Walnut Road Shooting Declared Murder-Suicide
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department declared Tuesday night’s shooting on Walnut Road to be a murder-suicide. Witnesses said local residents Randall Eldridge and Bobby Andrew Phy got into an argument outside of a house where a birthday party was being held. During the argument, Phy pulled out a firearm and shot Eldridge before turning the […]
Cookeville Cross Country To State
The Cookeville Cavaliers boys and girls cross country teams will compete at the state championships Friday Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville. While the girls team will be returning to the state meet, this will be the first time since 2020 have qualified as a team. Senior Brayden Gallagher said it was a pre-season goal to […]
Bowling Returning To Senate District 16
Janice Bowling has been reelected and will return to District 16 in the state senate. Bowling received 75.9 percent of the votes with a final county of 66,312. Democratic Candidate Wayne Steele got second place with 15,909 votes. Independent Candidate Scott Bean came in third with 5,098 votes.
Senate District 12 Votes For Yager
Ken Yager won the race for State Senate District 12 by 85.6 percent. Yager received 77,231 votes from the nine counties represented in the district. Independent Candidate Charles Hutson II received 12,941 votes. Yager won the race in Fentress County by 88 percent.
Rose Keeps U.S. House District 6 Seat
U.S. Representative for District 6 John Rose was reelected to continue advocating for Tennessee at the national level. Rose defeated Democratic Candidate Lore Bergman with 225,426 votes, some 68 percent of the total ballots cast. John Rose won the race in White County by 84 percent.
Butler Holds Onto House District 41 Seat
Ed Butler has been reelected as Representative for House District 41 after winning 82.9 percent of the votes. Butler received 24,723 votes to defeat Democratic Candidate Joel Hawn, who saw only 5,107 votes. Butler said he attributes his success to his constant presence in the community he serves. “Well I think our total turnout just […]
McMinnville Sees 1 New Aldermen, 2 Return
Sally Brock, Kara Youngblood and Rachel Kirby will serve on the McMinnville Board Of Aldermen. Brock won election Tuesday night with 25.68 percent of the vote. Youngblood, a newcomer to the board, finished second at 20.77 percent. Kirby finished 77 votes ahead of Stacey Harvey for the third seat. Mayor Ryle Chastain ran unopposed, winning […]
Travis Defends House Seat For District 43
Republican Ron Travis wins the House District 43 race, which includes Van Buren County. Travis won 80 percent of the ballots cast in Van Buren County.
Sherrill Elected As Crab Orchard Mayor
Emett Sherrill won the Crab Orchard Mayoral race, taking 62.9 percent of the vote. Michael Findley finished second. Winona Christopher took the seat on the Crab Orchard Board of Aldermen.
Keisling Will Continue Advocating For District 38
Kelly Keisling will continue to serve as Representative for District 38 after receiving 88.8 percent of the vote. Keisling received 24,775 votes while Independent Candidate Alexander Armor received 3,126. Keisling said he is extremely humbled to be able to continue to serve his district. “First and foremost is just our daily and weekly requests for, […]
