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A school board vice president and two of his young children - ages 6 and 8 - were killed when their plane crashed in rural Texas .

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Officials Certification Board ruled on Wednesday that Rhea County Road Supervisor candidate Rick Wilkey can remain on the upcoming March 2024 ballot after his qualifications

While 2023 saw the closest thing to a “return to normalcy” since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, actual COVID numbers and hospitalizations were reported to be rising for the first few months of the year before dropping to unprecedented lows. With a drastic decrease in demand for on-site tests and vaccines, the South Peninsula COVID-19 testing and vaccine site closed its doors, giving way to at-home testing and treatment at the regular hospital facilities.

RHEA COUNTY — The ballot for the 2024 county primary elections is nearing certification after the deadline for submitting qualifying petitions passed earlier this month.

Results for multiple borough seats came down to just a handful of votes.

Results for multiple borough seats came down to just a handful of votes.

Election results are as of about 10 p.m. on Tuesday evening

Margins were slim in many contested races for seats on the assembly and school board

City council, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, the local school board races are all on the ballot

Kelly Cooper and Heath Smith discussed issues