Tenn. Rep. Gordon won't seek re-election next year
AP - Mon Dec 14, 1:21 pm ETRep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democrat in a string of retirements.
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Rep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democrat in a string of retirements.
State Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, announced today he is leaving the governor's race and will run for Congress in Tennessee’s 8th District. That seat has long been held by John Tanner, who is not seeking re-election.
Tennessee has a new state senator. State Rep. Brian Kelsey won Tuesday's District 31 special election. Kelsey will take over the seat vacated by State Sen. Paul Stanley who resigned mid-term
A new pro-life organization could emerge out of a disagreement between a group of Tennessee House Republicans and Tennessee Right To Life (TRL), House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower says.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Theba Hamilton was elected chairwoman of the Bradley County Election Commission on Tuesday.
George Little, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction, will be the city’s new chief administrative officer under Mayor A C Wharton, according to acting CAO Jack Sammons.“The mayor has made an excellent choice,” Sammons said Tuesday night, confirming Little’s selection. “I will assist George to make the transition painless.”Sammons, a former City Council member, was appointed CAO ...
College football's regular season is drawing to a close, but the news is peaking. Notre Dame fires its coach, Florida State legend Bobby Bowden retires, Tennessee gets shuffled from one bowl to another, Florida star defensive end Carlos Dunlap rests up for the SEC championship game by sleeping at the wheel, and UT football coach Lane Kiffin takes another shot at Urban Meyer.Another Zinger: You ...
NASHVILLE -- The Shelby County Commission will appoint an interim state representative for the House District 85 seat left vacant by Friday's death of 25-year state Rep. Larry Turner of Memphis.The Tennessee Constitution requires a special election to fill a state legislative seat only if its vacancy occurs more than a year before the next general election for the legislature. Because Turner's ...
HARROGATE, Tenn. — The Harrogate Mayor and Board of Aldermen received an update on the expanding fire department at its meeting Monday night. The council voted to approve the purchase of four automated defibrillators to be retained on each of the department’s four trucks.
For years, train stations in Nashville Tenn., and Kansas City, Mo., were boarded-up eyesores. But millions of dollars later, they're anything but dingy. What about the Michigan Central Station in Detroit?
The Tennessee men's basketball team is ranked ninth in the country and is off to a 5-1 start, but the Vols remain a work in progress.Kentucky freshman John Wall is off to a sizzling start and has proved he has a clutch shot, and Florida is suddenly dangerously resurgent with its win over No. 2 Michigan State.Whatever is ailing Mississippi State and its Goliath front line in this early season ...