StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders No matter where you went to vote Thursday afternoon during Tennessee’s Primary Day Election you were to reminded to properly “social distance and wear a mask” in order to vote. Each person arriving at a polling place was also handed a glove and a pen to go about their business of casting their ballot.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders With the wind blowing and storm clouds gathering on the horizon a sole poll electioneer sits waiting for voters to arrive to the polling place at Eastside Elementary Thursday afternoon.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders There is a new polling place“up the creek” for voters from the Buladeen part of Stoney Creek. Voters cast their ballots at the No.3 Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire department for the first time Thursday afternoon. The station open in late 2019 and became the newest polling place in Carter County during this August’s Primary Day voting. Pictured is Karla Grindstaff (r), has just handed her ballot to poll worker Michelle Taylor as she prepares to vote.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Beverly Bowers(r)signs in to vote at Siam Consolidated Learning Center to vote on Primary Day Thursday afternoon. Siam is one of the smaller polling places in Carter County and the poll workers there were taking precautions seriously to protect themselves against CoVid-19 as citizens cast their ballots in person.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Poll worker Betty Pelletier (l)takes a moment to clean a voting machine in between voters as Mildred Richardson goes over the check list to make sure the proper procedures are followed correctly for in person voting at Eastside Elementary on Primary Day Thursday afternoon.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Dot Cornett (l) and Debbie Stout hold their signs supporting Municipal Judge write-in Jason Holly at the entrance to the voting area at Happy Valley Elementary.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Republican Senatorial candidate Dr. Manny Sethi, who lost the Republican nomination to former Ambassador Bill Hagerty, finished his campaign for retiring Senator Lamar Alexander’s seat where he started it Wednesday evening speaking to about 75 supporter in Jonesborough at the Heritage Wedding Venue.