TN Progressive

• 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)
• July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• Rose up to $13M in self-funding, Blackburn PAC gets $250k from Anthropic in TN gov primary last days (TN Lookout)
• Gov predicts Tennessee will be a finalist for nuclear campus (TN Lookout)
• Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order (TN Lookout)
• Does Tennessee business growth matter if no one enjoys living here? (TN Lookout)
• Ohio US Sen. Moreno says former son-in-law Rep. Max Miller unfit to serve in Congress (TN Lookout)
• Blanche asserts ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead, wins key GOP support in US Senate (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Inside Tennessee Basketball: Coaches Who Made History (Knox TN Today)
• Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | August 4 (Knox TN Today)
• ‘A Whole Lot o’ Shakin’ Goin’ On’  (Knox TN Today)
• The Masonic Temple: Rutherford B. Hayes partied here (Knox TN Today)
• Dishing It Out: Strawberry Pretzel Salad (Knox TN Today)
• Playground in a day + Thoughts on Flock + Broadacres block party ++ (Knox TN Today)
• Understanding auto insurance: What East Tennessee drivers should know (Knox TN Today)
• First-time homebuying checklist simplifies the buying process (Knox TN Today)
• Tickets on sale for Family Promise Pasta & Bluegrass Festival (Knox TN Today)
• Asia Harris — 2026 Girl Talk graduate (Knox TN Today)
• Above and Beyond: Carnegie Medal recipient Brandon Rorer (Knox TN Today)
• ‘Things are going to be different’ for Tennessee football (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Storm chances will remain elevated through the week (WATE)
• NWS: tornadoes touched down in Cumberland, Fentress counties (WATE)
• Knox County OKs new review process for challenged or banned library books (WATE)
• Lawyer explains how to get medical records after pediatric office eviction (WATE)
• Burchett files bill to ban federal funds for Flock cameras, urges state regulations (WATE)
• Mother sentenced to 25 years for abuse of 3-month-old twins in Campbell County (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Moc defense expects to be improved after a poor 2025 showing - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• City sends notice of default to Jimmy White on Bend agreement - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• GroveWood Baseball Museum will play ball in the Scenic City - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Times Opinion: In the voting booth, it’s the year of the not-at-all-close call - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Arson arrest in one of the Spokane area wildfires that have left some residents with nothing - cbsnews.com (US News)
• SpaceX's first-ever earnings report comes with stock under pressure: Q2 preview - Yahoo Finance UK (Business)
• White House Whipsaws Silicon Valley (and Itself) Over A.I. Rules - The New York Times (Business)
• 25 Democrat-led states sue Trump over new tariffs, calling them illegal end run around Supreme Court - Fox Business (US News)
• Palantir (PLTR) Stock Jumps After Strong Earnings - Barron's (Business)
• The war to succeed Bernie Sanders is already underway - Politico (US News)
• Wall Street finds new edge behind Trump's presidential paywall - Axios (Business)
• Michigan Democrats go to polls as Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed duel in Senate primary - BBC (US News)
• Why Texas is betting 'Y'all Street' can take on Wall Street - NPR (Business)
• 5 states have primary elections on Tuesday. These are the races to watch - NPR (US News)
• Stockton-based In-N-Out manager Ashley Garibay identified as Idaho mass shooting victim - kcra.com (US News)
• China’s AI Blitz Creates ‘Death Zone’ for Rival US Model Makers - Bloomberg.com (Business)
• McDonald's is about to report earnings. Here's what to expect - CNBC (Business)
• Scoop: Ex-GOP Rep. Jim Renacci mulls House comeback bid if Max Miller drops out - Axios (US News)
• US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions - AP News (Business)