Friday, August 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. The disaster devastated the region—but countless Tennesseans embodied the volunteer spirit by stepping up to help those in need. You can read some of their stories here. The Knoxville Police Department wants name suggestions for its three new mounted […]

Thursday, August 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1878, the Memphis Daily Appeal reported 50 new cases of yellow fever in the region. The outbreak peaked when 17,000 of the city’s 19,000 residents were infected.  In a full-circle end to the Cracker Barrel saga, the Tennessee-based restaurant chain has announced it will revert to […]

Monday, August 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, longtime Nashville resident and Achy Breaky Heart singer Billy Ray Cyrus was born in Flatwoods, KY. The country singer is perhaps even more famous for fathering pop icon Miley Cyrus. Weeks ago, we told you about Cracker Barrel’s modernized redecorations—but this week, the restaurant chain […]

Friday, August 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2018, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and bassist Ed King died in Nashville at the age of 68. King was credited with providing the Southern rock group its classic “three-guitar” sound. UT alumni might appreciate reading about Doc and Holt, two Labrador K-9s who were named after notable […]

Thursday, August 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2021, a flash flood became the deadliest to strike Middle Tennessee and one of the overall worst natural disasters to ever impact the state. We got many submissions about the most beautiful Tennessee building, but this one sums it up best: “The most beautiful building in […]

Monday, August 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1920, Tennessee, by a single vote, ratified the 19th Amendment, becoming the 36th and final state needed to enshrine women’s right to vote in the U.S. Constitution. Last week, we asked your thoughts on hand-feeding ostriches at Zoo Knoxville—and you sounded off! One reader called the […]

Friday, August 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1977, music legend Elvis Presley spent his last full day alive in Memphis with his then-9-year-old daughter Lisa Marie and his fiancée Ginger Alden. Planning a trip to the Smokies for some end-of-summer fun? Park officials are reminding visitors not to feed black bears after three […]

Thursday, August 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1945, after President Harry S. Truman told the nation of Japan’s surrender, thousands of Manhattan Project workers and their families flooded the streets of Oak Ridge to celebrate the end of WW II. From thousands of purple martins roosting in downtown Nashville to a hands-on ostrich […]

Monday, August 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1921, author Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York, and later moved to his mother’s hometown of Henning, Tennessee, where he heard family stories that inspired his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Roots. A child, initially given a 50 percent chance of survival, was able to go […]

Friday, August 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Andrew Johnson freed his personal slaves at his home in Greeneville, TN—a symbolic act that preceded statewide emancipation on Oct. 24, 1864, with slavery formally abolished statewide in 1865. An educational resource group ranked Tennessee high schools using test scores, college data, and reviews. […]