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)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- 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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- 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)
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN, (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
TN Politics
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Knox TN Today
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- Retired principal has died: Service Saturday (Knox TN Today)
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Local TV News
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- Alcoa's Halle Bailey following mom's famed footsteps to Tennessee softball team (WATE)
- Armed man taken into custody outside of Sevierville day care (WATE)
- New resort coming to Sevierville sparks traffic concerns from neighboring residents (WATE)
- Greenback prepares for thousands of visitors ahead of Rock the Country music festival (WATE)
- East TN families receive refunds as cabinet business files for bankruptcy (WATE)
- Fallout from state investigation: Knox Co. employee suspended for taking public vehicle home during lunch hour (WBIR)
- Longtime Knox Co. register of deeds takes step to run for trustee, challenging incumbent Justin Biggs (WBIR)
- KPD investigating fatal rollover crash on Broadway (WBIR)
- Tip to county's fraud hotline led county to investigate Trustee Justin Biggs (WBIR)
- The Golden Roast, a popular coffee shop near UT campus, announces sudden closure (WBIR)
- Know Before You Go: 2025 Dogwood Arts Festival (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Pearce hoping to become 48th NFL first-round pick for Vols - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga airport sets March record for boardings - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- New Hamilton County wastewater rules discourage density, developers say - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Jury selection starts in Chattanooga for Memphis officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
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- Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried - NPR (Business)
- Russia accuses Zelenskiy of wrecking peace diplomacy - Reuters (US News)
- Senate Dems brace for leadership fight after Durbin retirement - Axios (US News)
- Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office - The New York Times (US News)
- Trump administration granted leeway in case of mistakenly deported man - The Washington Post (US News)
- Boeing CEO says China not accepting planes over US tariffs - Hong Kong Free Press (Business)
- Gold Rises After a More Conciliatory Trump Spurs Steep Decline - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- ‘Nothing like this in US’: for China’s robot makers, Trump’s tariffs don’t bite - South China Morning Post (Business)
- Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI - NPR (US News)
- New York leads 12 states suing to block Trump's tariffs - BBC (US News)
- Wildfire smoke from New Jersey may affect NYC air quality, officials say - Gothamist (US News)
- 'The damage is done': Traders say Elon Musk's return to Tesla is too little, too late - Business Insider (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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