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Jul 21 2007
11:06:am
By: R. Neal  shortURL
BlountViews is a progressive/liberal community space for citizens of Blount County and the surrounding community to meet, organize, and discuss news, politics, events, and issues of interest to progressives.
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About the site
BlountViews.com is a production of R. Neal and RViews Media, PO Box 490, Alcoa, TN 37701.
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Discussing
- Alcoa Schools close for teacher shortages (1 reply)
- City of Alcoa's costly wish list for Alcoa Highway. (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,079 as of 4/2/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 38,344 as of 2/12/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (2 replies)
- Alcoa City Schools opened Wednesday, July 22nd (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- 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)
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN, (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
- Secrets from My Radio Days (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Climate change (TN Lookout)
- TBI proposes testing sewage from high schools, dorms for drugs (TN Lookout)
- Whiskey lullaby: a West Tennessee man seeks to change law prohibiting liquor shipments into state (TN Lookout)
- Manufacturing already has made a comeback (TN Lookout)
- Federal authorities probing racist texts sent to Black students (TN Lookout)
- Lawmakers could tap rainy day fund to help Tennessee’s flood-damaged counties (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- There may be ghosts (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer tabs Early American novel (Knox TN Today)
- World Kindness Day: Let’s try it (Knox TN Today)
- GCA to perform ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ twice on Thursday (Knox TN Today)
- Good jobs in aviation tech (Knox TN Today)
- Teachers learn Spanish to connect with students (Knox TN Today)
- Ritta Elementary honors veterans (Knox TN Today)
- Are you raising a Mozart? (Knox TN Today)
- Fulton students paint snowplow (Knox TN Today)
- Box elder bugs: The unofficial mascots of autumn (Knox TN Today)
- Glorious history in Hampton TN (Knox TN Today)
- Grace gets late score to eliminate Northpoint from playoffs (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Powell family fights 'conflicting emotions' for suspect in 13-year-old daughter's murder (WBIR)
- Father of Powell murder victim shares how he learned his daughter was missing (WATE)
- East TN woman's Medicare cut after she claims to have not received renewal notice (WATE)
- Planned Parenthood celebrates reopening of Knoxville clinic nearly 3 years after arson (WATE)
- Graphic evidence shown in Sean Williams child porn trial (WATE)
- Christmas parades, lights and parties: Things to do in East TN this holiday season (WATE)
- Date of first One Knoxville SC game at Covenant Health Park revealed (WATE)
- Prosecution wants to move 15-year-old Knox County boy to adult system in 13-year-old girl's killing (WBIR)
- Knoxville entrepreneurs accused of theft (WBIR)
- Day of mourning | Sevier County Commissioner Frank Parton dead at 88 (WBIR)
- Snow or no? Here's our 2024 Winter Weather Outlook for Knoxville and East Tennessee! (WBIR)
- Hope for the Holidays Toy Drive (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga Lookouts stadium designers eye Riverwalk as front door to new ballpark - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chris Day excited, honored to lead Soddy Daisy softball program - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Marion County man sues city of Jasper, police. Complaint asks for $3 million - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Manufacturing already has made a comeback - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Former Section 14 Residents Reach Reparations Deal in Palm Springs - The New York Times (US News)
- Trump to nominate Florida's Matt Gaetz to be attorney general - NPR (US News)
- FBI raids home and seizes phone of Polymarket founder - The Guardian (US News)
- Stock futures are little changed as postelection rally shows signs of wavering: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Republicans win majority in US House, giving Trump control of Congress - Financial Times (US News)
- New Jersey declares drought warning, urges residents to reduce water use - NBC News (US News)
- Fed up with high prices? Here's where things stand with inflation - NPR (Business)
- Nvidia Stock Slips. Why Missing Earnings Expectations Wouldn't Be a Disaster. - Barron's (Business)
- KFC sues Church's Texas Chicken over "original recipe" ad claims - CBS News (Business)
- Bull doge! Dogecoin soars as Trump announces a government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE - The Associated Press (Business)
- Super Micro Stock Falls As Server Maker Delays Quarterly Report - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration - CNN (US News)
- Can Elon Musk cut $2 trillion from US government spending? - BBC.com (US News)
- US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline - The Associated Press (US News)
- What To Know About ‘Amazon Haul’: E-Commerce Giant’s New Temu And Shein Competitor - Forbes (Business)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
Raven Society
League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
Knox Dems
RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
TN Dems
Government websites:
Blount CountyCity of Alcoa
City of Maryville
State of Tennessee
TN Code Annotated
TN General Assembly
UT CTAS
UT MTAS
Media websites:
Maryville Daily TimesKnox News Sentinel