Saturday, August 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Military Gov. Andrew Johnson freed his personal enslaved people at his home in Greeneville officially recognizing emancipation in East Tennessee. From that point, Aug. 8 was acknowledged as Emancipation Day in Tennessee. A Gatlinburg visitor’s video went viral after capturing a bold wildlife encounter. […]

Friday, August 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1760, British forces at Fort Loudoun surrendered to the Cherokee during the Anglo-Cherokee War. Though the Cherokee had promised them safe passage, the retreating British were ambushed, killing dozens, with the rest being taken as prisoners. Three Mexican spider monkeys rescued from the illegal pet trade just […]

Thursday, August 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1945, the United States dropped the “Little Boy” uranium bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, using material produced in Oak Ridge. For the first time since Jimmy Carter was in the White House, Sevier County is about to elect a new mayor as longtime Mayor Larry Waters retires […]

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1909, Ernestine “Tiny” Davis, a jazz vocalist and trumpeter, was born in Memphis. Here is a debate you don’t want to miss. Warren Buffett, the man behind one of history’s greatest fortunes, has an investing rule for everyday people, and it’s simple. He calls it the […]

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1921, Charles H. Coolidge was born on Signal Mountain. The Chattanooga printer went on to earn the Medal of Honor for holding a position against a far larger German force over four brutal days in France in 1944. A miniature pony went wandering over a Knoxville […]

Monday, August 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1754, Catherine “Bonnie Kate” Sherrill Sevier was born. Wife of Tennessee’s first governor, she made soldiers’ uniforms, cast lead balls for ammunition, and once thwarted a Tory plot to kill her husband. Break out your finest hat and gloves: Cheekwood is bringing the Gilded Age to […]

Sunday, August 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, search crews discovered the wreckage of country music legend Jim Reeves’ private single-engine airplane following a massive 42-hour search. Reeves and his business partner and pianist Dean Manuel had crashed during a violent thunderstorm outside of Nashville on July 31. Search crews finally discovered the […]

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 […]