RHEA COUNTY — Early voting is currently underway ahead of the Aug. 1 county general election and state and federal primary elections. Early voting for the August election began Friday, July 12, and runs to July 27. Early voting will be available at the historic Rhea County Courthouse during that time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early voting will also be available on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Early voting will also take...

Supporters talk amongst themselves during a Sen. Blackburn and Rep. Chris Todd Early Voting kickoff at Town & Country Realtors in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday, July 12, 2024. Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun Voters casts their ballots during the first day of early voting for the Tennessee August 1st election inside the County Agricultural Complex Auditorium in Jackson, Tenn., on Friday July 12, 2024. Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun A sign directing voters to the voting location seen during the first day of early voting for the Tennessee...

In-person absentee voting is currently underway in St. Louis County for the Aug. 6 primary. Absentee ballots can be requested now through July 24. On the ballot for parts of South County will be the Republican primary for 6th District St. Louis County Councilman. Residents voting absentee before July 23 must meet one of the six criteria: being absent from St. Louis County on Election Day, being incapacitated or confined due to sickness or disability, having a religious restriction, being employed by an election authority or other specified roles, being...