NASHVILLE—State Senator Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) has been reappointed to the committee which approves budgets for the largest and seco…
NASHVILLE—The State Senate today re-elected Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) for a third term as Speaker of the Senate. Senators met a…
First District Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released a statement on Tuesday, in which she adamantly opposed the efforts to remove President…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Republican Diane Harshbarger on Tuesday won the open U.S. House seat in the First District, while incumbents held onto t…
COCKE COUNTY—The Cocke County Election Commission has released the unofficial numbers from Tuesday’s election.
COCKE COUNTY—Election Day is Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all precincts in Cocke County. Voters must vote at their assigned Election Day p…
NEWPORT—Time is running out to take advantage of Early Voting in Cocke County at the Early Voting Site near Food City West.
NEWPORT—Early Voting turnout is on pace to break an all-time record for Cocke County, and only a few more days remain to cast a ballot at the …
NEWPORT—Early Voting for the General Election begins Wednesday, October 14, at the Western Plaza Shopping Center (near Tractor Supply Co.) at …
NEWPORT—The voter registration deadline is Monday, October 5, for the General Election.
NEWPORT—Now is the time to request an absentee by-mail ballot for the November election if you plan to apply to vote by-mail.
NEWPORT—Marsha Blackburn, one of Tennessee’s U.S. Senators, took time Wednesday morning to speak to local leaders about the state of affairs i…
NEWPORT—There will be no opposition on the ballot for three City of Newport residents who have qualified to run for city school board this November.
COCKE COUNTY—Thousands of voters across the county cast their ballots Thursday for congressional, state and local races.
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NEWPORT—Election Day is Thursday from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. at all precincts in Cocke County for the State Primary and County General Election.
NEWPORT—Early Voting continues for one more week for the August Primary and County General Election.
NEWPORT—U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty made a stop in Newport Monday afternoon to meet and greet citizens at Lois’s Country Kitchen.
NEWPORT—State Sen. Rusty Crowe, a candidate for the United States Congressional seat currently held by retiring Dr. Phil Roe, says “Washington…
COCKE COUNTY—Early Voting for the August election begins this Friday, July 17, in the Tractor Supply Shopping Center (137 Western Plaza Way).
NEWPORT—The voter registration deadline is quickly approaching for the August election.
NEWPORT—The Cocke County Election Commission will move the Early Voting site to the Western Plaza Shopping Center for the August and November …
NEWPORT—This Thursday at noon is the deadline for some of the county candidates to qualify for the August 2020 election.
NASHVILLE—Senator Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) received the Conservative Achievement Award for his strong voting record from the American …
NEWPORT—Cocke County voters have only three more days to cast a ballot during Early Voting for the Super Tuesday Presidential Primary. There i…
NEWPORT—Early Voting for the Super Tuesday Presidential Primary begins Wednesday at the Courthouse Annex in the Cocke County Election Commissi…
NEWPORT—Angie Ray Shelton, longtime employee of the Cocke County Property Assessor’s Office, and current Assessor, today announced she is seek…
NEWPORT—The voter registration deadline is only days away for the Presidential Preference Primary on Super Tuesday.
JOHNSON CITY—On Friday Rep. Phil Roe announced that he will retire at the end of the 116th Congress.
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