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The Oak Ridger

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What to know before you head to the polls today

Early voting is over and Election Day is today, Nov. 3. In Anderson County , people can vote at their precincts from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Roane County , precincts are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. If people are standing in line to vote at 8 p.m., they will be allowed to vote. That could mean we'll find out the election results later than usual tonight from local election commissions, which post the results to their websites. According to Mark Stephens, Anderson County Election Commission administrator, the election commission cannot release any election results if anyone in the county is still voting. Election results will be posted on the Anderson County Election Commission website and the Roane County Election Commission website , and, of course, information and stories on the winners will be posted tonight on The Oak Ridger website . The stories will be published in the print edition of The Oak Ridger on Thursday because of the early print deadlines. A total of 14,862 people in Anderson County voted during the early voting period that ended Oct. 29, he said. That is 28% of the county's 54,095 registered voters. Stephens said that's more than the

Anderson County, TN · 5d

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Registration opens for City of Oak Ridge Recreation & Parks

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Oct. 30, 2026) – The City of Oak Ridge Recreation & Parks Department. has opened registration for its 2026/2027 winter basketball leagues. Winter Co-Ed Volleyball. league registration begins on Nov. 9. Basketball registration will close on Nov. 14. Co-Ed Volleyball registration will be from Nov. 9.

Oak Ridge, TN · 5d
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Downtown Maryville's 13th Spooktacular Draws Costumed Crowds, No Rain Plan Needed

Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks & Recreation Commission’s 13th annual Spooktacular Extravaganza brought Halloween activities to downtown West Broadway, including trick-or-treating at local businesses, carnival games, a street dance party and costume events. The free gathering continued the commission’s annual downtown tradition, welcoming families and pets to the business district.

Maryville, TN · 7d
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Overnight Earthquake Shakes Eastern Tennessee Near Knoxville

Another earthquake has rattled eastern Tennessee, this time near the town of Huntsville, about 10 miles southwest of Knoxville. According to USGS, the relatively weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck from a depth of 14.4 km at 1:54 am. There were no reports of damage or injury. Today’s earthquake adds to the growing sum of earthquakes Tennessee has had in recent months where the overall volume of earthquakes there appears to be increasing.

Knoxville, TN · 8d
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Knox County school board to meet as school system grapples with possible school shutdowns, school time changes

The Knox County Board of Education will meet Monday night for the first time since its yearly workshop, during which board members discussed major money-saving options. Those choices included changing school start times, dropping bus routes and even shutting down some of the county’s smallest schools. The board meeting...

Knox County, TN · 5d

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Early Voting Ends in Knox County Ahead of Nov. 3 Election

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) – Early voting has officially concluded in Knox County as election officials prepare for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Knox County Election Commission announced that early voting ended Thursday at 6 p.m., bringing to a close a 14-day period in which voters could cast ballots ahead of the county election.

Knox County, TN · 8d

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Knox SOUP Dinner on Nov. 5 to Feature Four Community Projects

Knox SOUP (Supporting Outstanding Unique Projects) will host its next community-powered microfunding dinner on Thursday, November 5, bringing together local residents to hear four project presentations and help support ideas that benefit Knox County. This dinner will feature a special milestone for Knox SOUP: two of the four selected proposals...

Knoxville, TN · 6d

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Tennessee legend Davy Crockett lived a full life before fighting and dying at the Alamo in Texas

In the 1950s, a young medium called television introduced baby boomers to Tennessee Frontiersman Davy Crockett through a Walt Disney series starring Fess Parker. Crockett, who famously died at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution, was born 240 years ago in Limestone, Tennessee, in Greene County. His family later moved to the Morristown area where his father, John Crockett, ran a tavern.

Morristown, TN · 9d

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Sevier County gives voters Q-tips and other styluses after reports of touchscreen troubles

Election administrator says no complaints have been reported since styluses were introduced four days into early voting.

Sevier County, TN · 8d

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Early voting surges ahead of midterms, drawing students across campus

With Tennessee’s midterm elections opening Nov. 3, early voting numbers reached a staggering high, with over 1,130,292 ballots cast in the thirteen-day period since the booths opened, representing over 24% of registered voters statewide. Compared to the 770,986 ballots cast in 2022, the turnout shows an almost 47% increase in the same 13 days.

Tennessee · 9d

The Daily Times

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Blount County Zoning Review Task Force gets to work

It just as much about introductions as getting organized Thursday during the first meeting of Blount County’s Zoning Review Task Force. The task force was authorized by the Board of Commissioners in September at the request of County Mayor Jared Anderson. The group’s purpose in the authorizing resolution is consideration of appropriate amendments and updates to the Blount County Zoning Ordinances to comply with the revised Comprehensive Plan that the board has not yet approved. It is also charged to undertake a comprehensive review of the Zoning Ordinance to determine whether its provisions continue to reflect the public’s expectations and the policy objectives of the Board of Commissioners concerning growth, development, land use and infrastructure. The task force members consists of five county commissioners — Nick Bright (Seat 6-A), Misty Davis (6-B), Jessica Hannah (1-A), Jeff Jopling (8-B) and David Wells (10-B) — and three community members — businessman Tony Saddy, UT Stormwater Coordinator Will Luke and former District 9 commissioner/farmer Steve Mikels. The task force elected Bright as chairman and Hannah as vice chair with no other nominations. Mikels nominated Davis, but the county commissioner declined saying she intended to be more a proponent in the group’s discussion that

Blount County, TN · 8d

WATE

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Knoxville adds 98 affordable housing units as demand continues to grow

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Village at Inskip, a new affordable housing community featuring 98 units developed by Hopeful Housing.

Knoxville, TN · 9d

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Rare WWII B-29 Bomber Doc Touches Down in Knoxville for Four Days

A piece of World War II history touched down at McGhee Tyson Airport on Wednesday, as the B-29 Superfortress known as Doc rolled onto the tarmac for a four-day visit that lets Knoxville-area residents walk through a bomber that almost no longer exists. Doc is one of just two B-29s from the era still capable of flight, and its stop in East Tennessee runs through Sunday.

Knoxville, TN · 9d

The Daily Times

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Blount County Courthouse clock got ahead of time change

Blount County was a little bit ahead in when it began falling back. Drivers along West Broadway or Lamar Alexander Parkway over the last week may have done a double take if they looked at the clock atop the Blount County Courthouse that has been running an hour early the last few days. That will take care of itself on Sunday when Daylight Savings Time comes to an end and everyone else’s clocks fall back one hour. The four clock faces atop the courthouse were upgraded to computer automation in 2000 and that system came pre-programmed with the changes for Daylight Savings Time. Those dates however were the DST settings adjusted by Congress in 1987 that used the first Sunday in April and last Sunday in October. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 expanded DST pushed the start date forward to the second Sunday in March and extended the end date back to the first Sunday in November. The difference often requires the courthouse staff to make corrections to compensate for the out-of-date automated changes. “When we reset the time whenever we spring forward or, we will fall back first, so we’ll set it back an hour, and then a

Blount County, TN · 8d

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Early voting period ends with more than 100K votes cast in Knox County, election commission says

The oldest person to cast an early vote in person was 104 years old.

Knox County, TN · 8d

WATE

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From Halloween events to road work: Traffic impacts for East Tennessee drivers to know

East Tennessee drivers should prepare for several upcoming road closures due to Halloween events and construction projects scheduled between October 30 and November 4.

Tennessee · 8d

WATE

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$22 million Chapman Highway redesign aims to improve pedestrian, cyclist safety in South Knoxville

The City of Knoxville is moving forward with a $22.25 million project to improve safety on Chapman Highway by adding pedestrian and bicycle paths, landscaped medians, and intersection upgrades.

Knoxville, TN · 8d

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5 Best Restaurants in Knoxville, Tennessee You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Knoxville, Tennessee — a city where the Tennessee River bends through the heart of downtown, where the Smokies rise blue on the horizon, and where every street hums with the laughter of students, the wisdom of old-timers, and the dreams of newcomers drawn by the promise of something soulful. Here, red-brick warehouses lean into the future, murals bloom on stucco, and the scent of barbecue and biscuits drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by memory and hope.

Knoxville, TN · 9d

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Sevierville Locals Have Been Starting Their Mornings At Five Oaks… Rather, At Huck Finn’s? No, At Mel’s Diner

Every Smoky Mountain town has an argument that never quite ends, and around Sevier County it goes like this: where should the day begin? Some folks name one breakfast spot, others name another, and then somebody at the table changes their mind halfway through the sentence. That little debate is...

Sevier County, TN · 13d