The Tennessee Flyover Tennesseans will celebrate the Fourth in sweltering conditions, with heat advisories in effect through this evening, highs in the 90s, and scattered afternoon storms possible.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌ […]

Friday, July 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, the first residents arrived at the then-secret town of Oak Ridge, which housed Manhattan Project staff while they built an atomic bomb. Today, the Claiborne High School band marches in Philadelphia as part of the largest America 250 parade in the nation, representing Tennessee in front […]

Thursday, July 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, DeFord Bailey, who overcame childhood polio to become one of the first African-American country music stars, died in his daughter’s Nashville home at the age of 82. Spain’s national soccer team spent its last night in Chattanooga line dancing at Whiskey Cowgirl, which has us wondering: […]

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, Tennessee soldiers participated in the Battle of San Juan Hill, with Jonesborough native Alfred Ray planting an American flag at that location during the Spanish-American War. After 15 to 20 years of talks, the 160-acre Alcoa South Plant site may finally be changing hands as a […]

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Memphis-born tenor Harry Tally was born. A pioneering artist, Tally is credited with recording one of the first songs ever to mention going to the movies, 1909’s Let’s Go Into A Picture Show. If you’re loading up the car for the holiday weekend, there’s a little […]

Monday, June 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2012, Nashville recorded its hottest temperature in history at 109 degrees, part of a brutal stretch where temperatures topped or nearly topped 100 degrees every day from June 28 through July 8. Alan Jackson took to the stage in Nashville on Saturday night for a sold-out farewell […]

Sunday, June 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Skirmish at Sparta, Tennessee was a brief but notable cavalry encounter during the Civil War. It was part of a broader series of guerrilla actions and outpost engagements in White County as Union and Confederate forces fiercely contested Middle Tennessee. Patriotism runs high in […]

Saturday, June 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, country singer Lorrie Morgan, who made her Grand Ole Opry debut at age 13, was born in Nashville. One Middle Tennessee cattle farmer’s annual red, white, and blue tribute proudly honors veterans, active-duty service members, and the nation’s founding. Learn more in Et Cetera. A […]

Friday, June 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, Johnny Cash, who lived for some 35 years on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, walked onto Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage and won over a crowd of young British festivalgoers with Folsom Prison Blues. Today’s edition highlights two Tennessee heroes: a father who ran back into a burning home […]

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1987, President Ronald Reagan declared June 25 National Catfish Day, honoring the Southern aquaculture industry that has long been a staple of Tennessee’s food culture. Yale just tracked over 11,000 seniors for more than a decade, and what they found breaks every rule you’ve been told […]