Thu
Jul 17 2008
08:24:pm
The 8th District State Senate race pits incumbent Sen. Raymond Finney against 20th District state Rep. Doug Overbey in the state Republican Primary. Since there is no Democrat running, the winner of the primary will win the seat in the November general election, barring a major write-in vote. The seat represents both Blount and Sevier counties. Jim Bishop of Sevier County is also on the ballot.
This is certainly big news to Ira (Doc) Lapides, who has qualified and been certified by the Tennessee Division of Elections to be on the November ballot as an Independent.
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Discussing
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- City of Alcoa's costly wish list for Alcoa Highway. (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,079 as of 4/2/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 38,344 as of 2/12/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
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- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (2 replies)
- Alcoa City Schools opened Wednesday, July 22nd (1 reply)
TN Progressive
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- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
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- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
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- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
TN Politics
- Memphis task force using TN “buffer law,” preventing up-close recording of police activity (TN Lookout)
- Debate over private-school voucher expansion looms in Tennessee (TN Lookout)
- Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown (TN Lookout)
- Grassroots Memphis food pantry reports spike in need as federal agents flood city (TN Lookout)
- Editor’s notebook: The First Amendment under threat in Tennessee (TN Lookout)
- Trump pledges additional 100% tariffs on China by Nov. 1 (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
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- Ghosts in the graveyard (Knox TN Today)
- Charlie Tombras + Kelle Jolly + Will Boyd + Vallie Collins + Lois Russell ++ (Knox TN Today)
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- Rotary Club of Bearden hosts two organizations (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: Hostage release, fired coaches, TN explosion, Swanger update & more (Knox TN Today)
- The ties that bind: Maryville College Homecoming 2025 (Knox TN Today)
- Kourtni Fuller: Realizing her dream job (Knox TN Today)
- Ham ‘N Goody’s Trunk or Treat ahead (Knox TN Today)
- Art Show & Silent Auction on November 8 (Knox TN Today)
- Checking accounts: Do you need one? (Knox TN Today)
- Local entrepreneurs introduce Hounds Town USA in Knox County (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- 'Heavy damage' Car crashes into house in Powell (WATE)
- Knoxville genealogy conference to explore family histories of East Tennessee (WATE)
- Grainger County approves grant application to bring clean water to Thorn Hill (WATE)
- Plan to build 171 duplexes sparks safety, infrastructure concerns in Roane County (WATE)
- One injured after fire at Knoxville apartment complex (WATE)
- Nuclear company expanding to Oak Ridge with $280M investment (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- John Weaver - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Melva Young - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Iron Hendrix - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga set to OK $600K deal for patented road product - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
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- Dow drops 500 points as more China trade actions spark return of sell-off to Wall Street: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment - CNN (US News)
- Supreme Court once again eyes overturning key part of Voting Rights Act - The Washington Post (US News)
- Global Growth Remains Sluggish as Tariff Threats Loom - The New York Times (Business)
- Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins - The New York Times (US News)
- Goldman Sachs Profit Surges, Fueled by Dealmaking Boom - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- Capitol agenda: The Senate stalls, ACA buzz builds - Politico (US News)
- Instagram is making all teen accounts ‘PG-13’ - The Verge (Business)
- Four people arrested after shooting in Mississippi town that left six dead - The Guardian (US News)
- GM to take $1.6Bn hit as tax incentives for EVs are cut and emission rules ease - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (Business)
- Dimon Calls Out Weaker Job Market, Inflation as Provisions Rise - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub - TechCrunch (Business)
- China sanctions 5 US units of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over probe by Washington - AP News (US News)
- Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass - NPR (US News)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
Raven Society
League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
Knox Dems
RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
TN Dems
Government websites:
Blount CountyCity of Alcoa
City of Maryville
State of Tennessee
TN Code Annotated
TN General Assembly
UT CTAS
UT MTAS
Media websites:
Maryville Daily TimesKnox News Sentinel
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