Tennessee’s 2026 back-to-school sales tax holiday starts July 31
Tennessee’s three-day 2026 sales tax holiday runs July 31-Aug. 2, with item limits for qualifying clothing, school supplies, art supplies and computers.
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East Lake Community Resource Hub Opens in Chattanooga
Chattanooga’s first Community Resource Hub is operating in East Lake, offering free general access to city services, computers, kiosks, referrals, and partner resources.
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Knox County Flock camera plan faces new resistance
Knox County’s planned Flock camera expansion faces new resistance as Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Commissioner Adam Thompson seek more privacy safeguards.
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Memphis Front Street closure scheduled through Dec. 1 for streetscape work
Front Street between Union and Monroe is closed through a scheduled Dec. 1 date as Memphis begins lane, sidewalk, ramp and landscaping improvements downtown.
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Murfreesboro advances $54.7M Cherry Lane, I-840 interchange project
Murfreesboro City Council advanced a TDOT reimbursement agreement and design work for a roughly $54.7 million five-lane Cherry Lane extension and I-840 interchange connection.
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Clarksville adopts FY27 budget with $1.01 property-tax rate
Clarksville’s FY2026-27 budget sets a $1.01 property-tax rate, authorizes $178.7 million in General Fund spending and delays several major projects.
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Kingston readers track proposed Roane County two-year data center pause
Kingston readers are watching a proposed Roane County two-year pause on new data centers, crypto mining and commercial battery storage. No moratorium is in effect.
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Nashville deal adds 300 acres to planned Beaman Park expansion
A Conservation Fund purchase near Bull Run Road is headed for Metro Parks, but public access, trails, and management plans for the 300 acres remain undecided.
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Nashville data-center rules pass as DC BLOX questions remain
Metro Council approved Nashville’s data-center zoning framework and a temporary permit moratorium, but DC BLOX’s status and power plans remain unsettled.
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Lenoir City faces Jan. 1 deadline to replace police database access
Lenoir City faces a Jan. 1, 2027, deadline to replace police NCIC support as officials dispute county funding requests and weigh a possible TBI arrangement.
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Nashville voters: New early voting sites open July 17; absentee requests due July 27
Nashville TN: Early voting starts July 17, 2026 in Davidson County, with flexible locations and no assignments. Absentee requests due July 27, 2026.
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Judges allow Tennessee’s new Memphis map for Aug. 6 primary—what changes next
United States Evening Elections and Democracy Update – Judges denied a pause of Tennessee’s Memphis map for the Aug. 6 primary; the lawsuit continues.
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Loudon County Budget Committee moved to 4:00 p.m. July 20; TDEC and opioid-fund lines
Loudon TN – The July 20, 2026 Budget Committee meeting now starts at 4:00 p.m., with a TDEC convenience center grant request and an Opioid Fund 121 line change.
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O’Connell files 4 Metro measures for July 21 vote: Music City Center, opioids, diapers
Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office filed four Metro items July 15 for the July 21, 2026, 6:30 p.m. Council agenda—Music City Center, opioid education, diapers.
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Front Street lane closures start July 8 in Downtown Memphis, through Dec. 1
Memphis TN: MPD says Front Street (Monroe–Union) will have northbound and southbound lane closures starting July 8 and running through Dec. 1. Detours listed.
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Nashville heat services & advisories: what to do this week
NWS heat advisory is in effect for Davidson County from 10 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s Metro’s heat-patrol and shelter guidance.
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Nashville data-center fight: Mayor’s order, zoning rules, and DC BLOX land deal
Metro Nashville wants new data-center zoning rules and a temporary permit moratorium. Here’s what BL2026-1391, BL2026-1448, and a zoo-adjacent DC BLOX closing mean nearby.
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DOJ: Federal court revokes Sead Miljkovic citizenship—what denaturalization cases to watch
DOJ says a July 17 federal court order revoked Sead Miljkovic’s citizenship, after alleged identity fraud and false testimony during naturalization. What’s next?
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Memphis City Council sets lobbyist disclosure referendum for Nov. 3, 2026 vote
Memphis TN – Referendum Ordinance No. 5977 would ask voters on Nov. 3, 2026 whether Memphis creates a lobbyist registration and disclosure process.
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Front Street closure downtown: Memphis to shut Union–Monroe corridor through Dec. 1
Memphis TN – Front Street between Union and Monroe closes July 8 for streetscape work through Dec. 1, with phased intersection shutdowns and detours.
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Jefferson City considers U-turn ban at US 11E median: Clinchview, Chucky Pike
Ordinance 2026-07 would bar U-turns through the Highway 11-E median at Clinchview Circle and Chucky Pike. Second reading is July 6, 2026.
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Nashville data center moratorium & zoning rules: ticketed hearing Tuesday
Metro Council used ticketed signups for July 7 data-center public hearings. Here’s what BL2026-1448 and BL2026-1391 do—and how to speak.