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

• Republican gubernatorial candidates disagree on death penalty methods (TN Lookout)
• Most West Tennessee counties aren’t growing as quickly as expected, estimates indicate (TN Lookout)
• Judge blasts Trump for using the presidency to ‘manipulate’ courts in IRS case (TN Lookout)
• After US Sen Lindsey Graham’s death, Trump recommends Graham’s sister to fill out term (TN Lookout)
• Fayette County to demolish burned portion of historic former school building (TN Lookout)
• Pro-private school voucher Club for Growth donates $3M to PAC backing Blackburn for governor (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Who were the Waylands?  (Knox TN Today)
• My kingdom for a canoe (Knox TN Today)
• Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | Tuesday, July 14 (Knox TN Today)
• Grow Oak Ridge plans dinner at Fire & Salt + Notes from around town ++ (Knox TN Today)
• Above & Beyond: Cynthia Finch’s commitment to building a stronger community (Knox TN Today)
• Understanding life insurance: Choosing the coverage that’s right for you (Knox TN Today)
• Bizarre Bytes: Story behind the shopping cart (Knox TN Today)
• How to buy a home when interest rates keep changing (Knox TN Today)
• Wallace professionals network builds connections at Kern’s Food Hall  (Knox TN Today)
• Derrick Weatherford, another old Vol, has died at 81 (Knox TN Today)
• Tennessee found a tight end on the phone (Knox TN Today)
• Hero Kid: Ella Kate Vinson receives award (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• $3.25M awarded to East Tennessee fire departments and rescue squads (WATE)
• TWRA, ABR urge residents to secure trash after bear cub killed by trash bin (WATE)
• Tennessee Equality Project, Tennessee AFL-CIO weigh in on CNBC study ranking state as 'worst state' for quality of life (WATE)
• Botched execution fallout clouds Tennessee's next death sentence (WATE)
• Overnight parking limited on Broadway in Lenoir City for paving project (WATE)
• Roane County seeks two-year moratorium on data center projects (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Beast Feast, Ice Cream Crawl, Hot as Hades - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Video: Best of Preps 2026 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Food Scene: 9 Chattanooga ice cream spots to try this summer - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Dear Abby: In-law's sunny comments get on woman's nerves - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• E. Jean Carroll gets $5.6 million from Trump verdict, court records show - The Washington Post (US News)
• Live updates: ICE shootings in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston spark outcry - CNN (US News)
• US banks results as they happened: Wall Street banks post blockbuster profits as equities trading booms - Financial Times (Business)
• House Republicans break floor logjam after weekslong standoff - Politico (US News)
• S&P 500 gains after light inflation data, bounce in chip stocks: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
• Lucid Stock Plunges After Report Says Bankruptcy on the Table - Barron's (Business)
• Latest improvement on inflation isn’t ‘mission accomplished,’ Fed Chairman Warsh says - CNN (Business)
• US justices make rare Capitol Hill appearance to warn of threats against them - Reuters (US News)
• Trump says FBI is ‘wasting their time’ investigating Lindsey Graham’s death - NBC News (US News)
• Billionaire Warren Buffett stops donations to Bill Gates charity - BBC (Business)
• Exclusive | What’s in Lindsey Graham’s Russia-Tariffs Bill - WSJ (US News)
• Captain Sully Reveals He Has Alzheimer's - TMZ (US News)
• IBM stock plummets more than 25% on Q2 earnings warning - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• Sam Altman didn’t need another lawsuit - The Verge (Business)
• An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows - AP News (Business)