Saturday, July 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, actor Brad Renfro, known for his stardom as a child actor in films like The Client and Apt Pupil, was born in Knoxville. FedEx workers in Memphis were caught by surprise when a lively pet escaped from its shipping box during pickup. Watch what happened in Et Cetera. Could […]

Friday, July 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted into the Union, ending its painful separation throughout the Civil War. A new study seeks to settle one of the region’s great debates: is it pronounced “Appa-latch-a” or “Appa-lay-chia?” Which way do you say it? Write in […]

Thursday, July 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1792, Jefferson County selected a committee to locate a county seat. The town they eventually chose would become Dandridge, now one of the oldest in Tennessee. Cracker Barrel is selling its Maple Street Biscuit Company brand less than a year after it reversed a widely mocked […]

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1820, a Virginia church planter founded the Baptist Church of Nashville. The congregation would eventually become First Baptist Church Nashville, one of the oldest and most historic churches in the city. A new study ranked 300 cities for first-time homebuyers and found four Tennessee cities among […]

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1818, William T. Haskell, who served in the State House, the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a colonel in the Mexican-American War, was born in Murfreesboro. Spain won the World Cup yesterday, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final, and Chattanooga is celebrating right along with them […]

Monday, July 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1942, Carl Dean was born in Nashville. Dean was the quietly devoted husband of Dolly Parton, whom he met outside a laundromat on her very first day in Music City in 1964. The Spring Hill Police Department has a new narcotics K-9 on the streets, and […]

Sunday, July 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Tennessee ratified the 14th Amendment. The Tennessee House of Representatives passed the ratification resolution despite the opposition of President Andrew Johnson, a Tennessean himself, to the legislation. 🌻A Navy veteran in Sullivan County is inviting his local community out to visit his sunflower field and […]

Saturday, July 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1895, George Kelly Barnes, famously known as the Prohibition-era gangster “Machine Gun Kelly,” was born in Memphis. Have you ever heard of a farm stay? According to USA Today, farm stays offer a way to slow down and reconnect with the land by offering visitors a […]

Friday, July 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, country studio musician Fred Carter Jr. died in Nashville at the age of 76, leaving behind a legacy of working with legends like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Waylon Jennings. A German World Cup superfan spent an evening at a rural Tennessee ranch this week and […]

Thursday, July 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2012, Kitty Wells died at her home in Madison at age 92. The Nashville native’s 1952 recording It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels made her the first female solo artist to top the country charts. A creamery in Jonesborough gave free ice cream to […]