Monday, June 29, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 2012, Nashville recorded its hottest temperature in history at 109 degrees, part of a brutal stretch where temperatures topped or nearly topped 100 degrees every day from June 28 through July 8.

Alan Jackson took to the stage in Nashville on Saturday night for a sold-out farewell concert, with George Strait joining him on stage for two songs and other country stars paying homage. See details below.

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Heat Dome Follows Weekend Storms, Flooding

Severe storms swept through Tennessee Saturday, triggering tornado warnings in Putnam, Fentress, and Cumberland counties and dumping up to five inches of rain on parts of East Tennessee.

The severe weather caused road closures, power outages, and flooding that prompted Cumberland County to declare a state of emergency. See photos of the flooding here.

The storms cleared by Saturday evening, but the relief was short-lived. A dangerous heat dome is now building over the state, with highs expected to reach the upper 90s through Wednesday and heat index values approaching 105 degrees each afternoon.

Tennesseans heading outside this week are urged to stay hydrated, limit outdoor time during peak afternoon hours, and check on neighbors and elderly residents who may struggle in the heat.

UT Prof Helped Confirm Fastest Supercomputer

China's LineShine supercomputer has reclaimed the top spot among the world's fastest machines for the first time since 2017, and a University of Tennessee professor helped confirm it.

Jack Dongarra, an emeritus professor at UT who has held a staff appointment at Oak Ridge since 1989, co-founded the Top500 ranking in 1993, a twice-yearly list of the world's most powerful supercomputers.

LineShine, located in Shenzhen, China, is 40% faster than Frontier, the $600 million machine the Department of Energy built at Oak Ridge in 2022, and completes more than two quintillion calculations per second.

China hadn't submitted results to the ranking in three years due to U.S. tech sanctions, making the surprise submission a sign the country had quietly kept investing in high-performance computing despite the restrictions.

Alan Jackson Plays Farewell Show in Nashville

Alan Jackson closed his touring career Saturday night at a sold-out Nissan Stadium in Nashville, and George Strait strolled out mid-show to share the stage with his longtime friend.

The duo traded verses on their duets Designated Drinker and Murder on Music Row, returning a favor from over a decade ago when Jackson joined Strait's own farewell tour finale.

Before Jackson took the stage, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, and Lainey Wilson paid tribute to his career. A video message from Taylor Swift drew a mixed reaction from the crowd as some fans cheered and others booed.

Jackson, 67, is retiring from touring due to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative neurological condition. One dollar from every ticket went to the CMT Research Foundation, and the concert will air as a primetime TV special and stream on Peacock later this year.

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➤ Memphis: The mayor replaced the city's top two financial executives Friday, naming a former FedEx executive as COO and an internal deputy as CFO. (More)

➤ Newport: A sinkhole closed a stretch of Main Street on Sunday, shutting the road from Jefferson Avenue to Broadway. No reopening timeline has been given as crews evaluate the damage. (More)

➤ Williamson County: Lithium-ion batteries sparked a dumpster fire at a convenience center Saturday. Firefighters contained it quickly, reminding residents to never throw the batteries in the trash. (More)

➤ White County: The Sparta Rescue Squad pulled two people from the woods Saturday after their side-by-side got stuck in a river, marking the squad's third wilderness rescue in three weeks. (More)

➤ Columbia: The city unveiled a historical marker commemorating the 1977 Maury County Jail fire that killed 42 people, a disaster that prompted nationwide changes to correctional facility safety. (See Marker)

➤ Washburn: A young osprey displaced after a utility crew accidentally destroyed its protected nest has been successfully re-nested atop a Grainger County cell tower. (See Osprey)

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➤ The Nashville Predators swung a draft-day trade for former New York Rangers forward Adam Edstrom in exchange for forward Massimo Rizzo. (More)

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➤ The only Frank Lloyd Wright home in Tennessee, the 1952 Shavin House atop Chattanooga's Missionary Ridge, is on the market for the first time ever, listed at $1.6 million by the original family's children. (See Home)

➤ A Great Smoky Mountains edition of Monopoly is coming in spring 2027. The public can nominate their favorite local establishments for a spot on the board before tomorrow's deadline. (See Details)

➤ A Murfreesboro man won the 22nd annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Nashville, scoring a 3,200-square-foot, four-bedroom home in Spring Hill valued at $950,000. (See Home)

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