Last Wednesday, August 7, 2024, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn stopped by the Union County Courthouse for a “stop and chat”. She landed in Tazewell and spent about half an hour with elected officials and some local citizens. Saying “you can ask me anything” in response to Mayor Jerry Lawson's question on the Secret Service changing of the top official, she fielded other questions on the the bipartisan legislation Kids Online Safety Act, human trafficking particularly connected to the Mexican border across the same border, and the influx of fentanyl through the cartels and immigration.