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FOX NEWS has already declared Mitt Romney the winner in Tennessee. 11 electoral votes are up for grabs here. One big race Nashville voters are keeping an eye on is for County Clerk. After almost a decade in office, John Arriola resigned amid allegations of ghost employees and charging people to perform civil marriage ceremonies. FOX17's Erica Shaffer is LIVE from election headquarters, and she had a chance to catch up with Interim County Clerk Brenda Wynn earlier this evening. Wynn told us this evening she was optimistic that voters would affirm her position as County Clerk. We spoke with Wynn about the work she has ahead and her hopes for office. We will have that coming up at 10. There are 2 big Congressional races we are following tonight. In the 6th District, Congressman Jim Cooper seeking a 6th term against Staats, a business owner. This one expected to be a landslide. We have many ways to keep you updated tonight. Along with Twitter, you should also check out our webpage at Fox17.com. Once there, you can see the latest stories about the elections, as well as updated results. Be sure to join our election chat, where you can comment on the election and share voting pictures. Right now FOX NEWS has declared winners in several states. They say Mitt Romney has won 17 states for a total of 154 electoral votes, and Barack Obama has won 13 states, for a total of 143 electoral votes. Joining us is Political Analyst Joe White. FOX17 NEWS is LIVE right now. Tune in.
Tuesday, November 6 2012, 09:25 PM CST
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Miss. chooses new firm to run Woodville prison
May 18, 2013 20:50 GMT
WOODVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi officials have picked a new company to run the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.
Utah-based Management and Training Corp. announced Friday that the Mississippi Department of Corrections has chosen it to run the 1,000-bed prison starting July 1, the Natchez Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/10MvOGv).
Corrections Corporation of America, based in Nashville, Tenn., had run the prison since 1998. MTC says it will keep "the vast majority" of employees.
MTC will get a five-year contract to run the prison with two one-year options. Last year, officials chose MTC to take over East Mississippi Correctional Facility, the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and the Marshall County Correctional Facility from the GEO Group. MTC won 10-year contracts for each.
CCA still runs the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility and the Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi.
Information from: The Natchez Democrat, http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/
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