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 […]

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1916, Lebanon’s Cumberland College lost to Georgia Tech 222-0, still the most lopsided score in college football history. Cumberland had already dropped football but had to field a team anyway or risk paying Georgia Tech a $3,000 penalty. An East Tennessee outlaw who spent nearly five […]

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1871, nine Fisk University students left Nashville on a fundraising tour to save their struggling school. They became the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers, and their success paid to build Jubilee Hall, still the oldest building on Fisk’s campus. A Sevierville orchard is celebrating 50 years with its […]

Monday, October 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, Nashville’s WSM radio signed on for the first time. Less than two months later, the station launched the show that became the Grand Ole Opry. Dreaming of fresh powder this winter? A new nonstop flight out of Nashville just made the slopes a lot easier […]

Sunday, October 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln telegraphed Gen. William S. Rosecrans regarding the vital strategic necessity of holding Chattanooga and East Tennessee, writing, “If we can hold Chattanooga and East Tennessee, I think the rebellion must dwindle and die.” The CARS Tour made its debut at Newport […]

Saturday, October 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1791, the Knoxville Land Lottery took place when founder James White sold 64 half-acre lots within the newly surveyed town plan along the Tennessee River. Gov. William Blount named the new frontier settlement Knoxville to honor George Washington’s Secretary of War, Henry Knox. Did you […]

Friday, October 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1954, a 19-year-old Elvis Presley made his one and only Grand Ole Opry appearance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, singing Blue Moon of Kentucky to a lukewarm crowd. Read the story here. One Tennessee bowler celebrated his 13th birthday in a way most of us only dream […]

Thursday, October 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, Nashville hit 98 degrees, its fifth straight day above 90, as a September heat wave spilled into October. With highs near 90 again today, fall seems to be running a little late this year, too. See the record here. Where would you retire if the […]