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 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 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 […]

Thursday, October 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, the stock market crashed on “Black Tuesday,” helping plunge the nation into the Great Depression. Tennessee felt it hard a year later, when Nashville’s Caldwell and Company, then the South’s largest financial empire, collapsed and took dozens of banks with it. A Knoxville woman is […]

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this night in 1863, Confederate troops launched a rare nighttime attack on Union soldiers at Wauhatchie, near Chattanooga, trying to cut a new supply route. The Union held, keeping food flowing to the besieged city. One of the world’s biggest pop stars just joined the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. […]

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Union soldiers floated down the Tennessee River in the predawn darkness and seized Brown’s Ferry near Chattanooga, opening the “Cracker Line” that brought food to the city’s starving army. An East Tennessee nonprofit delivers about 20,000 bouquets a year to hospital patients, and its biggest […]

Monday, October 26, 2026 Good Morning, and happy National Tennessee Day! The Volunteer State earned its nickname during the War of 1812, when thousands of Tennesseans signed up to fight under Andrew Jackson. Tennessee’s most mispronounced word this year is one of its own cities, and it’s in the Smokies. Find out which one in […]

Sunday, October 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1803, the Tennessee General Assembly formed Dickson County from the counties of Montgomery and Robertson and named it in honor of Congressman William Dickson, a Nashville physician. 🌕 Look to the eastern horizon at dusk this evening for a special treat—the Hunter’s Moon peaks tonight. […]

Saturday, October 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, professional football defensive back Jalen Ramsey was born in Smyrna. Ramsey attended high school at Brentwood Academy, played college football at Florida State, and was selected 5th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL draft. He is a multi-time Pro Bowler, All-Pro […]

Friday, October 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Ulysses S. Grant arrived in besieged Chattanooga after a grueling ride over muddy mountain roads and took charge of the starving Union army there. A pet kangaroo is on the loose in Maury County, and his owner wants him home. Find out how to help […]