TN Progressive

• Blount County pausing on housing growth? (BlountViews)
• Tues., Oct. 20, 2026, Free Flu Shots at Blount County Health Dept. (BlountViews)
• 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)
• 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

• ‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections (TN Lookout)
• Commentary: The Cost of ‘I Do’ in the Disability Community (TN Lookout)
• District 5 Congressional candidates Molder, Hatcher clash over tariffs in forum (TN Lookout)
• Stockard on the Stump: Republican lawmaker’s apology on “hanging” seems hollow (TN Lookout)
• Why the new progressive Democrats in Congress might unite with the old Dems, for now (TN Lookout)
• Dems in Congress say they’re wary Trump won’t accept results of election (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Gamecocks beat Vols with fourth-quarter knockout (Knox TN Today)
• Faith Along the Way: Blurred Image (Knox TN Today)
• High school football roundup: Gibbs rallies, Oak Ridge rolls and CAK falls by one (Knox TN Today)
• Saturday Catch-Up: Six stories worth another look (Knox TN Today)
• Volleyball seizes signature SEC win (Knox TN Today)
• Let’s Talk: Outdoors — New trees for SoKno, bats worth saving and adventures after dark (Knox TN Today)
• Making sorghum: A sweet tradition worth preserving (Knox TN Today)
• Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Fall colors without the Smokies traffic (Knox TN Today)
• Dining Duo: Firehouse Subs serves up sandwiches and four-legged heroes (Knox TN Today)
• Explore your future at Pellissippi State’s free open house Saturday (Knox TN Today)
• “10 Years Later: What We Can Learn from the Gatlinburg Wildfires,” a Zoom Presentation by the UT Arboretum Society  (Knox TN Today)
• Zoo Knoxville celebrates monarch migration (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Chilly mornings and pleasant afternoons continue (WATE)
• Man dead after shooting in E. Magnolia Avenue parking lot (WATE)
• Knoxville Weather: Pleasant weekend forecast (WATE)
• Fire officials warn of brush fire risks as dry weather continues in East Tennessee (WATE)
• 'Heartbeat of the fire service': East TN volunteer fire departments hit hard by diesel prices (WATE)
• Neyland Drive closure, Greeneville events & more expected to impact East Tennessee drivers this weekend (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Chattanooga Now Events - Nick the Greek Celebrates Chattanooga Grand Opening - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Vols ‘crushed’ by penalties in last-play loss to Gamecocks - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Local History: Thrasher’s road connection over Chickamauga Dam supports area’s growth - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Chattanooga FC aims to be soccer’s next great story - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored - The Seattle Times (US News)
• 11 people shot near Florida university stadium in Tallahassee - CNN (US News)
• Democrats ask judge to dismiss Trump administration’s challenge to Alaska Senate race - NBC News (US News)
• In Tennessee, a man's murder and his wife's death feed into the local legend of a "cursed" mansion - CBS News (US News)
• Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says - The New York Times (Business)
• California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’ - The Guardian (US News)
• Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’ - The Guardian (US News)
• How one man became the unsung hero of the internet during a cyber-security scramble - BBC (Business)
• Amgen drug combined with immunotherapy extends survival in lung cancer trial - Reuters (Business)
• ‘There were ones I didn’t save’: Oregon man who killed school shooter says he has regrets - FOX 8 News (US News)
• Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider’s death - AP News (Business)
• Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns - NBC News (Business)
• Jennings: Ramaswamy’s campaign tactics ‘worst politics you could imagine’ - The Hill (US News)
• ‘It is what it is’: Merck exec unruffled by ‘unfortunate’ leak of ESMO cancer vaccine data - Fierce Biotech (Business)
• Stocks Pulled in Two Directions, Fall to End Volatile Week - WSJ (Business)