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U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Elected as Tennessee's First Female Governor
Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn was elected as Tennessee's first female governor Tuesday night. Blackburn captured 45.52% of the vote. Democratic challenger Jerri Green garnered 42.95% with Independent David Hatley getting 9.30%. Blackburn must resign from the U.S. Senate before she is swo...
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Crossville Water Referendum Defeated
Crossville voters have rejected a ballot measure proposing the transfer of the city's water production properties. Tuesday's municipal referendum failed by an 18-point margin, with nearly 59 percent voting against the proposal and 41 percent in favor. With all ballots counted, more than 1,700 reside...
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Turner, Wyatt, and Kelsey Take Crossville City Council Races
In the race for two full seats on the Crossville City Council, incumbent Mike Turner and former council member Danny Wyatt emerged victorious. Turner took the top spot with 1,312 votes, followed by Wyatt who brought in 1,305 votes, edging out Robbie Poore and Greg Wood. In the race for the council's...
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Early Voting Counted for More than Half of Voter Turnout
Voter participation in Cumberland County reached 49.28%, with 24,539 ballots cast out of 49,795 registered voters across all 24 precincts. Early voting proved to be the preferred method by a wide margin, accounting for more than half of the total turnout. A total of 13,237 residents cast their ballo...
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Voters Overwhelmingly Approve All Three Statewide Constitutional Amendments
Cumberland County voters showed strong support for all three proposed state constitutional amendments on Tuesday's the ballot, passing each by wide margins. Amendment #3 received the highest approval rate with 19,616 "Yes" votes to 3,395 "No" votes. Amendment #1 followed closely,...
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ABC News
Tennessee convicted murderer who escaped prison captured near Kansas City
In this image posted to social media by the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, Jacob Morley is shown on Nov. 3, 2026. (Williamson County Sheriff's Office)Jacob Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last month, has been taken in...
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2 dead, hundreds rescued amid severe flooding in Florida
ABC NewsTwo people were killed -- one of whom died in a vehicle -- and hundreds of others were rescued since Sunday as a storm brought severe flooding in Palm Bay, Florida, according to Palm Bay Mayor Rob Medina.The deceased victims have been identifie...
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DOJ ramps up probe of Alaska Senate race with target letters, new subpoenas: Sources
Getty Images / Stock PhotoThe Justice Department in recent days has continued moving at an aggressive clip in ramping up its criminal investigation into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News, with prosecutors in th...
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