Saturday, August 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1946, the Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) began in McMinn County when returning World War II veterans staged an armed rebellion against a corrupt local political machine that was attempting to rig a primary election. After months of worrying about extreme drought […]

Friday, July 31, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, Andrew Johnson, the 17th president and the only U.S. senator from a seceding state to stay loyal to the Union, died of a stroke at his daughter’s home near Elizabethton at 66. The Putnam County Fair has kicked off its 100th year, marking a century […]

Thursday, July 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1990, the first Saturn automobile, a project of General Motors, rolled off the assembly line in its Spring Hill factory. The Saturn was later recognized as one of the year’s 100 Greatest Achievements in Science and Technology. Dave’s Hot Chicken is opening its second Tennessee location, which […]

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1999, singer Anita Carter died at 66 in Goodlettsville. The youngest of the Carter sisters, she was the first to record Ring of Fire, written by her sister June, before it became a hit for June’s husband, Johnny Cash. Middle Tennessee is bucking the declining national birth […]

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1869, a trestle collapsed at Budds Creek in Montgomery County, sending a passenger train into the valley below and killing five in one of Tennessee’s deadliest rail wrecks. An inspection at Maryville College turned up tens of thousands of honeybees living inside the football press box. […]

Monday, July 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1939, William Eggleston, a photographer widely credited with legitimizing color photography as a fine art form, was born in Memphis. Morgan Wallen ruffled some Tennessee orange feathers Saturday night when he took the stage in Michigan wearing a Charles Woodson jersey. Read more about the rivalrous […]

Sunday, July 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1903, Estes Kefauver—the Tennessee Democrat who went on to serve in the U.S. House and Senate and run for vice president—was born on a farm near Madisonville. After a Vietnam-era Army veteran passed away with no family to claim him, members of the Germantown community […]

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 […]