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Feb 6 2023
07:42:am
By: bizgrrl  shortURL
"Director of Alcoa City Schools Becky Stone told The Daily Times that there were 24 teacher absences Friday; 14 went unfilled. Those absences mostly stem from COVID-19 and stomach illnesses."
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- 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)
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- 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)
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
- How a Tennessee execution gone wrong connects to Arizona's capital punishment troubles (TN Lookout)
- After botched execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee correction chief steps down (TN Lookout)
- Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping. (TN Lookout)
- Outraged over ‘illegal’ wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees (TN Lookout)
- After second botched execution this year, Dems call for legislative oversight, GOP for change (TN Lookout)
- Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
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- Faith Along the Way: Power usage (Knox TN Today)
- Saturday Catch-Up: Six stories worth another look (Knox TN Today)
- Week 7 roundup: Gibbs wins region showdown, Powell stays unbeaten (Knox TN Today)
- Volleyball hits the road, fall ball’s back and ‘Get Lit’ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Corryton Possum Chase + Orchids Awards + (Knox TN Today)
- Food City Big Orange Pep Rally brings Vol spirit to Powell (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Old general stores that still feel like 1955 (Knox TN Today)
- Black Cats of Boo bring adoptable cats to Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Wildflowers and early fall color on Rabbit Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Fountain City welcome sign moves closer to reality (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville Weather: Heavy rain leads to flooding concerns Sunday (WATE)
- Tennessee closes out their homestand with a win over the Tigers (WATE)
- Knoxville families walk through rain to honor loved ones impacted by Alzheimer’s (WATE)
- BCSO: Maryville man charged with child sex crimes (WATE)
- TDOC commissioner's resignation announced days after failed execution (WATE)
- Family, friends mourn Caleb Huertas as judge sets long-awaited date for murder trial (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga’s Walnut Street Bridge reopens after 18-month restoration - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Final scores and photos from Friday's Chattanooga-area prep football games - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Hargis: McCallie may be next DII-AAA team facing talent gap decision - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- The Golden Age - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Debris found as US Coast Guard search for missing medical plane carrying six people - The Guardian (US News)
- Trump defiant about midterm chances as he rallies for Republicans in Ohio - Al Jazeera (US News)
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- Trump. Climate. AR-15s. The Supreme Court is about to go back to work - USA Today (US News)
- OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady - Reuters (Business)
- Chick-fil-A wants to stay a family business even as it expands in the U.S. and abroad - CNBC (Business)
- Supreme Court to weigh energy companies' bid to end Boulder climate-change lawsuit - CBS News (US News)
- Legal risks pile up for Altman as OpenAI uncovers dozens of hacks - Financial Times (Business)
- G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, will it curb prices? - Al Jazeera (Business)
- Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike - The New York Times (US News)
- Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ‘deeply disturbing,’ pledges greater transparency - AP News (US News)
- 12-year-old girl killed in Baltimore shooting sparked by apparent parking dispute - NBC News (US News)
- 3 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy If Data Center Expenditures Hit $3 Trillion by 2030 - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Americans say inflation has put the FIRE movement out of reach - USA Today (Business)
- Bank of America resets Micron stock forecast as AI ‘memory tax’ rises - thestreet.com (Business)
Local area websites:
Blount DemsMC Democrats
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League of Women Voters
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Stop Alcoa Parkway
KnoxViews
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RoaneViews
TennViews
TN Clean Water Network
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Maryville City Schools closed
Maryville City Schools closed Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, due to staff shortages.