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National News:

Russian Warplane Hits American Drone Over Black Sea, U.S. Says

The incident was the first known physical contact between the two militaries since the war in Ukraine began last year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/politics/russia-us-drone-black-sea.html?unlocked_article_code=oXkSToHiWgch6P9sWIlNABul8mgs1gjk4blFX4elLKYJUgwfwfUYBScrtzgc-2mr885U4YAFhzaxXnJgGNX5MoFYz6q4KCv4_jyba70_Y7xnET8-AJeKzcu9-skQ0utgGYWerqMqCRf5AHYYgELPPuhB6cT2vfxTNut_Sjg7sNQF0aXp3i4PKbcPPj1F3Cp1_ONliQusqB0GNQFZ6L0kr6uRqWgetLAD56AixgptOIof7MrIHOd4YnCw1ue2aQCIABGME4bN6S7g_hvJX3MvXfZJnc9ttT_wh4i49suFjAbFHYJmv-NklJ4_BuyeMZoMYPfNXwnFvl34YHNth-VPhTw7SaIthow&smid=url-share

How Washington came to rescue US banks after the SVB collapse

WASHINGTON (AP) — After the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank , California Democratic Rep.

https://apnews.com/article/silicon-valley-bank-failure-deposits-fdic-8011ea377d8f9941032790ce1d704c5a

State News:

Lawmakers delay vote on permitless gun carry for 18-year-olds amid heavy opposition

Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday, March 8, delayed a vote on a bill that would expand permitless gun carry to 18-year-olds and allow permit holders to carry any firearms, not just handguns. No law enforcement agencies support it.

https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/34694/tennessee-general-assembly-lawmakers-delay-vote-to-expand-permitless-gun?fbclid=IwAR1YXvX1CbVgj33l1Ie31PdI5ylwqfpX1njH77Lq-dBnoSqHW4_tRSZtzkI

Local News:

The governing body of McMinn County will convene and meet

in the Blue Room of the McMinn County Courthouse in Regular

Session on March 20th at 7:30 pm for: Approval of Bids and Purchases; Review and Approval of Contracts; Approval of Budget

Amendments; Comments from the Audience; Resolutions; Reports

from Committees, County Officials, Comments from Commissioners; Comments from the County Mayor; Approval of Notary Applications; and will transact such other business as may legally

come before the Commissioners.

The McMinn County Properties Committee will meet on Monday, March 20th in the Blue Room at 6:15 pm to review the bid for

a new ambulance station.

The McMinn County Election Commission will meet in regular

session Tuesday, March 21st at 5 pm in the conference room of the

McMinn County Courthouse. The commission will conduct any

election business to legally come before the board.

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