Saturday, October 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1954, Johnny Cash and his band, the Tennessee Two, signed their very first record contract with Sun Records in Memphis, launching his recording career. A serious cooldown over Tennessee has arrived this weekend just in time for the historic Third Saturday in October rivalry between […]

Friday, October 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the War Department created a new Union command covering the West and put Ulysses S. Grant in charge, sending him to rescue the army trapped in Chattanooga. Within weeks, Grant opened a supply line and broke the siege with victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary […]

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1817, Tennessee lawmakers created Morgan County, named for Revolutionary War Gen. Daniel Morgan. Today, the county is home to Frozen Head State Park and the former Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. A Knoxville fast-food spot just lost the nickname it earned from years of being swallowed by […]

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize at 35, the youngest recipient at the time. Four years later, he was killed in Memphis. A 7-year-old Knoxville boy who has spent about 500 days in the hospital just landed on […]

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1942, Roy Acuff and songwriter Fred Rose officially incorporated Acuff-Rose, one of Nashville’s first music publishing companies. Acuff put up $25,000 to get it started, money the company reportedly never had to touch. A group of Greene County football coaches went back to school this season […]

Monday, October 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1910, Knoxville’s Appalachian Exposition wrapped up a month-long run showcasing the region’s resources and progress. The fair drew visitors to what is now Chilhowee Park. The Titans just gave some young hospital patients a game-day moment they won’t forget. Read the heartwarming story in Et Cetera. What’s […]

Sunday, October 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1809, the famous explorer Meriwether Lewis died at age 35 under mysterious circumstances in the early hours of the morning after stopping for the night at Grinder’s Tavern along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee. Two Knoxville residents are part of the Extra Miler Club—a club founded […]

Saturday, October 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1926, the Tennessee Monument to the Women of the Confederacy, a bronze sculpture created by Belle Kinney, was officially dedicated in the southwest corner of Nashville’s Legislative Plaza to honor Southern women of the Civil War. October is both Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic […]

Friday, October 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1797, Tennessee lawmakers created Cocke County out of part of Jefferson County, naming it for William Cocke, one of the state’s first two U.S. senators. Today the county is home to Newport and a slice of the Great Smoky Mountains. A Georgia baker just took home […]

Thursday, October 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1918, Pall Mall’s Alvin York led seven men in capturing 132 German soldiers in France’s Argonne Forest, earning him the Medal of Honor. When a general later joked that he’d captured the whole German army, York reportedly replied, “No, just 132.” Dolly Parton’s long-awaited hotel and […]