TN Progressive

• The Bizzaro President (Joe Powell)
• Alexander, Corker Should Fight to Protect Tennesseans (TN Citizen Action)
• Blackburn Faces Campaign Finance Complaint (TN Citizen Action)
• Whose Side are You On? (TN Citizen Action)
• What the Trump Blackburn Flieschman Tax Cut Did for Working People (RoaneViews)
• Danger: Toxic Merger Ahead (TN Citizen Action)
• "Want A Better Economy? History Says Vote Democrat!" (RoaneViews)
• Happy High School Reunion? Harriman Lions Club Hosts 2nd Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre (RoaneViews)
• Dentistry as Gateway Drug to Opioid Addiction (RoaneViews)
• Spying on the Changemakers (Vibinc)
• To Cover, or Not To Cover – The Media’s 45 Problem (Vibinc)
• Blue Wave Washes Over Shelby (Vibinc)

TN Politics

• Dean launches first general election ad (TN Journal)
• New effort underway for bottle deposits in Tennessee (TN Journal)
• Lee campaign staffs up for general election (TN Journal)
• Chattanooga mayor endorses former Nashville mayor for governor (TN Journal)
• #FreePress: The Press Is Not the 'Enemy of the People' (Nashville Scene)
• NOAH to Briley: Fire Chief Anderson (Nashville Scene)
• New Blackburn ad touts role in fighting prostitution website (TN Journal)
• Hawk announces bid for speaker of TN House (TN Journal)
• Tennessee State Museum Plans Grand Opening (Nashville Scene)
• Tennessee Executes Billy Ray Irick for 1985 Rape and Murder (Nashville Scene)
• Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution for Billy Ray Irick (Nashville Scene)
• Video Shows Officer Shooting Daniel Hambrick as He Runs Away (Nashville Scene)

Knox TN Today

• Joined at the hip (Knox TN Today)
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• Your vote could help local nonprofits win grants (Knox TN Today)
• Trump Twitter tirades target Oak Ridge man; old friends shocked (Knox TN Today)
• Paul Naumoff dies (Knox TN Today)
• Free family concert in Oak Ridge (Knox TN Today)
• Gillette plans Mechanicsville Homecoming (among other things) (Knox TN Today)
• Short plays zoom from laughs to familiarity (Knox TN Today)
• A tourist in LA LA Land (Knox TN Today)
• Wise words for business owners (Knox TN Today)
• Ballinger challenges Briggs for Senate seat (Knox TN Today)
• Roy Arthur talks Beaver Creek (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Local football games nominated for Titans High School Game of the Week (WBIR)
• Bowls of puppies: Grainger Co. Humane Society seeking help after taking in 23 Chihuahuas (WBIR)
• Trump assails Mueller following Times report (WATE)
• Felony criminal simulation case against former UT quarterback dismissed (WATE)
• Owner of dance studio remembers child who died in crash, how to help family (WATE)
• Starbucks to finally open in Fountain City this summer (WBIR)
• Bearden Orange Theory Fitness is sweating for St. Jude (WBIR)
• Great Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival rises to new heights (WBIR)
• Knoxville refines Urban Wilderness gateway plans (WBIR)
• Grainger Co plant owner agrees to plead guilty to charges from April ICE raid (WATE)
• School resource officer saves LaFollette Middle School student from choking (WATE)
• WWE wrestler Glenn "Kane" Jacobs elected Knox County's next mayor (WATE)

News Sentinel

• Republicans slam Jason Isbell, Ben Folds as 'the unhinged left' ahead of Phil Bredesen rally (KNS News)
• Ex-Vol Sterling Henton cleared of felony charge in counterfeit check case (KNS News)
• TVA contractor accused of lying under oath and to workers in Kingston coal ash spill (KNS News)
• Smoky Mountain Balloon Festival returns to Townsend (KNS News)
• August political cartoons from the USA TODAY NETWORK (KNS Opinion)
• VIDEO: What's a 'Reclipse?' Find out in Sweetwater (KNS Business)
• Shadow of the eclipse: 2017 tourism bonanza brought lasting results (KNS News)
• Shadow of the eclipse: 2017 tourism bonanza brought lasting results (KNS Business)
• Charlie Daniel cartoons - August 2018 (KNS Opinion)
• Opinion | Book collection heavy on Hollywood stars (KNS Opinion)
• What to do with Civil War monuments: Letters, Aug. 20, 2018 (KNS Opinion)
• UT committee hires U30 for $86,500 to study uses for long-neglected Eugenia Williams house (KNS Opinion)
• Knoxville man, 8-year-old girl die after crash on Emory Road (KNS News)
• Man charged with cutting tow-truck driver's neck and stealing truck, prompting police chase (KNS News)

State News

• String of shootings kill 6 over 72-hour period in Memphis (Commercial Appeal)
• Republicans slam Jason Isbell, Ben Folds as 'the unhinged left' ahead of Phil Bredesen rally (Tennessean)
• Memphis basketball releases coach Penny Hardaway's first non-conference schedule (Commercial Appeal)
• The 9:01: How Strickland's relationship with Memphis activists soured (Commercial Appeal)
• After deadly shooting, Nashville police follow national trend by examining foot pursuits (Tennessean)
• Sole survivor in series of Nashville shootings faces long road to recovery (Tennessean)
• Chattanooga's CBL Properties marks four decades (Times Free Press)
• Squeeze the day! 5 ways to celebrate National Lemonade Day (Times Free Press)
• Bottle deposit return program could be coming to Tennessee (Times Free Press)
• Health News: Lung screenings, mobile mammograms offered this month (Times Free Press)
• Which cheap airline is the best deal in Nashville? Here's the breakdown (Tennessean)
• Jalen Green and R.J. Hampton, top-five 2020 recruits, announce official visit to Memphis (Commercial Appeal)

Local .GOV

• Top 5 Reasons to Apply for Public Service Worker I (Knoxville)
• Waterfront Amenities Latest Additions to Lakeshore Park (Knoxville)
• What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Curbside Trash Pickup (Knoxville)
• City Worker: 'Gotta Be a Special Kind of Somebody to Like Doing Asphalt' (Knoxville)
• Flenniken Landing Residents Host Inaugural Art Show (Knoxville)
• Free After School Program Offered Citywide at 10 Recreaton Centers (Knoxville)
• Second Saturday Concert series concludes in August (Knox County)
• Back to School Bash planned for Aug 8 (Knox County)
• Knox County opens Plumb Creek Park (Knox County)
• Harrell Road Park wins national award (Knox County)
• New Harvest Farmers Market to host Corn/ Tomato Festival (Knox County)
• Is your baby a Strong Baby? (Knox County)

Wire Reports

• 2 employees dead, including suspect, in workplace shooting at food warehouse in Missouri City (US News)
• Lane Approaches Hawaii, Potential Mid-Week Impacts (US News)
• Pepsi's SodaStream acquisition won't solve its biggest problem: fewer people are drinking soda (Business)
• Barack Obama reveals his top summer reading picks (US News)
• Flash flood, severe weather risk to target Mississippi Valley into Monday night (US News)
• Nike shares rise as retailer is seen taking market share from Adidas, Foot Locker (Business)
• Gundlach warns record bond speculation could cause big move in interest rates (Business)
• John Oliver Compares Trade to Sex, Because Both Are Worse With Trump Involved (US News)
• First lady Melania Trump warns of 'destructive and harmful' side of social media (US News)
• How much trouble is Elon Musk in? (Business)
• Here's What Maduro Has Said of Venezuela's Petro Cryptocurrency (Business)
• Twitter CEO commits to fixing the platform's 'toxic' content problem, but gives no timetable (Business)
• Greek Stocks Below Pre-Bailout Levels Show Herculean Task Ahead (Business)
• Iran oil minister: French oil giant Total pulls out of Iran (Business)
• Video shows Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Florida Democrat, joking about Trump drowning (US News)