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On Monday, October 7, State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) jumped out of an airplane at 14,000 ft above ground to celebrate over one year of being cancer-free and raise awareness for prostate cancer. Sen. Yager was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September of 2022. Since then, he has been a strong advocate for men to proactively get regular prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests, which Yager says saved his life. As the 2023 Men’s Health Man-of-the-Year, Yager partnered with Tennessee Men’s Health Network (TMHN) and completed the jump with TMHN Executive Director Mike Leventhal.
On Aug. 29, Livingston marked a historic moment 105 years in the making. In 1919, former Overton County Judge turned Governor, A. H. Roberts, played a pivotal role in advancing women’s rights in Tennessee. He signed into law a bill that granted women the right to vote in municipal elections and for presidential elections.
A local non-profit’s (ADAM) Board of Directors recently held a meeting at their latest new home construction in Livingston.
September 7th at 10:30 am Overton 4-H will hold their annual Chick Chain Auction at the Ag1 CO-OP in Livingston.
We are hearing numerous reports of fall armyworms sightings this year both in Tennessee and in neighboring states. As the name suggests, this pest usually shows up in late summer and fall.