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Spencer voters have passed a liquor referendum allowing retail package sales in town. The referendum passed by only 31 votes, with 323 voters electing to legalize liquor sales over 291 against the motion. A similar referendum failed among Fentress County voters Tuesday. Read More »

Mickey Robinson has won his re-election bid for the Spencer mayor race while the aldermen race came down to the wire. Robinson received over half of all votes in the mayor race, defeating challengers Duane Hodges and Jeffery Walling. All four alderman candidates finished within three percent of each other for the three positions. Jerry Blankenship led the way with ... Read More »

A Fentress County referendum to legalize retail package sales has failed in Tuesday’s election. The referendum was highly-debated between religious organizations and various citizen committees up until election day. Roughly 51 percent of voters elected to reject the referendum with a margin of just over 140 votes. The referendum would have allowed liquor stores to sell in the county, similar ... Read More »

Crossville Mayor James Mayberry has won his re-election bid over opponent Danny Wyatt. Mayberry says he looks forward to building on the city’s progress from the last four years. “We’ve got a good start and my whole thing was to… bring to fruition some of the things we’ve been working on here lately,” Mayberry says. “I think the people have ... Read More »

Marsha Blackburn is projected to represent Tennessee in the US Senate. Republican Blackburn defeated Democrat Phil Bredesen with approximately 65 percent of the votes. Blackburn formerly served as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district since 2003. Read More »

Businessman Bill Lee is projected as the next governor of Tennessee. Lee, a self-proclaimed political outsider, defeated Democratic challenger and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean with roughly two-thirds of the votes. “Tennessee is a very good place to live. It’s a very good place to raise a family. It’s a very good place to work,” Lee says. “But as good ... Read More »

Republican John Rose is projected to secure a United States House seat. Rose represents the sixth congressional district for Tennessee. Rose defeated Democrat Dawn Barlow with approximately 70 percent of the votes.   Read More »

Republican Incumbent Scott DesJarlais is projected to defend his position in the U.S. House of Representatives. DesJarlais represents the fourth congressional district for Tennessee, which includes Warren and Van Buren Counties. DesJarlais defeats Democratic Challenger Mariah Phillips with at least 69 percent of the votes within the district. Read More »

A Smith County man faces charges after reportedly having sexual relations with a minor. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 28-year-old Shawn Cody Boyd of Elmwood with one count statutory rape and one count solicitation of a minor. Boyd was arrested after the TBI received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the incidents. The Smith ... Read More »