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Feb 6 2023
07:42:am
By: bizgrrl  shortURL
"Director of Alcoa City Schools Becky Stone told The Daily Times that there were 24 teacher absences Friday; 14 went unfilled. Those absences mostly stem from COVID-19 and stomach illnesses."
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Discussing
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- 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)
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- 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)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- 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)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- Trump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls (TN Lookout)
- Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. (TN Lookout)
- Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’ (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Blackburn camp blasts Registry for seeking AG probe (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee State Building Commission to vote again on mixed-use development in Nashville (TN Lookout)
- With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Vols romp, more statues going up (Knox TN Today)
- Faith Along the Way: Keep up the good work! (Knox TN Today)
- Saturday Catch-Up: Six stories worth another look (Knox TN Today)
- My Magic Tux brings Big Orange story to Cruze Farm (Knox TN Today)
- Vintage Market Days fills Knoxville Expo Center this weekend (Knox TN Today)
- Lady Vols excel for USA Softball (Knox TN Today)
- Alexander recognized for environmental efforts + Neighbors at work outdoors ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections Your East Tennessee Guide Sept. 18-20 (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Fall fun doesn’t have to break the budget (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Porter Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Zoo Knoxville offers fall break programs for children and teens (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo: Lunch House (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- How much will Arion Carter donate to charity after the Vols-Kennesaw State game? (WATE)
- Tennessee wins by double digits in first-ever matchup against Kennesaw State (WATE)
- PHOTOS: Kevin Hart makes appearance at Vols-Kennesaw State game (WATE)
- Hot and humid weather continues with spotty storms (WATE)
- Man accused of pushing firefighter during East Knox County fire (WATE)
- Crash on Highway 62 leaves one dead, two injured in Fentress County (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- No. 2 Georgia’s success carries over into SEC play at Arkansas - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Georgia Tech gets Justice Haynes going, picks up first win of season - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- ‘The Matilda Effect’: Author says Chattanooga’s Jackie Mitchell among other notable forgotten women - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Wife of Life Care Centers of America founder Forrest Preston arrested on neglect charges - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Billionaire Tata scion faces battle of his life to avert listing - Financial Times (Business)
- Burned Out and Unemployed, Young People in China Are Launching AI Startups - WSJ (Business)
- Trump used to slam China. Here’s why he’s now rolling out the red carpet for Xi - AP News (US News)
- Trump to form ‘AI Force,’ name AI czar but rejects calls for constraints - The Washington Post (US News)
- An SUV slammed into a city bus, then the news helicopters took flight. How one tragedy led to another - CNN (US News)
- US says it killed four in strike on vessel in the Caribbean - Reuters (US News)
- Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone - BBC (Business)
- Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown - AP News (Business)
- News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters - The New York Times (US News)
- Canadians warm to EU ‘associate membership’ proposal - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Denmark says ‘binding’ US deal on Greenland won’t compromise sovereignty - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Treasury yields are already blowing up the CBO’s long-term forecasts, and experts who previously downplayed U.S. debt fears are now starting to worry - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies - TechCrunch (Business)
- How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose - The New York Times (Business)
- The price of diesel keeps rising. Why it’s about to hit American consumers. - csmonitor.com (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

Maryville City Schools closed
Maryville City Schools closed Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, due to staff shortages.