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Hello Knoxville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to rescue old family photos and tapes for free?
  • How UT Knoxville scientists use Smokies blow flies to track deadly diseases

Also on today's calendar: Ghost Hunters' Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Sunshine, warm and humid, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How the library can help you save those family photos (knoxnews.com) — Knox County Library's downtown Lawson McGhee branch now lets you digitize old photos, slides, VHS tapes and cassettes for free, as long as you have a library card. The Memory Lab offers equipment, basic guidance, and reservable space, making it easier for Knoxville residents to preserve family history without buying pricey gear.
   

• Blow flies could hold the key to preventing disease outbreaks (knoxnews.com) — Researchers connected to UT's Knoxville campus are turning blow flies from the Smokies into tiny disease detectives, using mobile DNA labs just a couple hours from town. Their goal is to create simple, low-cost tools communities worldwide could use to spot dangerous pathogens early, with methods refined in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and presented at a recent Park Science Colloquium.
   

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  • Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
    S6x (motel 6) was lost on August 25, 2026 in Knoxville, TN 37912 near Merchants Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Skyland Park)
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    She is well loved and missed. Please help bring Luna home. (Nextdoor Woodpointe / Rhodadendrum)
  • Luttrell Staffing Group posted a job opening for Material Handler in Knoxville. Apply here.
  • CVS Pharmacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Pharmacy Order Selector - 1st Shift Part Time in Knoxville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Knoxville here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Levi Carlson's four touchdowns propel Seymour past Pigeon Forge (themountainpress.com)
  • Lee proposes naming Nashville airport after Dolly Parton (themountainpress.com)
  • How $500 from Dolly Parton changed Sevier County graduate's life (wate.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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