TN Progressive

• Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
• Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
• Covid Continues to Kill in Roane County (RoaneViews)
• Alcoa City Schools had to close Friday, 9/3/21 for illness (BlountViews)
• Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
• Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (BlountViews)
• Blount Memorial Hospital at capacity? (BlountViews)
• Blount County coronavirus cases at 18,522 as of 08/27/2021 (BlountViews)
• Komatsu and Oyama Remembered (Joe Powell)
• Where we are Earth Day 2021 (Whitescreek Journal)
• Breathe deeply (Domestic Psychology)
• The 2020 Presidential Debate: We've Been Here Before (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• New TNJ edition alert: Could losing 5th District be blessing in disguise for Dems? (TN Journal)
• Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee joins fight against John Lewis Voting Rights Act (TN Lookout)
• At least 14 Tennessee public school employees lost to COVID since academic year began (TN Lookout)
• Bredesen company brings renewable energy to small companies (TN Lookout)
• Lieutenant governor continues to oppose COVID-issue special session (TN Lookout)
• McNally: Special session won’t make Biden order any more unconstitutional (TN Journal)
• Flirting with trouble? Roberts calls for special session on COVID-19 mandates (TN Journal)
• Feds clamping down on COVID-19 antibody treatments in states like Tenn. (TN Journal)
• State launches $180M public-private pilot program for welfare services (TN Journal)
• Legislators put bail bond industry under the microscope (TN Lookout)
• Vital wins 80% of vote in special election to succeed Carter (TN Journal)
• East Tennessee rep wants lawsuit to block Biden vaccine mandate (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Washington Pike, Larsen Jay and Dear Bill Lee (Knox TN Today)
• Big upgrades coming for county parks (Knox TN Today)
• Brunch with the birds (Knox TN Today)
• Pellissippi State offers free vaccines (Knox TN Today)
• FC church partners with Gresham (Knox TN Today)
• Butterfly Festival, plant sale online (Knox TN Today)
• Fall is the busiest season at Food City (Knox TN Today)
• LMU developing School of Engineering (Knox TN Today)
• How a never-built incinerator sparked District 4 (Knox TN Today)
• Women in the news (and some who should be) (Knox TN Today)
• The window is closing on the blooming season (Knox TN Today)
• Human Trafficking: ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Missing Morristown man last seen leaving workplace (WATE)
• Farragut High School parents arrested for encouraging son to fight classmate (WATE)
• Fall fun: Corn mazes, pumpkin patches and hay rides in East Tennessee (WATE)
• Dolly Parton, José Feliciano partner on new version of 'Eagle When She Flies' (WBIR)
• 'In America, it is always about freedom': Knox County mayor pens letter to President Biden on vaccine mandate (WATE)
• Knox County Mayor to President Biden: 'Knox County will not comply with your mandate' (WBIR)
• COVID-19 in Knox County: 8 new COVID-19 related deaths, 421 new cases (WBIR)
• WWE star Bianca Belair surprises Austin-East students before Knoxville event (WATE)
• Police searching for missing Morristown man (WBIR)
• Knox Co. school bus driver returns home after nearly three weeks fighting COVID-19 in the hospital (WBIR)
• Fugitive Friday: East TN Valley Crime Stoppers lists 6 men wanted on charges (WATE)
• Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss taken to Virginia for burial at Arlington National Cemetery on Sept. 21 (WBIR)

News Sentinel

• Knoxville Biz Ticker: PYA Expands East Tennessee Area Business Coverage With Teknovation Weekend (KNS Business)
• Become an organ donor and help a patient like me who is waiting for a new kidney | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• Federal judge hears testimony in KCS masks case: 'We're not keeping them safe' (KNS News)
• Knox County COVID-19 case counts and vaccine numbers (KNS News)
• Social media investment scams seek to take advantage of Black Americans hurt by COVID-19 | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• Knoxville real estate snapshot: Median home sale prices hit a new high last week (KNS Business)
• Fallen soldier's wife: Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss funeral costs covered by government (KNS News)
• Manufacturing firm announces new Knoxville jobs as more East Tennesseans return to work (KNS Business)
• East Tennessee hospitals warn frightening COVID spike is beginning to overload the system (KNS News)
• It's time to face the affordable-housing challenge | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• More Knox County COVID-19 deaths reported in one day than any other point in the pandemic (KNS News)
• Tennessee has become ground zero for COVID-19 cases. Vaccine mandates will prevent further devastation | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• 'We can't handle it all': Pediatricians' offices are slammed by COVID-19 (KNS News)
• Adults don't seem to grasp how hard COVID-19 is hitting Knox County children | Opinion (KNS Opinion)

State News

• Tennessee hospitals desperate for military aid as COVID-19 crisis grows 'exponentially worse' (Tennessean)
• Dolly Parton, patron saint of Tennessee, gets her due in Rolling Stone's top 500 songs list (Tennessean)
• Tennessee may run low on monoclonal antibodies that treat COVID-19 as feds cap shipments to protect supply (Commercial Appeal)
• Masks still required for Shelby County students as judge continues block of Gov. Lee's opt-out order (Commercial Appeal)
• Owner of Franklin senior living complex to pay $450K for Fair Housing, ADA violations (Tennessean)
• Gov. Bill Lee urges 'full transparency' from feds as Tennessee receives 415 Afghan refugees (Tennessean)
• 'Babies are motherless': COVID-19 increasing threat to Mississippi pregnant moms, infants (Commercial Appeal)
• Will Mississippi State be the next memorable moment in Memphis football's rise? | Giannotto (Commercial Appeal)
• This week's Chattanooga-area high school football previews - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• The Message - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Photo of the Day - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Chattanooga Times Free Press turns to iPads as its digital future - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Local .GOV

• Stormwater Infrastructure Being Installed for Northwest Greenway Connector (Knoxville)
• Urban Wilderness Gateway Park, On Time and Within Budget: 'It's What We Do' (Knoxville)
• The Music Returns to World’s Fair Park! (Knoxville)
• Before Fountain City Park Became a Knoxville Park, Stormwater Engineers Were Giving TLC to the Lake (Knoxville)
• Building Better Connectivity: It's the Summer of Sidewalks, Bridges and Greenways (Knoxville)
• Construction Begins on Northwest Greenway Connector (Knoxville)

Wire Reports

• As search for Gabby Petito continues, first person in Brian Laundrie's family speaks - NBC News (US News)
• The GOP wants to distance itself from the insurrection. Trump has other ideas. - Yahoo News (US News)
• Debt ceiling impasse? Fed's 'loathsome' game plan for the 'unthinkable' - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• Utah law enforcement experts say finding Gabby Petito will be 'extremely difficult' - FOX 13 News Utah (US News)
• Overturning Roe v Wade will promote abstinence, says architect of Texas abortion ban - The Guardian (US News)
• Officer Who Killed Arkansas Teen Hunter Brittain Charged With Manslaughter - The Daily Beast (US News)
• More than 570 Afghan refugees to settle in Seattle; Volunteer hosts welcome new families - KOMO News (US News)
• Wall Street Journal: Milley defends calls to China during Trump presidency as 'perfectly' within his duties - CNN (US News)
• They Got Out Of Afghanistan. Next Up: Finding A Job In The US - NPR (Business)
• 10K+ illegal migrants mass in Texas as Biden FAA bans news drones - New York Post (US News)
• Americans See Worst Buying Conditions in Decades on High Prices - Bloomberg (Business)
• Celebrate National Cheeseburger Day By Getting Your Hands on These Burger Deals - Lifehacker (Business)
• How Facebook Hobbled Mark Zuckerberg’s Bid to Get America Vaccinated - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
• Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Manchester United, Invesco, Take-Two and others - CNBC (Business)
• Fed Chair Jerome Powell to review trading rules after central banker stock trades raise eyebrows - Fox Business (Business)