Thursday, January 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia. King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis at age 39. A World War II soldier from Knoxville who died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines was officially identified after 83 […]

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. John Parke moved toward Dandridge to forage, setting the stage for the Battle of Dandridge days later. As she nears her 80th birthday, Dolly Parton is bringing star power and heart to a new rendition of a beloved song, […]

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1962, a fire destroyed the former Franklin Elementary School at Five Points, which was thankfully used only for storage, after flames spread rapidly through its oil-soaked wooden floors. The Tennessee Titans will be the first NFL team to offer Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology at concession stands, […]

Monday, January 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1918, Nashville reached a high of 2 degrees Fahrenheit, marking the city’s lowest daily high on record. Dolly Parton lends her iconic voice to Tennessee: The Original Frontier, a short film created in partnership with Gov. Bill Lee to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the Volunteer […]

Friday, January 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Fisk University in Nashville opened its doors to newly freed Black Americans and held its first classes just six months after the Civil War ended. A 13-year-old animal lover from Nashville is currently sharing the silver screen with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. See his […]

Thursday, January 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1958, a series of explosions in the chemical lab at Franklin’s Lillie Mills sparked a massive fire that destroyed the five-story grain mill. The concrete silos were left standing and remained in use for decades. Premiering this month at the Sundance Film Festival, Murder 101 tells […]

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, Gov. Bill Haslam granted long-awaited clemency to Cyntoia Brown, who had been imprisoned for killing the man who trafficked her at the age of 16. Anakeesta in Gatlinburg has closed temporarily to install the Crystal Express, a high-speed gondola offering 360-degree mountain views, as part […]

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1827, former Tennessee governor and Confederate army officer John Calvin Brown was born in Giles County. He served as president of both the Texas Pacific Railroad Company and the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. An unlikely crook was caught monkeying around in a Morristown music store […]

Monday, January 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2015, former District 27 state senator and Baptist pastor Bobby Carter died at the age of 75. Carter was also a star basketball player at the University of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville rang in the new year with the birth of a […]

Friday, January 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1947, zookeeper and conservationist Jack Hanna, often known as “Jungle Jack,” was born in Knoxville. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has launched in Douglas, on the Isle of Man, a small island in the Irish Sea, offering kids under five a free book each month to spark […]