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Employees and elections: A guide to workers' voting rights in Tennessee
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:29:57 +0000
Author: Allie Clouse, Knoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee employees are legally allowed to vote during work hours. What working voters need to know about their rights this Election Day.
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Knox County Schools families reflect on what works and what doesn't with virtual learning
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:01:47 +0000
Author: Isabel Lohman, Knoxville News Sentinel
Knox County says in-person learning is best, but families are making virtual work. Their advice? Be patient.
The media's biggest coverage challenge: 2020 election night
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:28:30 +0000
Author: Allie Clouse, Knoxville News Sentinel
Americans traditionally default to relying on news outlets to call election winners. But many newsrooms want no part of it.
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University of Tennessee, Knox County Schools and Knox County COVID-19 case counts
Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:06:47 +0000
Author: Sarah Riley, Knoxville News Sentinel
A look at the latest coronavirus numbers, including positive tests, isolations and hospitalizations. Updated daily.
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See News Sentinel front pages of every presidential election since 1924
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:20:42 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
The Knoxville News, The Knoxville News-Sentinel and the News Sentinel share front pages the day after every election since 1924.
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Election Day in Tennessee: Your guide to the key races and what you need to remember as you go to the polls
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:01:29 +0000
Author: USA Today Network - Tennessee staff, Nashville Tennessean
Tuesday is Election Day in Tennessee. Here's your guide to the key 2020 races and issues in a presidential election year.
Here are the latest coronavirus maps, charts and numbers in Tennessee
Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 19:54:21 +0000
Author: USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee, Nashville Tennessean
The coronavirus pandemic is spreading through the nation and Tennessee. Here are the latest numbers, and everything else to know about the pandemic.
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TN Sec. of State Tre Hargett on voters trusting election results
Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 10:51:03 +0000
Author: Tyler Whetstone, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
TN Sec. of State Tre Hargett said voters should feel confident in the state's election results and said precincts will be safe and clean Tuesday.
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Knoxville voting guide: Everything you need to know about the election
Created: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:52:04 +0000
Author: Allie Clouse, Knoxville News Sentinel
Have questions about voting in Knoxville? Whether you're casting a ballot by mail or in person, Knox News is here to help voters ace this election.
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Tennessee sports betting is about to be legal. Here's how it'll work.
Created: Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:30:03 +0000
Author: Cassandra Stephenson, Nashville Tennessean
Online sports gambling will go live in Tennessee at 12:01 a.m. central standard time on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Here's what to expect.
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Working the polls: Two experienced poll officials talk about the importance of voting
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:04:37 +0000
Author: Caitie McMekin, Knoxville News Sentinel
Tobertha Jackson and Amiee Smith, two poll officials in Knox County, talk about what their job is like and the importance of voting.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander honored for The Great American Outdoors Act
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:00:22 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
Sen. Lamar Alexander honored by NPS and Gov. Bill Lee for his work on The Great American Outdoors Act, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
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'Overworked and underpaid': UT custodians want hazard pay for working through COVID-19 pandemic
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:10:35 +0000
Author: Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel
Custodians responsible for cleaning the dorms at UT say they want hazard pay and a $15 minimum wage for working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UT dorm custodians call for hazard pay, livable wage at on-campus rally
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:34:44 +0000
Author: Brianna Paciorka, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
Dorm custodians at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville are calling for the university to pay a $2.50 hazard pay and a $15 minimum wage because of the COVID-19 exposure they face cleaning campus dormitories.
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UT dorm custodian Joyce Leeper speaks at a rally calling for the university to pay dorm custodians hazard pay, livable wage
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:34:43 +0000
Author: Knoxville News Sentinel
Joyce Leeper, custodian at Clement Hall at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, speaks at a rally calling for the university to pay dorm custodians hazard pay, livable wage
Federal Extended Benefits unemployment program to end Saturday for 3,000 jobless Tennesseans
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:47:50 +0000
Author: Cassandra Stephenson, Nashville Tennessean
For about 3,000 jobless Tennesseans receiving benefits through the federal Extended Benefits program, the payment for the week ending Nov. 7 will be their last.
Scruffy Stuff: We visit Xul for 'aggressive' beer and talk with health board's Ani Roma
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:12:11 +0000
Author: Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel
Bentley Blackshear joins to talk Xul Beer Company's opening plans. Ani Roma dials in to discuss being appointed a citizen member of the health board.
University of Tennessee expands a scholarship program to include Central High students
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:03:28 +0000
Author: Isabel Lohman, Knoxville News Sentinel
Central High School is now one of 38 schools deemed a "flagship" school making its student eligible for more scholarship money from UT.
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Tennessee state secretary says voters should have confidence in election results and safe polls
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:30:31 +0000
Author: Tyler Whetstone, Knoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett's 95-county tour ended in Knoxville, where he presented statewide student mock election results.
Half of all registered Tennessee voters have already cast ballots, state shatters early voting record
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:56:35 +0000
Author: Mariah Timms, Nashville Tennessean
Early voting ended on Thursday, and the state is on pace to exceed 2016's total for those casting ballots.
At least one Zoo Knoxville tiger has the virus causing COVID-19. What happens now?
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:38:37 +0000
Author: Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel
Two tigers at Zoo Knoxville are presumed positive after experiencing mild coughing and signs of tiredness and decreased appetite.
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As COVID-19 sickens more Tennesseans than ever, hospitals can only stretch so far
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:37:38 +0000
Author: Brett Kelman, Nashville Tennessean
The Tennessee coronavirus outbreak is escalating, particularly in rural counties, and setting new records for hospitalizations daily.
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Tag-team rapists used Knox County as hunting grounds, Smoky Mountains as attack site
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:21:52 +0000
Author: Jamie Satterfield, Knoxville News Sentinel
They described it as a date night — trolling Chapman Highway for vulnerable victims to rape in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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University of Tennessee lifts visitor restriction in campus housing as active COVID-19 cases remain low
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:39:39 +0000
Author: Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel
The University of Tennessee imposed restrictions on visitors as active COVID-19 cases spiked on campus. That restriction has been lifted.
REPLAY: University of Tennessee chancellor Donde Plowman gives campus update on COVID-19
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:56:25 +0000
Author: Angela M. Gosnell, Knoxville News Sentinel
University of Tennessee chancellor Donde Plowman will be giving an update on the campus response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Knox County virtual learning families share advice on virtual learning
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:01:43 +0000
Author: Brianna Paciorka, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
Knox County Schools virtual learning families share their advice for families sticking with or moving to virtual learning for the upcoming spring semester
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Edna Gibson shares some of the things she does to help her students with virtual learning
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:01:42 +0000
Author: Brianna Paciorka, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
Edna Gibson shares some of the things she does to help her Knox County Schools students with virtual learning
How did the pandemic change Bryan Coker's approach during his first months of being Maryville College's president?
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:00:31 +0000
Author: Brianna Paciorka, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
Maryville College President Bryan Coker talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic changed his approach during his first months on the job.
A resource for the region: New Maryville College president on leading the school
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:00:33 +0000
Author: Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel
New Maryville College president Bryan Coker's approach has been that the school is "of the region, but for the region."
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Xül Beer Company opens downtown taproom
Created: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:00:16 +0000
Author: Calvin Mattheis, calvin.mattheis@knoxnews.com
Xül Beer Company opens its first taproom on E. 5th Ave. in the 4th & Gill neighborhood on Oct. 30, 2020.