The following is one in a series of survey responses provided to the Times Free Press by candidates for public office in advance of the Nov. 3 general election.

State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, says he was forced to miss a Thursday political fundraiser in Bradley County due to his quarantining after possible exposure to the coronavirus.

The following is one in a series of survey responses provided to the Times Free Press by candidates for public office in advance of the Nov. 3 general election.

Tennesseans continued to set new records for in-person early voting and absentee-by-mail ballots in next week's presidential election, with just over 2.1 million voting through Wednesday, Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced Thursday.

Tennessee voters now can drop off completed absentee ballots until Election Day afternoon at one post office location in every county, according to a list recently posted on the secretary of state's website.

Three candidates vying to chair the Catoosa County Commission sat down this week for a televised debate as a last-minute push for each to pitch themselves and their platforms to voters.

Tennesseans continued casting record numbers of in-person and absentee-by-mail ballots on Wednesday in the Nov. 3 presidential election after Volunteer State voters earlier in the week burst through the previous record set four years ago.

The following is one in a series of survey responses provided to the Times Free Press by candidates for public office in advance of the Nov. 3 general election.

Joe Biden was in Georgia on Tuesday, a relatively surprising visit from a Democratic nominee for president in a state that - a few months ago - was seen as a near lock for Republicans to shore up the electoral votes needed to secure the Peach State.

State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, returned a $3,200 contribution made by Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager's political action committee earlier this month, days after GOP officials launched a direct-mail broadside against Gardenhire's Democratic challenger, Glenn Scruggs, in next week's election.

Tennessee Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Hodgen Mainda on Tuesday submitted his letter of resignation to Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday, a little over a year after the former Chattanooga-based EPB vice president took the post.

The following is one in a series of survey responses provided to the Times Free Press by candidates for public office in advance of the Nov. 3 general election.

"Trump Train" parades and similar rallies of President Donald Trump's supporters are consistently cropping up around the Chattanooga region as the November election nears.

Equality activist D'Angelo Davis entered the 2021 race for mayor of Chattanooga Friday, promising to promote equity in underserved groups across the city.

The following is the first in a series of survey responses provided to the Times Free Press by candidates for public office in advance of the Nov. 3 General Election.

District 10 Tennessee Senate hopeful Glenn Scruggs spent Thursday afternoon encouraging voter turnout at the Brainerd Community Center, hoping to ride political momentum through the last 12 days of the election.

Alabama's lieutenant governor, who has called the state's mask order a government overstep, announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Dentist and activist Dr. Elenora Woods entered the 2021 race for mayor of Chattanooga Monday, promising opportunity, criminal justice reform and comprehensive homeless services if elected.

Tennessee and Georgia voters shattered early voting records during the first days of the Nov. 3 general election as they eagerly flooded in-person voting sites or cast absentee-by-mail ballots in high-stakes contests for the presidency, Congress and state legislative seats.

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Tennessee is among the worst states in the country when it comes to political engagement, according to a new study that ranks the Volunteer State as the sixth least engaged.

Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond has tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting his chief of staff, who tested positive for the virus and is now in an intensive care unit, the sheriff confirmed Wednesday evening.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday he is taking "very seriously" his and first lady Maria Lee's exposure to the coronavirus and both are now in self-imposed quarantine after a member of his security detail tested positive earlier in the day for COVID-19.