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)
• (Whitescreek Journal)
• My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
• July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• Tennessee named finalist for federal partnership involving nuclear energy sites (TN Lookout)
• East Tennessee cities are gearing up to fight data centers (TN Lookout)
• TSA shares passengers’ personal information with immigration enforcement, documents show (TN Lookout)
• Grassley postpones vote in US Senate panel on Blanche nomination for AG (TN Lookout)
• Blackburn backer seeks investigation into dark-money ads against gubernatorial candidate (TN Lookout)
• John Cole’s Tennessee: The nail in the 9th Congressional District coffin (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Inside Tennessee Basketball: A Walk Through History (Part 2) (Knox TN Today)
• Orange Pop  (Knox TN Today)
• Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 30 (Knox TN Today)
• From tornado alert to Buck Moon  (Knox TN Today)
• 50 years for Agri Feed + HPUD honors + Muse news + Pettigrew award ++ (Knox TN Today)
• Double the love with Lily & Pixie (Knox TN Today)
• Everyday Genius: Family life hacks I learned years ago (Knox TN Today)
• New Business Spotlight: Girl Talk reaches a dream with new Girl Talk House (Knox TN Today)
• ArtBeat: Arts & Entertainment Showcase (Knox TN Today)
• Wallace Real Estate named a 2026 Top Workplace  (Knox TN Today)
• Fright Works location sells for $3 million+ (Knox TN Today)
• Inside Tennessee Basketball: A Walk Through History (1) (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Blackburn demands PAC, TV stations pull 'Queen Pharma Mama' ad alleging ties to opioid crisis (WATE)
• New Tennessee education laws change how schools approach technology, AI (WATE)
• East Tennessee nonprofits working to keep students fed during the school year (WATE)
• Original downtown Yassin's Falafel House to reopen after long remodel (WATE)
• Former UT Veterinary Hospital employee accused of stealing fentanyl (WATE)
• How Knoxville Police Department uses license plate cameras (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Bradley Central, Cleveland look to dethrone Maryville - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• 5-at-10: An Anything Goes Thursday offers a few questions and a slew of college football talking points - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Chattanooga Times Free Press sold to local owners - WTVC (Times Free Press)
• WEHCO sells Chattanooga Times Free Press to Craig and Max Fuller - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Stocks recover from Fed day sell-off, Nasdaq soars 2% led by chip stocks and Microsoft: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
• Mortgage rates just hit their highest level in a year — and may be headed higher: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, July 30, 2026 - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• Inside a cyberattack launched by a rogue AI agent that escaped containment - The Washington Post (Business)
• Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office - NBC News (US News)
• Exclusive | Citadel Buys Situational Awareness’s Stock Portfolio After Big Losses in AI - WSJ (Business)
• US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high - AP News (Business)
• Three-quarters of Americans think Trump isn’t focusing on top US issues – poll - The Guardian (US News)
• Embattled Seattle police chief relieved of his duties by democratic socialist mayor, Black protest planned - Fox News (US News)
• A normal workday for a man in Georgia ended with an ICE arrest that left his face bloodied and beaten - NBC News (US News)
• Meta earnings reveal cash flow drops 91% — while Zuckerberg writes op-eds about superintelligence - Fortune (Business)
• The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cooled in June. It might not last - CNN (Business)
• Sen. Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt. And, a new rule undercuts U.S. asylum - NPR (US News)
• Kevin Warsh’s stripped-back Fed communication ‘already backfiring’, say investors - Financial Times (Business)
• Potential roadblocks ahead for Graham-led Russia sanctions bill - Politico (US News)
• John Thune hopes to orchestrate a great Senate escape - Politico (US News)