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September 09, 2024

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National News

September 7, 2024

By rights, tonight’s post should be a picture, but Trump’s behavior today merits a marker because it feels like a dramatic escalation of the themes we’ve seen for years.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/september-7-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

How is the Race So Close? You Know How.

All day long I see people posting or asking the same rhetorical question:

open.substack.com/pub/johnpavlovitz/p/how-is-the-race-so-close-you-know?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The Week Ahead

September 8, 2024

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-week-ahead-7dd?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Tennessee Republicans deny Oak Ridge Rep. John Ragan's challenge of August primary loss • Tennessee Lookout

The Tennessee Republican Party's State Executive Committee denied outgoing Oak Ridge Rep. John Ragan's challenge of his August primary loss.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/09/09/tennessee-republicans-deny-oak-ridge-rep-john-ragans-challenge-of-august-primary-loss

Local News & Arts:

In the wake of a school shooting last week in Winder, Georgia, that claimed 4 lives and wounded several others, some social media posts are being shared of disturbing messages and photos about threats of school shootings. Sheriff Joe Guy and McMinn County Schools Director of Safety Justin Wallace issued the following statement: “These posts are in no way directed toward McMinn County. They are confirmed to have originated in other states, including Georgia and South Carolina. Furthermore, the posts include language and photos that have been used in fake posts in years past, with intent solely to cause fear and panic. The safety of McMinn County Schools is top priority for the McMinn County Sheriffs Office and our School Administrators. We stay in contact regularly, investigate, and prosecute any threats toward our schools and our students. We ask for the public’s continued assistance in reporting a direct threat to law enforcement and school administrators. If such a post or threat is made to our schools, we will always aggressively respond in order to keep our schools safe.”

• The McMinn County Historical Society and Archives (MCHSA) has announced an Open House will be held on Thursday September 12. The event will last from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at their office, located at 107 W. College Street in Athens. See Their ad on Page 5.

• Join the Meigs Decatur Public Library in celebrating Constitution Day with members of the Sons of the American Revolution in full historical attire. Tuesday, September 17 at 4:00 pm. Children will receive a complimentary copy of the U.S. Constitution to take home. The Library is located at 120 E. Memorial Dr., Decatur. TN. Event is free and open to everyone.

• The McMinn County Election Commission will have a Called Meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 2:00 pm in the Conference Room of the Courthouse to lock and seal Absentee Ballot Boxes. The Regular Election Commission Meeting will be held on September 17, 2024 at 5:00 pm in the Conference Room of the Courthouse to appoint November election officials and to conduct any election business to come before the board.

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