Friday, June 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, Lester Flatt was born in Overton County. The bluegrass guitarist and singer went on to form the duo Flatt and Scruggs, whose Foggy Mountain Breakdown became one of the most recognizable instrumentals in American music. An 82-year-old Memphis woman known as Momma is waking up in […]

Thursday, June 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1812, President Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain into law, and no state answered louder than Tennessee. Volunteers flooded into the ranks, earning the state its enduring nickname: the Volunteer State. Dollywood just pushed back the opening of its biggest-ever ride after missing its […]

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, future NBA big man Ronald “Popeye” Jones was born in Dresden. The Murray State legend won back-to-back OVC Player of the Year awards before playing 11 seasons in the NBA. A Middle Tennessee woman was driving home on I-840 last week when a lightning bolt […]

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1866, Congress officially submitted the 14th Amendment to the states for ratification. The move followed a brutal Memphis massacre in which a mob killed 46 people. We’re excited to debut a new section today in The Tennessee Flyover, highlighting exclusive national content featured each day in The […]

Monday, June 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1849, James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. President, died of cholera in Nashville just over three months after leaving office. Polk served one term as governor of Tennessee before ascending to the presidency. The Tennessee Titans opened their Nashville facility this week to 150 kids with […]

Sunday, June 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1952, Pat Summitt, the legendary University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach, was born in nearby Clarksville. Alan Jackson will perform his farewell concert in Nashville later this month. If you missed out on buying tickets, you can still catch his performance at a livestream […]

Saturday, June 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1905, jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, better known as Doc Cheatham was born in Nashville. His career spanned an incredible seven decades. Though celebrated in his early years as a reliable, non-soloing lead trumpeter in major big bands, he defied the odds […]

Friday, June 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1953, Jonathan “Rocky” Burnette, son of rockabilly legend Johnny Burnette, was born in Memphis. Rocky carried on his family’s rock ‘n’ roll legacy with his 1980 top 10 hit Tired of Toein’ the Line. A Gallatin woman is suing a dog training company after her […]

Thursday, June 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1792, Gov. William Blount and the Tennessee territorial government established Knox and Jefferson Counties.  Tennessee freshman Chase Kyes is headed to the 126th U.S. Open after shooting 11-under across 36 holes to qualify. He is one of three golfers with Tennessee ties set to compete […]

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1977, James Earl Ray, who was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from the Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros. He was recaptured three days later. A new list has revealed the most popular baby names in Tennessee, with some overlapping the national […]