TN Progressive

• GOP Wants to Strip Nashville and Knoxville of Powers for Police Oversight (RoaneViews)
• Automatic For The People (TN Citizen Action)
• Wall Wall Wall...Oh and a White Nationalist Arrested in Washington Planning to Kill Nancy Pelosi and Almost Everyone! (RoaneViews)
• A Win in the Fight for $15 (TN Citizen Action)
• Team Trump’s Gift to Loan Sharks (TN Citizen Action)
• Here's the 60 Minutes Interview of Andrew McCabe (RoaneViews)
• TVA Votes to Close Bull Run...but Not Kingston...Yet (RoaneViews)
• The Rural Hospital Crisis (TN Citizen Action)
• Arconic (formerly part of Alcoa) splitting up again (BlountViews)
• Paper ballots coming to Blount County? (BlountViews)
• 260 million Year Old Sand Painting (Whitescreek Journal)
• The Question Only You Can Answer (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• Not Just Yet for Cyntoia Brown-Inspired Reform Measure (Nashville Scene)
• Proposal Limiting Police Oversight Clears First House Hurdle (Nashville Scene)
• Rep. Van Huss’ Addition of God to the State Constitution Progresses (Nashville Scene)
• Closed Primaries Bill Moves Forward (Nashville Scene)
• Lighting strikes Tennessee Tower (TN Journal)
• Metro Clears Large East Side Homeless Camp (Nashville Scene)
• Bill to close Tennessee primaries advancing in House (TN Journal)
• Police Union Website Targets Daniel Hambrick (Nashville Scene)
• Lee to include repeal of ‘gym tax’ in budget proposal (TN Journal)
• How nigh is the end? House leadership plots course (TN Journal)
• Former Knoxville mayor speaks out against gutting police oversight panels (TN Journal)
• Lamberth: Bill to block ‘harassing’ requests is part of transparency push (TN Journal)

Knox TN Today

• Roger: Over and out (Knox TN Today)
• Wesley House champions hope, changes lives (Knox TN Today)
• Put on your racing shoes – it’s time to take in the arts (Knox TN Today)
• ORNL general counsel dies at 56 (Knox TN Today)
• Storm clouds, operatic aria power violin-piano Beethoven concert (Knox TN Today)
• Goodbye, my dear friend (Knox TN Today)
• Funeral is Friday for Knox attorney Sheryl Rollins (Knox TN Today)
• Hope Fellowship celebrates new home by feeding neighbors  (Knox TN Today)
• Career Magnet Academy students aim for space soil (Knox TN Today)
• A penny for Penny at First Tenn (Knox TN Today)
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• Trump is Democrats’ best friend (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• JOMO Week: Experts say technology can be like a dopamine hit (WBIR)
• Second Harvest now 'chocolate heart capital' after receiving lots of leftover candy (WBIR)
• Police: Smollett suspected of lying about attack - WATE 6 On Your Side (WATE)
• Tennessee 5th most sinful state, according to study - WATE 6 On Your Side (WATE)
• Family Promise provides a home and hope after roaches, mold force family out of previous home (WBIR)
• Maryville man falls victim to online car sales scam - WATE 6 On Your Side (WATE)
• 10Gives: United Way of Greater Knoxville (WBIR)
• Train derails near Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville - WATE 6 On Your Side (WATE)
• Unmarked & Unknown: Slaves buried in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (WBIR)
• Reporter’s Note: “I just couldn’t shake this story.” (WBIR)
• Sheriff: Dandridge man killed wife before taking his own life - WATE 6 On Your Side (WATE)
• Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee to propose repealing 'gym tax' in 2019 budget - WATE 6 On Your Side (WATE)

News Sentinel

• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he regrets participating in 'Old South' parties at Auburn University (KNS News)
• Hawkins Co. mudslide injures one, crews waiting to continue search (KNS News)
• THP: 1 dead in Anderson County crash on Laurel Road (KNS News)
• Planned Ancient Lore resort work prompts visit from inspectors (KNS Business)
• Study ranks Tennessee as angriest, most hateful on list of 'most sinful' states (KNS News)
• East TN schools close as flooding chances rise, Knox Co. returns to class (KNS News)
• Knoxville Biz Ticker: NAI Global Ranked Among Top 5 Commercial Real Estate Brands (KNS Business)
• Mental Health Court helps defendants, community | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• Why a balanced approach is needed for all community oversight boards | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• A guide to Dolly Parton's properties in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and beyond (KNS Business)
• Kate Middleton sets an example for how Americans can become better listeners | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• 2019 political cartoons from the USA TODAY Network (KNS Opinion)
• Are men the new marginalized minorities on campus? | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
• Train derailed near Sutherland and Concord, no injuries (KNS News)

State News

• NBC to shoot 'Bluff City Law' pilot in Memphis (Commercial Appeal)
• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he regrets participating in 'Old South' parties at Auburn University (Tennessean)
• The 9:01: Racist Memphis yearbooks are reminders of hatred, opportunities for grace (Commercial Appeal)
• Jeremiah Martin is showing Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball that anything is possible (Commercial Appeal)
• Student Twitter tirades prompt warning from Superintendent Mike Looney (Tennessean)
• As Broad Avenue booms, business owners want to lift Binghampton (Commercial Appeal)
• Kennedy: 10-year-old Chattanooga drummer wins national contest [with video] - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Fresh Air Calendar, Feb. 21-27 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• RaDonda Vaught: Nurses show support at first court hearing. 'This is my family.' (Tennessean)
• Man arrested after UTC student killed in robbery at Hixson Pike apartment complex - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• House GOP leader on community oversight board: Nashvillians are 'living in a fairy-tale land' (Tennessean)
• Overnight storms produce rare weather occurrence Tuesday in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Local .GOV

• Black History Month: Bob Booker Recalls Entertainment Venues in Segregated Knoxville (Knoxville)
• Black History Month: Restoration of Odd Fellows Cemetery Continues with City Support (Knoxville)
• Black History Month: City Continues to Help Preserve Cal Johnson's Legacy (Knoxville)
• Chilhowee Park Stakeholders Participate in Planning its Future (Knoxville)
• When a Snow Plan Comes Together (Knoxville)
• Go Big! Knoxville Promotes Need for Mentors (Knoxville)
• Stay healthy this flu season (Knox County)

• Plumb Creek Park up above and up close

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• Free flu shots available Dec. 5 at the Knox County Health Department (Knox County)
• Knox County to host 20th Annual Holiday Festival of Lights (Knox County)
• KCHD releases status report on sexually transmitted infections (Knox County)
• Restrooms Closing for the Winter (Knox County)

Wire Reports

• Ohio man punches lawyer in court after receiving 47-year sentence - NBC News (US News)
• Elon Musk: Bitcoin HODLers 'Deserve A Nobel Prize' - Bitcoinist (Business)
• Freight Startup Flexport Hits $3.2 Billion Valuation After $1 Billion Investment Led By SoftBank - Forbes (Business)
• Johnson & Johnson in US probe over baby powder claims - BBC News (Business)
• Roger Stone back in court after Instagram post - NBC News (US News)
• Ocasio-Cortez rips media for reporting on her new luxury high-rise - New York Post (US News)
• U.S. existing home sales fall sharply to three-year low - Reuters (Business)
• Apple Credit Card Coming From Goldman Sachs Partnership - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
• California sheriff releases graphic video of deadly police shooting - Fox News (US News)
• Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 215K - Kitco News (Business)
• Gold Still Softer After Dec. U.S. Durable-Goods Orders Rise 1.2% - Kitco News (Business)
• Authorities: Administrator, wife stole $1.2M from church - Fox News (US News)
• Senate investigators pursue Moscow-based former Trump associate - CNN (US News)
• Burger King Debuts New Grilled Chicken Sandwich With Honey Mustard Sauce - Chew Boom (Business)
• West Virginia teachers' strike ends: Teachers to return to class Thursday, unions say - USA TODAY (US News)