Saturday last day to vote early in Savannah election

Aug. 5– If you live in Savannah and want to vote early in the Aug. 11 city election, Saturday is your last day to do so.

As of 3 p.m. today, just 136 votes had been cast in the three-candidate race to fill two of the five seats on the Savannah City Commission, according to the Hardin County Election Commission.

On the ballot are businessman Kent Collier, former Tennessee state trooper Andre D. Orr, and teacher Wesley W. Wilkerson. No incumbents are running.

Early voting takes place at the local election commission office in the basement of the county courthouse on Main Street in Savannah.

The office is open for the final day of early voting on Aug. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

On Election Day, the polls are open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Savannah citizens who live in the Armory and Courthouse precincts vote at the Hardin County Library. Those in the North and Fairgrounds precincts vote at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.