Wed
Aug 20 2025
06:29 am
Doors open at 5:30 PM and presentations start at 6:00. Mark your calendars and come hear about projects in our community. $5 (suggested donation) gets you Soup, Salad, and a VOTE!
Kerbela Temple is located at 315 Kerbela Ave in SoKno.
Do you have a project that needs funding? Submit a proposal! Deadline is September 14th. Selected presenters will be notified by September 17th.
Do you want to support this project with your time? We need volunteers! Sign Up.
Do you want to promote your business? We are looking for raffle items and food donations. Send us an email for more information.
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Discussing:
- Happy 250th, pfft (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- 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)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Lunch with ‘mad as a murder hornet’ Trump and US Senate GOP fails to heal divisions (TN Lookout)
- Trump spikes housing bill at last minute, refusing to sign until SAVE America Act passes (TN Lookout)
- Judge issues restraining order in doctors’ challenge to TN plan to report disabled immigrant kids (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Trolling with treasure (TN Lookout)
- Former congressman squares off with state House member in 6th District GOP primary (TN Lookout)
- Advocates for critically ill kids urge Lee to intervene before deadline to report immigration status (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Celebrating 250: Fireworks, Freedom, and the Founders’ bookshelves (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer helps Readers choose a book (Knox TN Today)
- Christy Newman + Jennifer Ayers + Bonnie Anders + Glenn Graber + Phyllis Ham + Phil Munn ++ (Knox TN Today)
- 5Star Preps News & Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Photo finish for Pellissippi State Motorsports (Knox TN Today)
- 6/24 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said… “Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.” (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- Juneteenth and the importance of age-appropriate awareness (Knox TN Today)
- Joseph Clift: He Transported Supplies (Knox TN Today)
- 1976: The Great American Road Trip (Knox TN Today)
- Rosens’ next mission + SOUP + Terry Wilson ++ (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Contact advisory on Emory River lifted after train derailment in Morgan County (WATE)
- Clinton 911 dispatcher charged with rape of a child (WATE)
- East Tennessee leaders discuss how to address congestion along I-40/I-75 corridor (WATE)
- Residents at Knoxville apartment wait months for AC, accessibility fixes (WATE)
- How Vision Zero’s streetscape project will change Broadway after deadly crash (WATE)
- SNAP rule reversal impacts Tennessee: What to know (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Mauricio Pochettino helped US men’s soccer team ask ‘Why not us?’ - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga 250: City rebuilds after Civil War as ‘Dynamo of Dixie’ - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- ‘Lynch you’: Hamilton County mayoral candidate sent threatening texts to school board members - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Novonix must repay $3M state grant after job creation falls short - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Trump kicks off America’s 250th celebration with campaign-style rally - The Guardian (US News)
- Trump runs into Republicans who won't bend - Axios (US News)
- Lawmakers demand answers as turmoil over Reflecting Pool repair continues - AP News (US News)
- The Slate Truck Is More Expensive Than Expected - Motor1.com (Business)
- Court filing reveals President Trump spoke to Live Nation CEO before antitrust case was settled - AP News (Business)
- Frank Carone, Longtime Eric Adams Associate, Is Arrested in Bribery Scheme - The New York Times (US News)
- Nasdaq, S&P end lower as tech stocks fall - Reuters (Business)
- Court Blocks Administration From Michigan's Voter Data - Newser (US News)
- Micron Stock Soars as Results Blow Past Wall Street Expectations Amid Booming AI Demand - Investopedia (Business)
- Trump accuses big oil firms of price-gouging drivers - BBC (Business)
- JPMorgan Chase unveils $50 billion buyback, Goldman Sachs raises dividend after Fed stress test - CNBC (Business)
- US banks would lose $700bn in economic crash, Fed stress tests find - Financial Times (Business)
- The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed - The Conversation (US News)
- Meta plans to release AI-powered prediction market app, documents show - NPR (Business)
- House Democrats’ anxiety rises after wins by Mamdani-backed candidates: ‘Are we going to let them take over the party?’ - CNN (US News)
Local Media
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Thank you Knox Views for
Thank you Knox Views for promoting our event!! For those who have been to a previous dinner, you know how special these are - for those who have never been, hope you can come enjoy a truly community engaging event. I will post the proposals as soon as they have been selected.