Monday, July 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1869, a railway disaster at Budds Creek in southern Montgomery County killed five people, including the train’s engineer. Today’s edition features a Knoxville medical examiner credited with reviving a patient who had been pronounced dead. Read the details of the miraculous recovery below. Chattanooga 🌧️ 90°F/77°F | […]

Friday, July 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, actor Brad Renfro, known for his stardom as a child actor in films like The Client and Apt Pupil, was born in Knoxville. Voting is underway for the 2025 “Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee” competition, featuring products ranging from Sullivan County helicopters to Washington County’s lemon-lime […]

Thursday, July 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the Union, ending its painful separation throughout the Civil War. Last week, we asked you to send us your thoughts on what caused a mysterious “boom” heard in Blount County. Some of your most popular […]

Monday, July 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1818, William T. Haskell—who served in the State House, the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a colonel in the Mexican-American War—was born in Murfreesboro. Do you love even the most feral of critters? You’ll appreciate the work of Nashville’s Vermin Sanctuary, which has cared for […]

Friday, July 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Tennessee ratified the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, granting former slaves citizenship and equal protection under the law.  Today’s edition features a heartwarming letter posted at a Knoxville trail, with the writer thanking a stranger named Zach for helping him during a heart attack. The […]

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, country studio musician Fred Carter Jr. died in Nashville at the age of 76, leaving behind a legacy of working with legends like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Waylon Jennings. Did you hear a big “boom” from your East Tennessee neighborhood on Tuesday? Authorities are […]

Monday, July 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1984, Geoffrey Bodine earned the final Cup Series victory, leading a whopping 327 of the 420 laps at the Nashville fairgrounds. The harvest season is on its way—today’s edition highlights what some creative Tennessee vendors are doing with the fruits of the season at Nashville’s Tomato […]

Friday, July 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, Alfred Martin Ray, a formerly enslaved man credited with carrying the American flag up the hill at the Battle of San Juan Hill, died in his hometown of Jonesborough. Dolly’s done it again! In August, Sullivan County will celebrate 25,000 graduates of Dolly Parton’s Imagination […]

Thursday, July 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1852, Blountville merchant Joseph Anderson contracted for 100 acres across Tennessee and Virginia—the first step in establishing the city of Bristol. Are you an organ donor and want the world to know it? New “Donate Life Tennessee” license plates are now available for preorder. Proceeds will […]

Thursday, July 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, the first residents arrived at the then-secret Oak Ridge—a town that housed Manhattan Project staff while they built an atomic bomb. Gov. Bill Lee has dubbed Tennessee the “original frontier,” announcing a year-long celebration in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. See the details of his 95-county […]