The lobby of the Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center is bustling again with guests and employees after a gasoline leak closed down the block of Rose Street and 2nd
Rob Burke, City Council candidate for Ward 1, filed the suit Friday afternoon.
Burke lost the election, held on May 4, to City Councilmember Bob Garrett 494 votes to 490 votes.
Burke said Monday he wanted to make sure the election process was conducted fairly.
âI feel like thereâs some questions about the integrity of the election,â Burke said. âI feel like its right for the people to know if the election was fair and the only way to know that is for a judge to look at it and see if itâs fair or not.â
Jeff Gardner, administrator of elections for Hamblen County, said he had forwarded the suit to County Attorney Chris Capps and could not comment at this time.
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SIR – My 94-year-old mother is in a nursing home in Cheshire. Up until Christmas, the matron and staff had done a wonderful job of protecting the residents. However, currently, the staff are exhausted and feel abandoned because many residents and staff have tested positive for Covid and there have been a number of deaths.
Since Christmas, the matron and relatives of residents have been contacting relevant people, including the local MP, trying to obtain a batch of vaccines, but to no avail.
I am in my 70s but I would happily give my vaccine to someone at that home. It makes no sense that all care homes are not prioritised.