Sun
Oct 21 2007
12:48:pm
By: R. Neal  shortURL
Sorry we've been MIA for a while. Finally took some time off for a road trip. We're home now. Here's a brief summary at the other blog.
Discussing
- Alcoa Schools close for teacher shortages (1 reply)
- City of Alcoa's costly wish list for Alcoa Highway. (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,189 as of 4/23/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 39,079 as of 4/2/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 38,344 as of 2/12/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 33,274 as of 1/22/2022 (2 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus cases at 26,253 as of 1/03/2022 (1 reply)
- Blount Memorial at record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations (1 reply)
- Blount County coronavirus cases nearly 16,000 as of 07/12/2021 (3 replies)
- Blount County coronavirus pandemic numbers (2 replies)
- The City of Alcoa's uncontrolled and costly development (2 replies)
- Alcoa City Schools opened Wednesday, July 22nd (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Toons (RoaneViews)
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN, (BlountViews)
- EPA Blisters TVA Plans For Replacing Kingston Coal Plant With Gas (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Toon (RoaneViews)
- It's voting time again. Let's get out the vote. (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
- Maryville Daily Times Home Delivery changing again (BlountViews)
- Amazon facility in Rockford finally opens (BlountViews)
- Secrets from My Radio Days (Joe Powell)
- Fall 2022 (Whitescreek Journal)
- Mmmm, A Fresh Hot Cup of Joe (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- House kills anti-reparations bill despite lawmaker’s effort to save it (TN Lookout)
- Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies (TN Lookout)
- Fumbling the ball on the one-yard line (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: The union will rise again. (TN Lookout)
- Tenn. passes law giving legal rights to anti-LGBTQ parents to foster, adopt LGBTQ kids (TN Lookout)
- Ruling: Ex-officio members of Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee retain voting rights (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Cierra Burdick seeks spot on 3×3 Olympic team (Knox TN Today)
- A Ray of Blanton Sunshine? (Knox TN Today)
- Linda Sullivan novels: Roads taken (Knox TN Today)
- Brook Lettuce at peak bloom on Lumber Ridge (Knox TN Today)
- Pet Expo is Saturday (Knox TN Today)
- Brownies and badges and service, oh my! (Knox TN Today)
- Gibbs High brings ‘Cinderella’ to stage (Knox TN Today)
- Help Tate’s ‘Grow the Grove’ (Knox TN Today)
- HVA AeroHAWKS: It is rocket science (Knox TN Today)
- Breanna Bumgardner is ACC Player of Week (Knox TN Today)
- West Hills ES performs ‘Finding Nemo’ (Knox TN Today)
- You are invited: CHS’s Spring Giveback (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Man pleads guilty in fatal Magnolia Avenue drag-racing crash (WBIR)
- Beloved substitute teacher could be stranded by changes to Knoxville bus routes (WATE)
- 'We just want to teach' TN Education Association president alarmed by bill to arm teachers (WATE)
- Loudon plots downtown improvements as part of TN revitalization program (WATE)
- East TN widow forced to alter mailbox or risk losing service (WATE)
- Single-lane closures coming to the Gatlinburg Spur (WATE)
- Knoxville Police release bodycam footage from April 7 in-custody death (WATE)
- Former KCSO deputy gets 4-year prison sentence for sending videos from girl's phone (WBIR)
- Fentress Co. grand jury indicts parents accused of starving two adopted daughters (WBIR)
- 'He was a gentle giant' || Family grieves, shares story of veteran who died after being shot by police in Fountain City (WBIR)
- Part of Main Street in Morristown reopens months after historic Parks-Belk Building burned down (WBIR)
- 'It's every day for me' | Mother of woman who fatally overdosed now warning people about fentanyl (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Opinion: A victory both for Ukraine and functional American governance - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition continues search for permanent executive director - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- William Parkerson Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Charlene Jones Rutledge Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Arizona House votes to repeal 1864 abortion law, measure now heads to the state Senate - CBS News (US News)
- NJ Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies at 65 - NorthJersey.com (US News)
- Ford tops Q1 earnings expectations, sees full-year profit 'tracking to high-end' of guidance - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- 'Terrified' ex-wife of former cop got restraining order before he allegedly killed her and his teen girlfriend - NBC News (US News)
- House Speaker Johnson drowned out by booing crowds at Columbia University speech on Gaza protests - CNBC (US News)
- Meta's plans for AI spending spree send shares lower - Financial Times (Business)
- Supreme Court divided over access to emergency abortions - The Associated Press (US News)
- Business Groups Race to Block FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- Chipotle posts big earnings beat as diners shake off higher prices - CNBC (Business)
- Boeing stock slides after tumultuous quarter headlined by 737 Max crisis - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- As Trump battles for 'absolute immunity,' question resurfaces about assassinating rivals - ABC News (US News)
- Musk says Tesla's affordable EVs coming next year - Fox Business (Business)
- Airlines will soon have to pay you back if they cancel or delay your flight - The Verge (Business)
- Police arrest pro-Palestine protesters at UT-Austin - The Texas Tribune (US News)
- US bans TikTok unless it is sold - NPR (US News)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
Raven Society
League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
Knox Dems
RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
TN Dems
Government websites:
Blount CountyCity of Alcoa
City of Maryville
State of Tennessee
TN Code Annotated
TN General Assembly
UT CTAS
UT MTAS
Media websites:
Maryville Daily TimesKnox News Sentinel