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How are we handling the stress?

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - 2020 has been a very stressful year . From the Coronavirus pandemic to severe tornado damage and now a very closely contested election with voting concluding tonight. news 12 now's Brian Armstrong finds out how people are getting…

Voting in Georgia off to mostly smooth start

ATLANTA (AP) — Voting in Georgia has gotten off to a mostly smooth start, despite some technical problems. People lined up outside before polling places opened at 7 a.m., but average waits were 12 minutes roughly an hour later, according…

MTSU raising concerns about UT plan to add Martin Methodist

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Middle Tennessee State University is raising concerns about the University of Tennessee system's plan to acquire Martin Methodist College and make it the state's ninth four-year undergraduate school. In a news release, MTSU President Sidney McPhee…

Tennessee judge denies request seeking absentee ballot info

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that Democratic officials improperly filed a public records request while seeking last-minute information on voters who have requested an absentee ballot but haven’t returned them yet. Tennessee’s Democratic Party and the…

Bipartisan Council Warns of Post Election Unrest

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - In the run up to the 2020 Presidential Election, many citizens and officials alike fear the possibility of civil unrest in the wake of Tuesday's election. But members of the National Council on Election Integrity are…

Second fire in small northwest Georgia town

CENTER POST, Georgia (WDEF) - A morning fire left a southern Walker County family homeless. It happened in the Center Post community south of LaFayette near the Chattooga County line. Firefighters well called to a home on Henry Hawkins Drive…

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