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Fayette County officials urge caution amid recent fentanyl overdoses

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Fayette County EMS has already responded to more fentanyl-related overdoses in January than they did in the previous six months combined.

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Justice Department files voting rights suit against Fayette County

Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against Fayette County, Tennessee WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Fayette County, Tennessee, alleging that the Board of County Commissioners violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act when it adopted a redistricting plan that denies the city’s Black voters an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western…

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Lawsuit: Fayette Co. diluted Black voting power, violated Voting Rights Act in 2021 redistricting • Tennessee Lookout

Fayette County Courthouse. (Photo: Somervilletn.org)NASHVILLE — Fayette County commissioners violated the Voting Rights Act with their adoption of a 2021 redistricting plan that stripped Black voters of equal opportunity, the U.S. Justice Department claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. “The County Commission deliberately rejected multiple districting plans that would have combined Black communities in districts that would allow Black voters to e…

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Fayette County officials urge caution amid recent fentanyl overdoses

Fayette County EMS has already responded to more fentanyl-related overdoses in January than they did in the previous six months combined.

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US Justice Department files voting rights suit against Tennessee county alleging racial discrimination

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Fayette County, Tennessee, alleging its Board of County Commissioners violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The board’s adoption of a county commission redistricting plan did not give black voters “an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect their candidates of choice,” the DOJ alleges. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for th…

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