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November 25, 2025: A Civil War turning point
On this day, the Union broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga by storming Missionary Ridge, which some describe as the “death knell” of the Confe…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
November 24, 2025: From fire to ICE
It’s the anniversary of one of Tennessee’s deadliest disasters, and the Tennessee Guard served a very different role than its current deployment in M…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
November 21, 2025: Freedom of Information
The fight over access is at the heart of the lawsuits over Tennessee’s execution protocols and so much more. Plus the local news for November 21, 202…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
November 20, 2025: Disasters do happen
It’s easy to wave off concern about sinkholes or pipeline spills as anti-business nonsense, but things can and do go wrong sometimes. Plus the local …
7 months ago
November 19, 2025: Homeland Security and the birth of ICE
The arm of government carrying out immigration raids today was created to respond to terrorism. Plus, the local news for November 19, 2025, and this …
7 months ago
November 18, 2025: Synchronized time
The zig-zag boundary between Central and Eastern time zones in Tennessee is partly because of another kind of issue with time-keeping. Plus, the loca…
7 months ago
November 17, 2025: Political pardons
From Nixon’s clean slate from Ford to the way that Trump recently cleared the records of Tennessee political figures, a look at pardons. Plus, the lo…
7 months ago
November 14, 2025: Andrew Jackson Courts
Sometimes assistance can be given in a way that hurts more than it helps. Plus the local news for November 14, 2025 and a tent revival in Scott Count…
7 months ago
November 13, 2025: A long and winding tunnel
Tunnel-building technology has come a long way in recent years, but creating a tunnel under a bustling city is still a difficult task. Plus, the loca…
7 months, 1 week ago
November 12, 2025: Factories or labs
Job growth in the Midstate has long focused on factories in rural areas, but we might be seeing a shifting trend begin. Plus, the local news for Nove…
7 months, 1 week ago