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State & Local Government

‘Sidelines’ 2024: A year in review

Feature photo by MTSU Story by Bailey Brantingham 2024 has been a nonstop year for the MTSU community. From a snowstorm winter to a Bonnaroo summer to an election fall, "Sidelines" covered...

Are MTSU professors censored by the state?

Feature photo from Sidelines Archives Story by Noah McLane Last week, students received a biennial campus climate survey asking if...

Books dwindle on Rutherford County Schools library shelves as 150 titles flagged for immediate removal

Feature photo by Shauna Reynolds Story by Shauna Reynolds At the Rutherford County School Board meeting Thursday night, most of...

Republican Bryan Terry defeats Democrat Matt Ferry for Tennessee’s 48th House District

Story by Kerstie Wolaver Photos by Sam McIntyre Republican Bryan Terry defeated Democrat Matt Ferry with 65.8 percent of...

Sparks defeats Mata in close race for Tennessee’s 49th District

Story by Hannah Ferreira Feature photo by Vanessa Hamel Republican Mike Sparks defeated Democrat Luis Mata in a race to...

Follow the Governor’s Race in Rutherford County by Precinct

Here are voting numbers for Rutherford County from the Election Commission: .

Bud’s Tire: Murfreesboro’s smallest voting precinct

Across town, voters line up to cast their ballot at the county courthouse, locals schools and churches. However, Bud's Tire Pro, the smallest voting precinct...

Lamar Alexander re-elected to third term in U.S. Senate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander re-elected to 3rd term in US Senate. Alexander was beating Democrat Gordon Ball in early returns Tuesday...

Haslam reelected for second term

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Bill Haslam has been re-elected to a second term as Tennessee governor. The outcome of Tuesday's election was widely expected,...

West Tennessee Mayor arrested, bonds out on Election Day

BRIGHTON, Tenn. (AP) — A West Tennessee mayor has been indicted for allegedly using city resources for work on his son's home. The Tennessee Bureau...

Tennesseans voting on supermarket wine sales

Lucas L. Johnson II, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee voters in several dozen communities are deciding whether they want to buy wine where...