HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Hamilton County mayoral candidate Mark Herndon is responding to texts he sent to several county school board members late last year.
According to a report from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Herndon sent texts to several members of the Hamilton County School Board, reading in part, “You’re better off if we were to lynch you, tie weight to your neck and throw you in the TN river.”
A release from the public relations firm handling media relations for School Board member Joe Smith and incumbent Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp’s reelection campaign sent an email to the media Wednesday morning describing the texts…