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Two men try to fight a vehicle fire at the Raceway gas station on West Main Street in Livingston Friday morning, Jan. 20. Livingston Fire Department arrived moments after this photo was taken.

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A “fake Coca-Cola can” is actually a container used for disguising narcotic pills, seen here atop a pile of approximately $2,000 cash seized by Livingston Police Department in a recent undercover investigation. The pills were estimated to be worth approximately $10,000 street value.

By Lyndon Johnson, OCN staff

Livingston Police Department seized approximately $10,000 worth of narcotics and nearly $2,000 cash in a recent undercover operation, according to reports from the department.

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LA’s Bubba Jolley, #24, had one of his best scoring nights of the season with a 12-point effort against Pickett County.

By Mac McLeod, OCN Sports

Last week was one of those that, one minute a coach feels good about his team’s play, and the next he’s not quite sure, but he does know the two performances weren’t exactly what he had in mind.

Take the Livingston Academy Wildcats for example. On Tuesday night, Jan. 17, the Cats were looking to up there record, and on paper, a contest with Pickett County would be just what the doctor ordered. On Friday, the Cats were again hoping to cruise to their 17th win of the season, but when all was said and done, it didn’t satisfy head Wildcat Jimmy Miller.

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In the background, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Neil Matthews and an Overton County Sheriff’s Department deputy investigate the scene of a crash that involved the gold 2004 Dodge Stratus sedan in the foreground and a 2003 Blue Bird bus licensed to Overton County Schools.

Higher than expected business tax collections in December pushed Tennessee revenues past budgeted projections, acccording to Finance and Administration commissioner Mark Emkes.

State revenue collections for December were $965.7 million, or 16.54% above December 2010. December collections posted the eighth consecutive month in which the growth rate has been 5% or higher.