Sunday, November 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman began his famous “March to the Sea” from Atlanta, Georgia, having recognized and organized his critical supply lines stretching all the way back to Nashville. He sent a large portion of his troops back to Nashville under Gen. George […]

Saturday, November 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler routed the 11th Kentucky Cavalry encamped at Maryville, while outflanking Union forces at Rockford during the Knoxville campaign of the Civil War. Monopoly is releasing a Chattanooga-themed board next year, and local fans are asked to […]

Friday, November 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, Emmett Kelly Jr. was born in Dyersburg. He followed his famous father into the circus, carrying on the sad-faced hobo clown character “Weary Willie” and becoming one of the world’s best-known clowns. A Memphis mom went into labor at an AT&T store while she and […]

Thursday, November 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1944, Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis. As a teenager, he co-wrote and recorded the instrumental hit Green Onions with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, who became the house band at Stax Records. Dolly Parton’s voice will be on a new U2 album this week. […]

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Good Morning, and happy Veterans Day! On this day in 1918, the armistice ending the fighting in World War I took effect. Just a month earlier, Fentress County’s Sgt. Alvin York had led an attack in France that captured 132 German soldiers, earning him the Medal of Honor. A Tennessee woman […]

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1983, country star Miranda Lambert was born in Longview, Texas. She now calls Middle Tennessee home and owns Casa Rosa, a Tex-Mex restaurant and bar on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. Cracker Barrel’s famous front-porch rocking chairs are getting a patriotic makeover for Veterans Day. What’s your go-to […]

Monday, November 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans for a temple in the Nashville area. The temple was dedicated in Franklin in 2000. We have big news this morning: we’ve published a Flyover book. For three years, the trivia question at the bottom […]

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 […]

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 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, […]