Sunday, November 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, a small group of men from Greene County burned the Lick Creek railroad bridge and four other targeted Confederate railroad bridges and telegraph lines to disrupt supply routes and aid a planned Union invasion. A second-grader from Brentwood set a world record at the Nashville […]
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Saturday, November 7, 2026
Saturday, November 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, country comedian and Grand Ole Opry regular Archie Campbell was born in Bulls Gap. Best known for his writing and acting talents on the hit television show Hee Haw, Campbell also helped start Knoxville’s first country-music television show, Country Playhouse, that premiered in 1952. […]
Friday, November 6, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the presidency, but Tennessee voted for one of its own: Nashville’s John Bell of the Constitutional Union Party. Bell also carried Kentucky and Virginia. 🍗 Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’re feeling nostalgic. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving memory, […]
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2002, Democrat Phil Bredesen narrowly defeated Republican Van Hilleary to become Tennessee’s 48th governor. Four years later, Bredesen won reelection by carrying all 95 counties. Nashville is home to North America’s largest group of giant anteaters, and you’ve probably never seen them. Find out why in […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Confederate cavalry shelled the Union supply depot at Johnsonville on the Tennessee River, destroying boats, warehouses, and millions of dollars in supplies. Part of the battlefield is now Johnsonville State Historic Park. A Henry County High School class is bringing a grandfather’s gift back to […]
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Good Morning! It’s Election Day in Tennessee. Polling hours vary by county, and you can find your polling place and hours at GoVoteTN. On the ballot are races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the state legislature, plus three proposed constitutional amendments. The Memphis Zoo’s glowing holiday tradition returns next week […]
Monday, November 2, 2026
Monday, November 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1795, James K. Polk was born in North Carolina. His family moved to Tennessee in 1806, and he went on to become Speaker of the U.S. House, governor of Tennessee, and the 11th president. A Hermitage father and daughter brought Showbiz Pizza Place animatronics back […]
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Sunday, November 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1900, severe weather and a tornado struck La Vergne, completely destroying local structures—including a women’s college—and compounding the devastation the town had already suffered decades earlier during the Civil War. Volunteers set up 700 American flags, each honoring a veteran, in Crossville. Learn more in […]
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026 Good Morning! On Halloween night 1891, striking coal miners and their supporters in East Tennessee launched a major uprising during the Coal Creek War. Hundreds of masked and armed men attacked and burned prison stockades belonging to the Tennessee Coal Mining Company at Briceville and the Knoxville Iron Company at Coal […]
Friday, October 30, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry used riverbank cannons to capture the Union gunboat Undine and two transport ships on the Tennessee River near Paris Landing. Days later, Forrest struck the Union supply depot at Johnsonville. Two everyday anglers are fishing against the world’s best bass pros […]

