Volkswagen may have decided to come to Tennessee because a German automaker already had a political foothold in Alabama, said Dr. Matt Murray, associate director for the University of Tennessee’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
Early voting for Hamilton County’s Aug. 7 elections ended Saturday with a low turnout, election officials said. The last day of a two-week early voting period turned out 750 voters. A total of 8,059 ballots were cast in early voting.
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. — Air Force spokesman Claude Morse waved a hand toward acres of green Tennessee landscape Tuesday and explained how some see the land as a perfect spot to train thousands of airmen for future combat duties.
The Hamilton County Commission likely will pay $73,228 to print ballots for the Aug. 7 elections, including about 216,000 ballots that had to be reprinted after their initial versions had mistakes.