2024 Presidential Preference Primary & Knox County Primary Election
Last Day to Request an Absentee Ballot: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
EARLY VOTING: Wednesday, February 14 to Tuesday, February 27, 2024 (excluding Sundays)
Election Day: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Sample Ballot - For the Democratic Ballot, go to Page 2, Columns 2 & 3
(I'm certainly glad that Democrats don't have to vote for Presidential Delegates. What a waste of time.)
New voting machines. Hart Intercivic, Verity electronic machines with printed ballot. Blount County is using these same machines for the first time. There is a youtube videos at the Election Commission site showing how the machines can be used.
Blount County Election Commission
Foothills Mall Monday - Saturday / 10 am - 6 pm
197 Foothills Mall Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
Blount County Public Library Monday - Friday / 11 am - 7 pm
Sharon Lawson Room
508 North Cusick Street
Maryville, TN 37804
Everett Gym Monday - Friday / 11 am - 7 pm
318 South Everett High Road
Maryville, TN 37804
Pellissippi Campus Monday - Friday / 8 am - 4 pm
2731 West Lamar Alexander Parkway
Friendsville, TN 37737
Providence Baptist Church Annex Monday - Friday / 11 am - 7 pm
5766 Sevierville Road
Seymour, TN 37865
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Discussing
- Alcoa Schools close for teacher shortages (1 reply)
- City of Alcoa's costly wish list for Alcoa Highway. (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,079 as of 4/2/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 38,344 as of 2/12/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (2 replies)
- Alcoa City Schools opened Wednesday, July 22nd (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Do Not Listen to Deranged Fascists Who Can Barely Read (RoaneViews)
- Must Read (RoaneViews)
- It's Time to Call For the Arrest of Elon Musk! (RoaneViews)
- Books (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN, (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
TN Politics
- Tennessee Gov. names mix of officials, utilities and conservationists to Duck River advisory group (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Sexton and bail bond industry headed for collision (TN Lookout)
- Pain clinics made millions from ‘unnecessary’ injections into ‘human pin cushions’ (TN Lookout)
- Republican Senator says immigrant students won’t be blocked from public schools in Florida (TN Lookout)
- Lawsuit: Tennessee DCS took kids after traffic stop without a valid court order (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee governor revives farm conservation bill with $25 million fund (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Lady Vols secure much-needed SEC win (Knox TN Today)
- Book now to vacation at a TN state park (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: 2/14 (Knox TN Today)
- Tom Harrington hikes Porters Creek: Finds February wildflowers (Knox TN Today)
- Coughing and Nikki Giovanni (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo finds gem in The Chow Hall (Knox TN Today)
- Pet events and tips from HSTV (Knox TN Today)
- Protecting against radon health risks (Knox TN Today)
- Knox the Fox shops RVs (Knox TN Today)
- Registration open for Irwin/ Food City Bass Tournament (Knox TN Today)
- Looking for Bigfoot (Knox TN Today)
- Fun Abe (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- New program brings Knox County Trustee's Office to elderly, disabled residents (WATE)
- Slow drainage in Knox County neighborhood has residents fearing floods (WATE)
- Two charged after laptops stolen from state government office in Knoxville (WATE)
- Steady population growth fueling new developments in Loudon County (WATE)
- Knoxville pizzeria makes USA Today's 2025 Restaurants of the Year list (WATE)
- Knox County School Board chair defends support for school vouchers after backlash (WATE)
- Young KY mom no longer facing threat of execution in 2023 death of toddler daughter (WBIR)
- Megan Boswell Trial Day 6 | Crime lab experts testify (WBIR)
- Covenant Health Park gears up for dual sports action with quick field conversion (WBIR)
- WBIR, UT resolve lawsuit over public records access to ORNL operating agreements (WBIR)
- Here are the 14 Big Lots stores staying open in Tennessee (WBIR)
- Heart of the Matter: Blount County Sheriff James Berrong (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Michelle Maples Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- UTC women dominate on road for season sweep of Mercer - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Lady Vols share scoring load, overwhelm Auburn in runaway win - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Federal agency plans to sell some Tennessee buildings - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected - CNBC (Business)
- SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region - ABC7 Los Angeles (US News)
- Trump ordered to temporarily lift USAid freeze and allow foreign aid funding - The Guardian US (US News)
- Danielle Sassoon: Flurry of resignations after DOJ tells prosecutors to drop Eric Adams case - BBC.com (US News)
- Taiwan pledges chip talks and investment to mollify Trump - Reuters (Business)
- Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Set to Open Down; Trump Tariffs; Intel, Nvidia, Tesla, Airbnb, More Movers - Barron's (Business)
- Moderna Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates - Moderna Investor Relations (Business)
- Walmart Is Retail King Again. Can It Keep the Crown? - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- Whiskey Offers Window Into the Pain of a Trade War - The New York Times (Business)
- Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson’s budget - POLITICO (US News)
- MSC 2025: Conference opens as US pushes to end Ukraine war - DW (English) (US News)
- TikTok returns to Apple App Store and Google Play in US - The Guardian (Business)
- Thousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread layoffs - CNN (US News)
- Trump delays a sweeping reciprocal tariff plan as global markets rally - Euronews (US News)
- Macron says only Ukrainian President Zelenskiy can negotiate peace for his country - Reuters (US News)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
Raven Society
League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
Knox Dems
RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
TN Dems
Government websites:
Blount CountyCity of Alcoa
City of Maryville
State of Tennessee
TN Code Annotated
TN General Assembly
UT CTAS
UT MTAS
Media websites:
Maryville Daily TimesKnox News Sentinel