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Watching the Cumberland River flow by Fort Donelson National Battlefield

November 29, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

Fort Donelson National Battlefield commemorates the 1862 battle between U.S. forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Simon B. Buckner.

Fort Defiance to host Sevier Days event

September 16, 2022 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Fort Defiance Interpretive Center will host Sevier Days, a living history event from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.

Chattanooga approves $79.5M baseball stadium despite economic questions over its financing

August 10, 2022 The Center Square

Chattanooga will be getting a new baseball stadium and city officials have called the project a “home run for the community” despite economists’ questions on the numbers touted by stadium supporters.

Of trains and drunken debauchery in Music City

June 7, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Music City has such a fun vibe, and some people are taking it too far.

An old postcard sheds new light into former ‘motor court’

March 16, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

Old postcards often highlight destinations we wouldn’t necessarily think to highlight today. A perfect example is the A&W Motor Court in Clarksville, Tennessee.

The story behind the unexpected German monument in Chattanooga National Cemetery

March 12, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The monument honors 92 German soldiers who died on American soil as prisoners of war during World War I.

Feds handing out millions in airport ‘improvement’ grants

September 21, 2021 Sightseers’ Delight

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $431.8 million in grants to upgrade airports across the United States.

Tennessee tourism tab: $2.5M for airline vouchers

July 10, 2021 The Center Square

On the day Brad Paisley performed before a huge crowd in downtown Nashville to celebrate the Fourth of July, he also joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to launch a new tourism campaign, “Tennessee on Me.”

Nashville bombing suspect died in Christmas Day blast

December 28, 2020 The Center Square

Law enforcement officials said Sunday that Anthony Warner, 63, of Antioch, Tenn., was likely responsible for the Christmas Day bomb that exploded Christmas morning in downtown Nashville.

Christmas morning explosion in Nashville deemed ‘intentional act’

December 26, 2020 The Center Square

A warning blared from a parked RV in downtown Nashville for 15 minutes before it exploded around 6:30 a.m. Friday, injuring three people and downing 911 communications for miles in what authorities call an “intentional act.”