About KnoxViews
KnoxViews is a progressive, community driven citizen media site for residents of Knoxville and surrounding communities to report and discuss local, regional and state news about government and politics, current events and culture.
We invite Citizen Journalists to contribute news, views, and commentary. Government officials and political organizations, community activists, and others are invited to post announcements, events calendars, etc. and to join in the conversation.
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- Tennessee home prices rose by 122% in last decade. These are the cities where prices increased the most (1 reply)
- Senate lowers standards due to lack of DEI (1 reply)
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- Let it snow... (7 replies)
- What's up with Blount County Board of Education? (1 reply)
- New Musical Alito (1 reply)
- Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds (1 reply)
- Knoxville to get $24.7M RAISE grant for pedestrian bridge (3 replies)
- Stove: glass top vs coil cooktop? (2 replies)
- Medicare [drug plan] changes for 2025 (5 replies)
- Kern's Food Hall ditches unpopular paid parking system (3 replies)
TN Progressive
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- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
- Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)
- Blount County, TDOT make road deal for gun mfg ignoring town of Louisville,TN, (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
TN Politics
- Trump issues pardons for 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol (TN Lookout)
- Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, erases actions on LGBTQ+ equality (TN Lookout)
- Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States (TN Lookout)
- Biden issues preemptive pardons to Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members, staff (TN Lookout)
- Memphis man recounts teenage days aiding worker’s strike during King’s last visit to the city (TN Lookout)
- Trump warns of sweeping executive orders coming Monday as he rallies with supporters (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- A lost landmark in South Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Lady Vols must seek redemption against tough slate (Knox TN Today)
- Book Whisperer steps away after passing of son (Knox TN Today)
- What’s the Fork? (Knox TN Today)
- Chasea Griff: Fashion to finance (Knox TN Today)
- PBPA recognizes Man, Woman, Business Person of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- I’m OK: When did we start saying that? (Knox TN Today)
- Bearden basketball sweeps Farragut; girls win in wild final-second finish (Knox TN Today)
- FirstBank sponsors Habitat playhouse (Knox TN Today)
- Japanese New Year celebrated on 1/26/25 (Knox TN Today)
- Experiencing grief: There’s support here (Knox TN Today)
- Vols have recovered Amari Jefferson, dual talent (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Highs will stay below freezing today with more cloud cover (WBIR)
- How to minimize the fire risk of chimneys, space heaters (WATE)
- Arctic chill poses cold-weather injury threat: frostbite and hypothermia (WATE)
- South Knoxville business fears for survival amid bridge closure, Sevier Avenue project (WATE)
- LIST: Warming centers in East Tennessee (WBIR)
- How to keep your utility bill down during freezing temperatures (WATE)
- Three bodies recovered from house fire in Blount County (WATE)
- Nashville man charged after 2 missing East TN girls found in his home (WATE)
- Several veteran Knoxville firefighters sue city over overhauled pay system (WBIR)
- Knoxville clinic along I-40, Interstate Health, aims to help truck drivers (WBIR)
- 'You can't be sad when you have a dog around' || Blount County K9 Association hosting fundraiser this weekend (WBIR)
- Driver in Farragut school bus stop hit-and-run pleads guilty to reckless endangerment (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Evelina Kertay announces Chattanooga City Council run - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- UTC football: A look at players who transferred out and in - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols look to address defensive issues with Mississippi State arriving - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Shavin: The lob is the future - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- A rare winter storm will threaten North Florida and beyond with ice and snow. What you need to know - WJXT News4JAX (US News)
- Orsted Takes $1.7 Billion Hit on Mounting Costs of Offshore Wind - Bloomberg (Business)
- Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration celebrations - Al Jazeera English (US News)
- TRUMP, MELANIA Tokens Plunge 50% as Trump Inauguration Fails to Buoy Bitcoin - CoinDesk (Business)
- Trump pardons ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio and commutes sentence of Oath Keepers founder Rhodes - Axios (US News)
- S&P 500 futures edge up as Trump says he's considering tariffs on Canada and Mexico - CNBC (US News)
- Dangerous winds, critical fire weather continues for Southern California - KTLA Los Angeles (US News)
- Trump's inaugural brings the world's billionaire elites en masse to DC - Reuters (Business)
- Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await clarity on President Donald Trump's policies - CNBC (Business)
- Watch: President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's Inaugural Ball dance - CNN (US News)
- Trump Targets EV 'Mandate,' EV Charger Funding In Sweeping Executive Orders - InsideEVs (Business)
- Watch These Bitcoin Price Levels After Inauguration Day Volatility - Investopedia (Business)
- Here Are Trump’s Executive Orders - The New York Times (US News)
- Feds say 1 suspect dead, another in custody in fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vt. - Boston 25 News (US News)
- Druckenmiller: US dollar rally is in the 'seventh inning' - ForexLive (Business)
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