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Republican Randy Bales will be the presumptive County Mayor after Jefferson County voters Cast their ballots Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has agreed to return U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized as part of an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it’s abandoning its probe into the staunch Trump supporter that began under the Biden administration.

The Hamblen County Emergency Communications District issued a scathing response over the weekend after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee vetoed a bill that would have provided .36-cent increase to the state’s 9-1-1 surcharge rate on telephone bills.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg was one of several zoos or aquariums targeted by hoax calls involving alleged bomb threats and even claims of active shooters that have prompted evacuations and closures at several zoos around the U.S. in recent days, disrupting family plans and taxing public safety resources in some cities.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have summoned lawmakers into special sessions this week seeking new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

Here is a list of activities in the month of May at the Morristown-Hamblen Library.

Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it.