Did you hear? Sabrena Smedley - when first elected eight years ago she was Sabrena Turner - is the daughter of former state Rep. Brenda Turner and the granddaughter of the infamous late and former Hamilton County Sheriff Bookie Turner. Did you hear that campaign whisper?
Of nine county judgeships and one city judgeship on the May 3 primary ballot, only three are contested, and both of the county races offer candidates only on the Republican ballot. The city judge race is nonpartisan.
Some political observers say school board races are the most important elected seats anywhere.
Voters have five Hamilton County Commission district primaries to decide this election season, and that means local government representation is up in the air for half of the nearly 370,000 people who live here.
The Hamilton County mayor's race - the first truly competitive county mayor's race here in decades - has been interesting from the very first moment 11-year Mayor Jim Coppinger announced in October he would retire.
One of the hottest political races this primary season is for Hamilton County district attorney, who will serve for the next eight years.
If you're a Democrat or Democratic leaning in Hamilton County, your ballot in recent years has looked pretty lean.
Dear Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn: We have a question for you and your closest, disrespectful GOP colleagues.
Time is running out.
Perhaps you haven't noticed the weather warnings over the past week to be careful with fire because of high winds and low humidity - even just after night rains.
