A sign still stands outside the vacant Driver Service Center at 530 Cherokee Blvd. There is no sign outside the new center at 4873 Dayton Boulevard - just a mailbox with the street numbers by a driveway.
Some 50 yards down the driveway is an unmarked one-story brick building. You need to find this building to get your government-issued photo ID to vote in the March 6 Presidential and Hamilton County primaries.
Good luck.
Annie Hall
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A couple of weeks ago, I had some business to attend to at the driver testing center.
I was told there was a new center in Red Bank and, since I didn't want to go to Bonny Oaks, I looked up the address and made my way down Dayton Boulevard.
I saw the numbers on the mailbox and pulled in the drive. At the end of the driveway there was a building clearly marked "Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security". I went in, took care of my business, and went on my way. I didn't use a gps or anything. I used the "old school" method of looking at mailbox numbers.
If it's a good enough system for pizza delivery folks, it's good enough for me. ( no disrespect intended to delivery folks).
I hope no one is "denied the right to vote" because this building has no sign at the street. If you do need a sign, I'd recommend you head out to Bonny Oaks and get in line there. They've got a big sign.
Jimmy McGowan
Signal Mountain