The Thealka ExplosionThe Thealka Explosion
On June 17, 1922, a tremendous explosion happened at the Thealka mine near Paintsville, Kentucky, killing two miners starting up mine equipment. This blast was no accident. Join us today
Shots Fired In Judge Josiah Combs Murder Trial – December 12, 1894Shots Fired In Judge Josiah Combs Murder Trial – December 12, 1894
The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys wasn’t the only one in Appalachia after the Civil War. Just as bloody and almost as notorious was the feud between the
The Lost ChildrenThe Lost Children
In the spring of 1856 the two little boys of Samuel and Susanna Cox disappeared, seemingly without a trace. Today we tell the story of how the tragedy of that
The Prodigal Prisoner – December 9, 1910.The Prodigal Prisoner – December 9, 1910.
In the fall of 1910, 17-year-old Robert Carter was a prisoner in the Dandridge, Tennessee, jail, convicted of larceny of corn from the farm of a Mr. McMahan. He was
Green Allen Brooks, “Mountain Man”Green Allen Brooks, “Mountain Man”
There was a man who lived in Lee County, Virginia, who claimed to have once been a Tennessee Circuit Court judge, a preacher, a teacher and a business owner in
The Election Of 1824 Goes To The House Of Representatives – December 1, 1824.The Election Of 1824 Goes To The House Of Representatives – December 1, 1824.
In 1824 there was a hard-fought election for president between Democrat Andrew Jackson of Tennessee and Whig party candidate John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts (son of President John Adams). Jackson
Dempster Named Chair Of Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission – November 23, 1932Dempster Named Chair Of Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission – November 23, 1932
On this day in 1932 the head of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Taxation, George R. Dempster of Knoxville, was elected chairman of the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park
Cap Hatfield’s RunCap Hatfield’s Run
Over 120 years ago one of Devil Anse Hatfield’s sons made his escape from a Williamson, West Virginia, jail. How he got in that jail, why he escaped and where
Wildfire – November 18, 1939.Wildfire – November 18, 1939.
On this day in 1939 forest fires raged across western North Carolina, southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee and eastern Kentucky. Wind Rock, Tennessee, about 4 and a half miles from Oliver
A Robbery Gone AwryA Robbery Gone Awry
A hundred years ago two men were captured near Harriman, Tennessee, after an intense manhunt. They, along with two other men, were responsible for an attempted armed bank robbery, two