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 raises a question close to every Tennessean’s heart: how do you order your Nashville hot chicken? Mild, medium, or blow-your-head-off hot? Hit reply and tell us how much fire you can handle.

You may be eating these five foods every single day, and your heart is paying the price. A brand-new study out of Penn State just uncovered how the foods you reach for most often may affect a key marker for heart disease that most people have never even heard of. In today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast, Christopher shares what the study found, plus five heart-healthy swaps you can start making at your very next meal. So which foods are they, and how many are in your kitchen right now? Tune in here!

Osteoarthritis affects more than 500 million people worldwide, yet treatment options remain limited. Later today, watch for a message from our partner, Cytonics, about its research and what’s next.

Today’s sponsor, Dr. Gundry MD, shares a simple collagen reset technique designed to help your body naturally rebuild collagen and support strength, mobility, and healthy aging.

Farmers Struggle with Flooding Effects

Grainger County farmers say the financial toll of severe weather is only beginning, as another round of heavy rain, wind, and hail hit Tuesday on top of last week’s historic flooding.

For Red Barn Produce owner Jake Sawyer, the relentless wet conditions have been devastating, waterlogging plants until disease sets in and downgrading premium tomatoes into cut-rate “canning” seconds.

Other farmers are contending with washed-out fencing, debris, and displaced cattle, with one saying that floodwaters forced him to move his herd after damaged fences and impassable roads left him still assessing what aid may be available.

Farmers warn that a single storm can erase a year’s profit, and that mounting costs and thinning margins could push more family farms out and shrink the supply of local produce.

Grandmother Saves Five Kids from Fire

A 70-year-old grandmother rescued five children, including 2-year-old twins, a 7-year-old, and two 9-year-olds, from a massive house fire on Signal Mountain’s Walden’s Ridge Tuesday evening.

Crews responded to a reported garage fire around 5:30 p.m. at the Brow Estates home, but the flames spread into the attic and quickly raced through the roofline.

By 6:10 p.m., the 13,000-square-foot home was fully involved, forcing firefighters from at least half a dozen agencies into a defensive attack.

Damage was extensive, but no injuries were reported thanks to the grandmother’s heroic actions. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office will investigate the cause, and the family will stay with neighbors.

Underweight Bear Cub Being Rehabilitated

Appalachian Bear Rescue near Gatlinburg has taken in an underweight, orphaned black bear cub as its first resident in more than a year and a half after an illness outbreak forced a lengthy pause.

Neighbors reported seeing the cub without its mother for over two weeks before a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer brought it in yesterday.

The male cub, nicknamed Hemlock and logged as the 427th bear in the rescue’s history, weighed just 7.7 pounds at intake, well under the roughly 20 pounds a healthy cub might carry this time of year. He was otherwise healthy aside from parasites.

He’ll spend several weeks on a refeeding plan before moving to a wild enclosure, and his arrival returns the facility to full 24/7 operation.

Dear Tennessee Flyover Reader,A month ago, the Minnesota Star Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize. Last week, it announced it’s cutting 15% of its staff.

That’s been the shape of the whole year. In February, the Washington Post eliminated more than 300 newsroom jobs and closed its sports and books desks outright. The BBC is shedding up to 2,000 roles. BuzzFeed and HuffPost cut about a third of their people. In Pittsburgh, the Post-Gazette shuttered its entire opinion section and published its last editorial.

Here’s what none of those outlets will say out loud: this is what happens when you spend years telling your audience what to think instead of what happened. Readers can tell when the news is tilted, and they’ve been walking away by the millions.

The numbers back it up. Gallup now finds just 28% of Americans trust the media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. That’s the lowest it has ever measured.

The legacy media created this problem. The Tennessee Flyover was built to be the solution, and the difference is simple. They editorialize in their reporting. We don’t. They tell you what to think about the news; we just show you what happened, clearly and fairly, and trust you to make up your own mind.

And it’s working: while they shrink, we’re about to cross six million readers. Six million Americans who start their morning with the facts and decide for themselves. They’re fleeing the spin, and they’re finding us.

The Tennessee Flyover will always be free. Producing it isn’t.

So as The Flyover family of readers closes in on six million, let me ask you two questions:

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If your answer is yes, will you chip in and help us hit this milestone at full speed?

I’ll be honest with you: I read the same headlines you do, and there are mornings this industry looks like it’s coming apart. But then I look at what this team builds every single day, and at six million of you choosing the facts over the spin, and I’ve never been more sure we’re on the right side.

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➤ Hermitage: Long Hunter State Park is asking for the public to help keep parks clean after someone illegally dumped a sofa, refrigerator, and other trash near its entrance over the weekend. (See Photo)

➤ Harrogate: Lincoln Memorial University will become Tennessee’s first school to offer a three-year bachelor’s degree, a 90-hour education program launching this fall. (More)

➤ Gatlinburg: A Tennessee National Guard Blackhawk crew airlifted an injured visitor from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to UT Medical Center on Tuesday. (See Rescue)

➤ Jackson: Liberty Technology High School junior Tamar Bowers was chosen to represent Tennessee as its male athlete at the Patriot Games, a Freedom 250 event spanning Aug. 9 to 11. (More)

➤ Also Jackson: Tennessee State Fire Marshal Carter Lawrence honored volunteer firefighters and rescue squads from at least a dozen West Tennessee counties at a Tuesday event. (See Photo)

➤ Monroe County: Two women were charged with theft after stealing a $5,000 Appaloosa horse and selling it online. The horse was recovered and returned to its owner. (More)

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➤ The University of Tennessee was ranked as the 9th most valuable football program in the country by the Athletic, with a $1.57 billion total valuation. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter will miss the first two games of the season after the NCAA suspended him for accepting a $427 flight from an agent before entering the NFL Draft. He’ll sit out against Furman and Georgia Tech. (More)

➤ Tennessee State’s Grammy-winning Aristocrat of Bands will not travel to Georgia on Sept. 5 because the school would have to buy $100 tickets for more than 220 band members, cheerleaders, and dancers while also accepting limits on halftime and postgame performances. (More)

➤ Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes is the subject of a documentary premiering today on the Tennessee Athletics YouTube channel after 11 UT students spent nearly a year interviewing more than 20 people and reviewing over 50 hours of footage. (More)

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➤ FedEx has filed an $18.1 million permit to expand its International Priority Freight facility at the Memphis World Hub, adding a three-phase commercial addition to an existing freight canopy. (More)

➤ Frontier Airlines is pausing service at Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport, with its last flight scheduled for Aug. 17. The airline says the temporary hiatus will give way to a new schedule in the months ahead. (More)

➤ Dave’s Hot Chicken will open its second Tennessee location in Memphis before the year’s end, joining its first state outpost in Chattanooga. Construction is already underway on the site. (See Rendering)

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➤ A highway response operator helped deliver a baby on I-40, clearing the newborn’s airway roadside. The family later reconnected with him online and discovered baby Graysen shares his middle name. (More)

➤ Goodwill Middle Tennessee gave an employee a donated car through its Wheels to Work program. The employee, who lost two jobs after brain-tumor surgery, had been spending up to $30 a day on rideshares to reach work. (See Video)

➤ ZZ Top will play Knoxville’s Tennessee Theatre on Oct. 7 as the Texas rock trio’s latest stop on their The Big One! tour. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. (See Details)

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➤ These five everyday foods are quietly increasing your chance of heart disease. (Hear Details)

➤ Federal officials are ending a Medicare drug subsidy, raising concerns that millions of seniors could face higher costs. (Hear Episode)

➤ One of America’s most prescribed drugs, taken daily by roughly 23 million people, has been hit with a nationwide recall. (Listen Now)