Wed
Oct 15 2025
11:14 am
By: bizgrrl
Early Voting: October 15 to October 30, 2025
The ballot includes the City of Knoxville tax referendum to increase the local sales tax rate by 0.50%, from 2.25 % to 2.75 %.
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Discussing:
- Building housing Knox County Democratic Party headquarters up for sale (3 replies)
- Terrible things are happening outside. (2 replies)
- Electricity prices are rising (1 reply)
- Watch how scam victims lose millions to a con with a modern twist (1 reply)
- Knoxville SOUP proposals Announced for Sept. 23, 2025 (1 reply)
- No Kings Rally - Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 (1 reply)
- Study finds Knoxville has the second worst drivers in the US (3 replies)
- Republicans shutdown government to avoid healthcare support (2 replies)
- Well, isn't that special? (1 reply)
- Serious Budgeting Yes, Silly Pandering No (1 reply)
- What's that being built near the entrance to Fort Dickerson Park? (8 replies)
- Tennessee hospitals will hurt if GOP has its way (4 replies)
TN Progressive
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- Report on Blount County, TN, No Kings event (BlountViews)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
TN Politics
- Stockard on the Stump: Gubernatorial candidate would “suspend” private-school vouchers (TN Lookout)
- Voting Rights Act supporters rally outside Supreme Court as justices hear Louisiana case (TN Lookout)
- Trump threatens more crackdowns in Dem cities, prosecutions of his political enemies (TN Lookout)
- Gov. Lee says task force arrest are of violent criminals, gang members; data show that’s not true (TN Lookout)
- Shelby County Mayor declares state of emergency in response to Memphis Safe Task Force arrests (TN Lookout)
- Gun deaths in Tennessee hit a historic high (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Lisa Soland becomes Pat Summitt in one-woman play (Knox TN Today)
- Bat House + Caroline Platt + Lizzie Gaver + Notes ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Hurry, hurry: It’s International Sloth Day (tomorrow) (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: World & national news to state & local (Knox TN Today)
- PetHelp Community Clinic to expand affordable veterinary care (Knox TN Today)
- Ace Gap Trail, Crooked Arm Trail host Fall flowers and foliage (Knox TN Today)
- 47th Annual Washington Presbyterian Church Fall Apple Festival (Knox TN Today)
- Knox is Musical Festival bound (Knox TN Today)
- Food City awards BIG Bucks to schools! (Knox TN Today)
- Solar recycling resources (Knox TN Today)
- Maine’s Mahoosuc Notch: ‘The Toughest Mile on the Appalachian Trail’ and a dream come true (Knox TN Today)
- Double take (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Plea deal offered for man indicted in 2023 death of toddler 'Baby Elena' (WATE)
- Hearing set for four of Trump's Tennessee Valley Authority board nominees (WATE)
- WATE Player of the Week: Josh Gilbert sets Seymour single-game TD record (WATE)
- TDOT: I-40 repairs in Cocke County to use nearly 200 'sacrificial trench boxes' (WATE)
- 'Wear Purple Thursday' promoting resources, help for victims of domestic violence (WATE)
- Knoxville housing market remains high despite more affordable rentals (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Dear Abby: Longtime friend feels ignored after woman’s passing - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Michael Lynn Gaither Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga Now Events - Groove on the Green - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga Now Events - Notice of Sale Under Mechanic’s Lien - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- 6 takeaways from the debate in Virginia AG race rocked by a texting scandal - The Washington Post (US News)
- Global bank stocks shiver as US credit risks spark reality check - Reuters (Business)
- Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders after indictment - The Guardian (US News)
- Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won't be the first to try to profit from it - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Where ‘No Kings’ protests are happening around Greater Boston this Saturday - Boston.com (US News)
- American Express sees credit card spending accelerate, fueling a profit beat and raise - MarketWatch (Business)
- Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline - The Guardian (US News)
- "48 Hours" contributor finds herself in uncharted territory investigating D.C.-area murder - CBS News (US News)
- Gold and Silver Hit Records on Credit Fears, US-China Tensions - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Sparks fly at first NYC mayoral debate with Trump weighing heavily in the air - CBS News (US News)
- Porsche CEO Oliver Blume to step down - DW (Business)
- Alaskan evacuees describe fleeing their storm-ravaged coastal communities: "We're all thankful that we're all alive" - CBS News (US News)
- Investors warn on leveraged loan risks after First Brands collapse - Financial Times (Business)
- New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall - The Wall Street Journal (US News)
- China has found Trump's pain point - rare earths - BBC (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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