TN Progressive

• Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
• Siemens expending in Blount County, But... (BlountViews)
• Maryville Arts Walk - 3rd Thursday - today thru Oct. 15 (BlountViews)
• Candidate for U.S. Rep., against Burchett campaigns Saturday, 4/18/2026, Blount County (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)
• July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• John Cole’s Tennessee: Rolling in dough (TN Lookout)
• Suspect charged with attempt to assassinate Trump intended mass casualties, prosecutors say (TN Lookout)
• US Senate panel approves Warsh as new Fed chair, as Americans struggle with soaring costs (TN Lookout)
• The 2026 Tennessee General Assembly in photos (TN Lookout)
• US Supreme Court limits use of race in congressional district remaps, diluting Voting Rights Act (TN Lookout)
• A model for the nation? Tennessee GOP ushers in sweeping ‘Immigration 2026’ agenda (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Tales from the Lily Pad (Knox TN Today)
• Double delight:  An afternoon at Sitting Bear Overlook and Sunset on Hawksbill (Knox TN Today)
• New principals for Gibbs MS, Blue Grass, West Haven, West High, Ftn. City (Knox TN Today)
• New Business Spotlight: Forté Fitness (Knox TN Today)
• Everyday Genius: The 2-Minute Rule That Changes Everything (Knox TN Today)
• Turner Homes is now Turner Companies (Knox TN Today)
• Nick McBride: On the Grow property records for last week (Knox TN Today)
• A Visit to the Top of Old Smoky with Stephen Lyn Bales (Knox TN Today)
• ArtBeat: Spotlight on the local arts events (Knox TN Today)
• 4/30 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
• More options emerging for East Tennessee home buyers this spring  (Knox TN Today)
• Weekend Scene: Grits & Greens to Beer & Blooms and more (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• One Knoxville's best-ever U.S. Open Cup run ends in Round of 16 (WATE)
• New backcountry reservation system, fees coming to Great Smoky Mountains (WATE)
• 'Gut-wrenching': Ohio crash leaves UT senior hospitalized weeks before graduation (WATE)
• 'A full circle moment' City leaders share personal ties to Western Heights development (WATE)
• Experience Arab culture at 18th annual Arab Fest in Downtown Knoxville (WATE)
• After 12 days and four phones, store manager helps East TN woman activate her phone (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Remembering the life of Mike Ozborn - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• ☀️ A good day to write an essay - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Community Voice: Don’t dismantle what Chattanooga has already built at incubator - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Letter to the editor: Report undermined county program, should have celebrated it - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Oil Prices Soar as Iran Standoff Shows No End in Sight - The New York Times (Business)
• Powell to remain as Fed governor, denying Trump a key vacancy - Axios (Business)
• Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling - The Washington Post (US News)
• Kevin Warsh wanted a family fight at the Fed. It has already started. - Reuters (Business)
• Brown University shooting suspect driven by ‘accumulation of grievances’, FBI says - The Guardian (US News)
• Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE - Politico (US News)
• Google Cloud revenue is now 18% of Alphabet's business. Is this the beginning of the end of Google's search identity? - Fortune (Business)
• Iran war has cost the US $25 billion, Pentagon says - USA Today (US News)
• Trump says he is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud - AP News (US News)
• Brent crude hits 4-year high, soaring past $126, as U.S. military to reportedly brief Trump on action against Iran - CNBC (US News)
• On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets - TechCrunch (Business)
• U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking - CBS News (US News)
• What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America - The New York Times (US News)
• Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues - BBC (Business)
• Microsoft Stock Trying to Bounce Back on Strong Azure Growth Outlook - Barron's (Business)