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

• Immigrant advocates highlight Tennessee role in Trump administration’s mass deportation plans (TN Lookout)
• US Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (TN Lookout)
• Stockard on the Stump: Towns’ departure opens seat for Shelby Dems appointment (TN Lookout)
• Defense contractor to lay off 127 workers in Hardeman County (TN Lookout)
• Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places (TN Lookout)
• 2026 Tennessee state House election: Five races to grab attention of both parties (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Ex-Vol helps Colorado defeat Georgia Tech (Knox TN Today)
• Get first look at Lady Vols softball at fall ball (Knox TN Today)
• Pick the score and win dinner at Aubrey’s with the KnoxTNToday Game Ball (Knox TN Today)
• Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | Sept. 4-6 (Knox TN Today)
• Mountaineer Folk Festival + Master Gardeners + Music in the Grove ++ (Knox TN Today)
• Close to Home: I found a Knoxville treasure hiding in plain sight (Knox TN Today)
• Thanks, Dolly (Knox TN Today)
• Albino alligator arrives in time for BOO! at the Zoo’s return to Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
• Labor Day honors more than work. It honors the people who keep a community moving (Knox TN Today)
• Food City Pharmacy offers seasonal flu vaccine (Knox TN Today)
• Dining Duo says to try Scott’s Place (Knox TN Today)
• Hiking with Harrington: Little River Trail offers late-summer wildflowers (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Union County Sheriff's Office gives update on jail staffing, conditions (WATE)
• Knoxville Police Chief set to return to duty on Sunday after one-month suspension (WATE)
• New Tennessee game-day traffic pattern, road work to impact drivers this weekend (WATE)
• 21 students hospitalized with heat-related illness after Carter Middle School evacuation (WATE)
• Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum no longer providing RV parking for Vols games (WATE)
• 'A true team effort': Fentress County first responders rescue man from ravine (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Dear Abby: Roommate's 'all-nighter' causes worry - timesfreepress.com (Times Free Press)
• Bulldogs ready to put their ‘hottest camp’ to use - timesfreepress.com (Times Free Press)
• Faith Focus: Musings from an American road trip - timesfreepress.com (Times Free Press)
• Readers respond to the end of the Rant column - timesfreepress.com (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Trump threatens to stop trading with countries that have a trade deficit unless the Fed cuts rates - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• Trump expected to sign a beef-related executive order on Friday, sources say - Reuters (US News)
• Lindsay Clancy Trial Live Updates: Judge Declares Mistrial in Triple-Murder Case - The New York Times (US News)
• US nonfarm payrolls blow past expectations in August; unemployment rate steady at 4.1% - Reuters (Business)
• Trump administration opens probe into Tesla’s self-driving Cybercab - Politico (Business)
• Live Updates: Iran war drives U.S. diesel price to record high as Vance downplays the conflict and its impact - CBS News (Business)
• ICE officer lied about shovel and broom attack before Minnesota shooting, Justice Department alleges - AP News (US News)
• Missouri court refuses to delay congressional map ruling, setting up US Supreme Court appeal - Missouri Independent (US News)
• Vance says Trump, US military have prevented ‘energy crisis’ during Iran war - Fox News (US News)
• Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open internet without the frontier lab's knowledge - techcrunch.com (Business)
• Fetterman stood up disabled veterans; scoffed at children’s hospital’s concerns: Report - thehill.com (US News)
• In split vote, NC approves new mail-in ballot guidelines hours before voting begins - Raleigh News & Observer (US News)
• Lululemon shares tumble on weak China, North America sales - Yahoo! Finance Canada (Business)
• Nvidia acquires open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn - GamesIndustry.biz (Business)
• Years of threats preceded deadly Minneapolis shooting - Star Tribune (US News)