House Foundation on January 13, 2021. The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Upper Cumberland Chapter covers the geographic area surrounding Crossville and Cookeville – primarily counties of Cumberland, Putnam, and Fentress, with portions of Morgan, Roane, Meigs,…
Read MoreTwo Livingston Academy seniors have been named to the All-State Teams in their respective sports. Senior football player Raven Carpenter was named to the All-State team as a wide receiver, a role he filled in addition to playing quarterback in relief of sophomore Nathan Cowgill, after an early season injury to starter Parker Coleman. He…
Read MoreThe Livingston Municipal Airport assisted in an emergency landing last Wednesday after a four-passenger craft lost power. On Wednesday morning, a Kentucky pilot set flight to Athens, Ga. from Louisville, Ky. unsuspecting of any complication, and shortly after passing over the Livingston Municipal Airport, the aircraft lost all power. The three passengers on board were…
Read MoreThe Wildcat basketball teams of Livingston Academy took the court to face Pickett County on Monday, Jan. 4. The Lady Wildcats won against the Lady Bobcats 44-37. This is the first season sweep of Pickett County for the Lady Wildcats since the 2013-2014 season. Scoring for the girls against Pickett County were: Aleah Melton 14,…
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