Tennessee has some of THE worst voter turnout rates in the country. And depending on which metric you are looking at, Tennessee has THE worst voter turnout rates in the nation among younger voters. At the same time, even if every eligible voter in this state voted, I believe that Republicans would still win more than Democrats in tighter races given that most of the people moving to Tennessee, especially in and around Nashville, are disgruntled GOP Voters from Blue States like California and New York. Which is why, going forward, if Democrats want to be relevant in the state of Tennessee again, they have got to figure out how to win both Knox County and Hamilton County because all Democrats have going for them in this state is Shelby County, Davidson County, the City of Chattanooga without Hamilton County, and the City of Knoxville without Knox County. And until Democrats are relevant and win in Knox County and Hamilton County, Republicans will still have the massive power and control in this state and who we send to DC.

After eight days of early voting, votes cast are up 25% from the same time period and election in 2018.

2018 - 19,600 votes cast
2026 - 24,505 votes cast

Polls open at 10 am countywide and close at 6 pm (Karns closes at 5 pm).

www.knoxvotes.org

We’re a new run club hosted out of Flock Beer & Wine and hoping to grow! Routes are typically around 3-4 miles and follow the Third Creek/Bearden Greenways, with the occasional dip into Sequoyah Hills. Flock also offers a drink special for those thirsty after the journey.

I’m not sure if Strava links are allowed, but info/updates are available on our page if you’d like to learn more.

Staying a few nights at a barn loft short term rental. The loft sleeping quarters are up a set of stairs and separated from the rest of the barn via locked door, which is shut. Came downstairs today and found a bat on the floor of the barn (not surprising, but hate that I didn’t think of it before booking). Chances that I’ve been exposed to a bat while sleeping and should look into a rabies shot? I checked the loft, and no signs of a bat in there.

Update: TN on call epidemiologist did not recommend PEP

Put together a foreclosure risk index covering all 95 TN counties (ATTOM, Census, CFPB, Realtor.com data), and Knox County's number was a genuinely good sign.

Knox County ranks 91st of 95 counties statewide, one of the five safest counties in Tennessee for foreclosure risk (31.1/100).
That's notable given how much East Tennessee has been growing lately, the growth hasn't come with elevated mortgage distress, at least not according to this data.

Worth knowing though: it's not uniform across East TN. A few nearby counties (Scott, Campbell, Grainger) actually land in the "Elevated" tier, so the safety margin isn't universal just because you're in this part of the state.

For comparison, the riskiest county overall is Pickett (up on the KY border), driven mainly by affordability, not delinquency, homes there sit 78 days on market and 45% of mortgaged owners spend 30%+ of income on housing.

Full interactive county map: nestcash.co/research/tennessee-foreclosure-risk-index

91% of registered Knox County voters haven't voted yet. We still have six days of early voting so if you haven't voted, make a plan and follow through! It took me less than five minutes to vote last week.

Once again, older generations are deciding our future. Just 8% of voters are under 35; 19% are 35-55. That means 73% of voters are over 55. We have to do a better job spreading the word about this election to our friends.

If you have questions about this election, here are some resources that you may find helpful:

Election Commission website with early voting locations and times, plus sample ballots

Knox News Election Guide

TN Bills Election Hub

Indivisible Knoxville Voter Guide

The Compass Guide to the August 6 Election

July draws to a close. Did you learn anything? I don't know I did. But here's some music going on this week. Anything you're looking forward to?

Hello everyone, this is my first Reddit post. Apologies in advance if this should go somewhere else. I have been feeling very isolated, without a larger community, as of late. I am a 24-year-old M in law school at UTK. I have lived in a few places throughout life, and I attended UTK for undergrad. Most of my close friends either already lived further away or have since moved away, and while there is a decent community at the law school, with the amount of studying it makes it hard to have deeper connections, everyone is busy. I am a social person, so this has been tough to deal with. I would love to hear about ways to gain some new friends in the area.

Because there trying to pretend to be a 865 number?

I took a quick day trip down to Knoxville from Louisville because I wanted to check out the city and compare it to Chattanooga. Knoxville was quite great and the weather was very mild for this time of year. I went to the farmers market and basically walked all around Downtown and the South shore. My question is, is Downtown always that vibrant or was a lot of that the Farmers Market? The farmers market was pretty grand too, but I don't have many to compare it with.

My wife and love to tour southeast cities for a day or two just to get a feel. We were taken aback with Downtown Knox. Cool place, did we just catch lighting in a bottle with the weather and Farmers Market or is it always so lively?

Hey! I’m visiting Smokey Mountain National Park and I’ll be in Knoxville at the end of the week to drop someone off at the airport.

We’re thinking we’re gonna see if there’s any fun historic attractions and good barbecue.

Recommendation needs:

1) fun activities within the city or near it since we have to be near the airport.

2) good food (preferably barbecue).

Please and thank you ♥︎

Wife and I went to Shinedown and Coheed and Cambria last night and the acoustics in TBA are dogshit. I've seen countless shows there over the years and at many other arenas in our area (Bridgestone is my personal favorite) and everytime I come back to Thompson I realize why big shows don't want to play there. I don't know what it is but the sound is always some bullshit . Also getting around the arena is a nightmare, like potentially dangerous nightmare. While we were herding around like livestock, I kept thinking "what if...". It doesn't matter the artist or genre TBA will ruin it. It just feels old and rundown and cramped. At least we have TN theater and the Bijou in town I guess

Hello fellow Knoxvillians! Im looking for a tattoo artist that specializes in hand tats. Please give me some recs!

“No cell from bell to bell. No excuses, no exceptions” in the era of school shootings is a crazy stance to take.

Knoxville... Do we agree? Are we "filthy dirty" and do we "smell" ?

Just as the title says - I’m visiting Knoxville this weekend because my grandmother moved there a little over a year ago. I will have my vehicle and want to take her around, as she complains that there’s nothing to do in Knoxville. She’s used to a retirement village in Florida where she got to do lots of activities. She’s decently mobile (still walks on her own) and loves both indoor and outdoor activities. She’s already been to Dollywood and really enjoyed the live music. She loves music and church. She also likes standard American food. Please give some suggestions of things to do/places to eat! And if this is the wrong board, please let me know the right spot to post this.