TN Progressive

• Blount County pausing on housing growth? (BlountViews)
• Tues., Oct. 20, 2026, Free Flu Shots at Blount County Health Dept. (BlountViews)
• 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)
• 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

• In Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Barnett tries to flip a long-held GOP seat (TN Lookout)
• Tennessee officials urge caution amid reports of ballot problems (TN Lookout)
• Midterm early voter turnout tops 2022 stats by 57% in first 8 days, but lags behind 2018 (TN Lookout)
• Commentary: What the town kept and what it couldn’t lend (TN Lookout)
• ‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections (TN Lookout)
• Commentary: The Cost of ‘I Do’ in the Disability Community (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Haunting Nico numbers in Knowles’ history (Knox TN Today)
• Monday Connections: Celebrating Tennessee, clear skies and the week ahead (Knox TN Today)
• Rural Metro’s Blaylock, Wilson honored for life-saving care (Knox TN Today)
• Game Ball: Shelley Miller picks South Carolina upset, wins Dinner for Two at Aubrey’s (Knox TN Today)
• Let’s Talk: Law says let’s talk about the death penalty (Knox TN Today)
• Meet Kaidance: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
• Mission Monday: VMC seeking clothing donations (Knox TN Today)
• Got three minutes? Learn to play KnoxTNToday’s most popular puzzle (Knox TN Today)
• Tired a lot? What does and doesn’t help. (Knox TN Today)
• Gamecocks beat Vols with fourth-quarter knockout (Knox TN Today)
• Faith Along the Way: Blurred Image (Knox TN Today)
• High school football roundup: Gibbs rallies, Oak Ridge rolls and CAK falls by one (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Sevier County teacher returns to school at 35, earns two degrees, inspires students (WATE)
• How landowners can help conserve East Tennessee raptor populations (WATE)
• Out of the Darkness Walk brings Knoxville community together for suicide prevention (WATE)
• Knoxville Weather: Slow warming trend (WATE)
• Public may see smoke during upcoming controlled burns on Oak Ridge Reservation (WATE)
• South Carolina to pay fine to Tennessee following Vols game (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• AP Top 25: No. 1 Miami only team to hold its spot as poll resets again - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Inside 26-year-old’s club for million-dollar Chattanooga business owners - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Hamilton County removes $6.5M minimum bid for Business Development Center - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Brainerd cancels football game at Tyner, citing player safety concerns - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Meta launches $35 billion stock offering to fund AI expansion - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• 12 injured, including 6 children, in shooting near Florida A&M University, police say - WESH (US News)
• ‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far - The Guardian (Business)
• Voters’ rising ire at corruption plays central role in Texas Senate race - The Washington Post (US News)
• SpaceX secures $40B in financing for GPUs as Elon Musk warns of AI cloud industry consolidation - Fox Business (Business)
• World shares mostly advance after a decline on Wall Street, and oil prices fall more than 1% - AP News (Business)
• Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against El-Sayed in Michigan - NPR (US News)
• Spurned by Trump, these outgoing Republicans aren’t helping their potential successors - Politico (US News)
• US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses - CNN (US News)
• World-First Cancer Vaccine Cuts Melanoma Recurrence or Death Risk by 42% in Landmark Trial - ScienceAlert (Business)
• More flooding in Four Corners region after storms bring heavy rain and at least one tornado - AP News (US News)
• How Obama and Trump Made Their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches - The New York Times (US News)
• Stock Futures Are Rising Ahead of Fed Decision - Barron's (Business)
• Crow: Elon Musk having control to cut off Starlink to Ukraine is ‘beyond disturbing to me’ - The Hill (US News)
• Warsh Tells Traders to Watch the Data. They Still Follow the Fed - Bloomberg.com (Business)