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Sep 28 2024
10:26 pm
Intercity buses carry an estimated 60 million people annually — twice the number of people who take Amtrak every year — but companies have cut service and closed terminals in recent decades.
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- Grief and anger mix as Tennessee plastic plant survivors say permission to leave came too late (4 replies)
- Medicare [drug plan] changes for 2025 (2 replies)
- “There are places that are designated floodplains that never flood” (4 replies)
- 50+ people stranded on top of Unicoi County Hospital, Erwin, TN (7 replies)
- Knox Area survey Re Climate Pollution Reduction (1 reply)
- Burchett: have gun will campaign (1 reply)
- Dozens of threats made against Knox County Schools. Students afraid. (7 replies)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an energy hog (6 replies)
- Don't get scammed. Don't respond to emails, texts, phone calls. (3 replies)
- It's the guns, stupid. (1 reply)
- TN Republicans pushing to allow open carry of assault rifles despite pushback (3 replies)
- Boar's Head deli meat recall (4 replies)
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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)
- It's voting time again. Let's get out the vote. (BlountViews)
- Winter at the Big Rocks (Whitescreek Journal)
- Secrets from My Radio Days (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Democrats flaunt Republican endorsements for Harris presidential bid (TN Lookout)
- Casada-Cothren kickback trial postponed until April 2025 (TN Lookout)
- Internal review from plastics plant where three died finds ‘there was time to escape’ flood (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: State’s arguments for redistricting maps starting to fizzle (TN Lookout)
- Congress left D.C. with little done. They’ll be back Nov. 12 to give it another try. (TN Lookout)
- Little consensus reached on Tennessee wetlands policy as legislature weighs paring back regulations (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Sales open for Lady Vols basketball single game tickets (Knox TN Today)
- ‘The Blessing of the Animals’ is Sunday, 10/6 (Knox TN Today)
- Shoes? It’s complicated (Knox TN Today)
- Resilience is aim of ‘Connected Communities’ (Knox TN Today)
- Knox the Fox asks travel questions (Knox TN Today)
- Ham ‘n Goodys and HBPA team for Trunk-or-Treat (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo goes to Universal Pizza Company (Knox TN Today)
- Knox Heritage celebrates preservation (Knox TN Today)
- Early childhood educator has died (Knox TN Today)
- In the midst of devastation, desolation: The Great Flood of 2024 (Knox TN Today)
- Walters Dam and Waterville Power Plant: Historic landmarks survive (Knox TN Today)
- Free Health Festival in Burlington on Saturday (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Friday Frenzy: Week 7 high school football highlights (WATE)
- NPS: Newfound Gap Road temporarily closed overnight due to 'influx' of commercial vehicles (WATE)
- 'That's all we had' Cocke County business owner cleaning up after flood waters recede (WATE)
- State senator: I-26 expected to be fixed first, I-40 will require more time after flooding disaster (WBIR)
- Experts say mental health vital part of recovery as Cocke County rebuilds (WATE)
- DA: Man convicted of domestic assault, blaming victim sentenced (WATE)
- Forensic detective work confirms ID of man whose skull was found in Knoxville (WBIR)
- Free replacement driver's licenses, ID available for East TN flood victims (WATE)
- Retired Justice Sharon Lee honored by Girl Scouts (WBIR)
- Democratic TN House candidate files defamation lawsuit against Republican leaders (WBIR)
- Before You Vote: Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in Tennessee before the November election (WBIR)
- South Carolina father travels through Hurricane Helene to make it to his daughter's wedding in East TN (WBIR)
News Sentinel
State News
- Supply-side economist praises Trump in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Gordon Lee posts pivotal region win at Dade County - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Bledsoe County hands Whitwell first loss of season - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Tennessee prep football roundup: Tyner knocks off Marion with field goal in overtime - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Trump returns to site of Pennsylvania assassination attempt for huge rally with Vance and Musk - The Associated Press (US News)
- In surprise visit with reporters, Biden shares concerns about election violence - The Washington Post (US News)
- Still Searching for Their Loved Ones, a Week After Hurricane Helene - The New York Times (US News)
- Donald Trump Takes New Swipe at Liz Cheney - Newsweek (US News)
- A Deluge of Rain Poured Out of the Heavens. But There’s Still No Drinking Water. - The New York Times (US News)
- Helene destroyed this North Carolina campground, but customers and strangers are stepping in to help - CBS News (US News)
- When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene’s fury - The Associated Press (Business)
- Hospitals worry of IV shortage after Helene shuts down key North Carolina facility - USA TODAY (Business)
- House Democrats’ new bogeyman: Project 2025 - POLITICO (US News)
- US dividend ETFs bask in investor attention after jumbo Fed rate cut - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- How did 50K dockworkers strike at US ports with only 25K jobs? - New York Post (Business)
- Dow closes at record high after blow-out jobs report - NBC News (Business)
- 'Quite pleasing' northern lights will dazzle US amid solar flares — here's how and when to see them - New York Post (US News)
- Europe pushes ahead with China EV tariffs despite Germany’s objection - Electrek (Business)
- How worried should I be about rising oil prices? - BBC.com (Business)
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