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. […]

Thursday, August 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1760, British forces at Fort Loudoun surrendered to the Cherokee during the Anglo-Cherokee War. Though the Cherokee had promised them safe passage, the retreating British were ambushed, killing dozens, with the rest being taken as prisoners. A Tennessee theater just became the first in the state to […]

Monday, August 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1993, actor John Pickard, known for his roles in Westerns like Bonanza and Wild Wild West, was killed by a bull on his family farm in Lascassas. Readers in need of a positive outlet for the summertime blues may appreciate TheraPaint Studio in Nashville, which allows […]

Friday, August 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1946, an armed uprising known as the Battle of Athens took place, in which local residents stormed the county jail to reclaim ballot boxes amid an election controversy. Have you been waiting for the right moment to make your TV debut? Producers of the ABC drama […]

Thursday, July 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, Senator Andrew Johnson—the only Southern senator to remain loyal to the Union after secession—died while visiting his daughter in Elizabethton. Last week, we asked what you would name a Tennessee racehorse following Tennessee Belle’s second-place victory. Our faithful readers sent in many excellent ideas. Some […]