Van Buren Attorney Says Individual Court Cost Over Estimated
Van Buren County’s attorney said the General Assembly’s Fiscal Review Committee has over estimated the cost of giving the county its own general sessions court. Attorney Howard Upchurch told Commissioners Tuesday night that Van Buren is the only county statewide to share its general sessions judge. Van Buren and White County currently split one judge. […]
Tech Student Athletes Ask State Senators To Talk
A Tennessee Tech group of student athletes sent a letter to 26 state senators Monday asking to meet them and discuss national anthem protests. The group CODE, the Center of Diversity Education, called on senators to answer for last week’s letter asking university leaders statewide to stop the protests. In the group’s letter, CODE said […]
UC Senators Sign Letter Urging Trump To Contest Results
State senators from across the Upper Cumberland issued a letter to Tennessee voters supporting efforts by President Trump to contest the presidential election. State Senators Paul Bailey, Janice Bowling, Mark Pody, and Ken Yager signed the letter from the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus. It says the election process is far from over. The senators wrote […]
