Sun
Mar 21 2021
07:19:am
By: bizgrrl shortURL
As of January 21, 2021, 131 people died from the coronavirus.
As of March 18, 2021, 186 people died from the coronavirus.
55 additional deaths in just under 2 months.
Over the last 7 days the positivity rate is still 10.0%.
Current cases hospitalized at Blount Memorial Hospital are still high, 14 cases of which 4 are in ICU. More Blount County residents may be hospitalized in Knox County.
It's not over people. Please be careful. Wear a mask! Do not gather in groups.
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TN Progressive
- 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)
- 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)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada (TN Lookout)
- Congressional approval not needed for White House ballroom, Trump tells high court (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Special session talk on tax appraisals rears its head (TN Lookout)
- Local officials in the dark about contract naming Adams as ICE call center site (TN Lookout)
- DOJ targets 3 more states in effort to axe in-state tuition for immigrants (TN Lookout)
- ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Unofficially, Tennessee won football scrimmage (Knox TN Today)
- KPD’s Lori Banks: Versatile Swiss Army knife model (Knox TN Today)
- Lonnie Brown leaves UT; is dean at Temple + Heidi Barcus + Lee Welch ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Thomas: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | August 17 (Knox TN Today)
- The final clinic drive pet owners may not have to make (Knox TN Today)
- Which flu vaccine should you get? (Knox TN Today)
- Faith Along the Way: No Appointment Necessary (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Empowering community ministries. Today’s focus is Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee (Knox TN Today)
- Parents of student athletes — save this article (Knox TN Today)
- Power of the Purse brings fashion, fun and purpose (Knox TN Today)
- Sunday Conversation: What sound says East Tennessee to you? (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Powell relying on receivers with new starting quarterback (WATE)
- New Kroger to create 175 jobs in Lenoir City (WATE)
- Dragon Boat Race helps East TN nonprofit raise money to improve playground (WATE)
- Injuries, entrapment reported in Rogersville crash (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Weather aware Monday for severe storm potential (WATE)
- QB Brody Sparks transfers to Oak Ridge to chase a championship (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Ray Goad Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Silverdale Baptist lineman Luke Burger makes his teammates better - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Golf roundup: Scottie Scheffler runs away with St. Jude Championship - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Bend developer Jimmy White says city board treated him ‘like a criminal’ - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Emerging markets march out of 'valley of tears' as investors diversify - Reuters (Business)
- Goldman Says Markets Too Hawkish on Betting Fed Will Hike Rates - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Has your car been Flocked? Website shows whether your vehicle is in the database. - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (US News)
- Jensen Huang Doubled Nvidia's Own Sales Forecast to $1 Trillion Through 2027. Here's What That Guidance Means for the Stock's Valuation. - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Ferrari's first ever electric car sold for record $40m at auction - BBC (Business)
- Hurricane Lala cuts power to thousands in Hawaii — rural outages could last months - San Francisco Chronicle (US News)
- Sirens will sound before detonations bring down Centennial Mills water tower Monday - KGW (US News)
- Asian shares rise, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks - Reuters (Business)
- L.A. street takeover acts as cover while thieves ransack liquor store - ktla.com (US News)
- Dollar Dips as Fed Hike Bets Ease, Treasuries Rise: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Centcom commander addresses mental health concerns for troops on USS Abraham Lincoln - The Hill (US News)
- Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions - PBS (US News)
- At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana - AP News (US News)
- Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety | Trump administration - The Guardian (US News)
- Nebius' Contracted Power Guidance Continues to Surge. Here's What That Means for the Stock. - Currently.com (Business)
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
In approx. 2 weeks there have
In approx. 2 weeks there have been 8 additional deaths from the coronavirus.
Blount County's positivity rate is still at 8.3%.
Get a vaccine. Help your friends, neighbors, and loved ones get theirs.
Blount County's positivity
Blount County's positivity rate is still at 12.5%.
Up, up, up....
Be careful out there.