Nolton has just wrapped fifth grade and is ready for Summer 2021.  The young Southerner co-hosts this special start of the solstice.  HealthyHappyImpactful.com has a summer bucket list for kids, including playing board games.  LSU picks off an offensive assistant from Arkansas for an open slot on Ed Orgeron's staff. Craig Faulkner's fishing forecast includes tips on preparing food plots for fall.  Also, we learn about The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights."

HuffPost.com shares funny, everyday marriage Tweets.  The SEC Spotlight includes audio from three Omaha-hopeful coaches: LSU's Paul Mainieri, Vanderbilt skipper Tim Corbin, and Tennessee coach Tony Vitello.  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces she will seek re-election in 2022.  Plus, country music hitmaker Randy Travis will release the album "Storms Of Life" on its 35th anniversary.

Richard V. Battle, an Austin, Texas-based author, discusses his 10th read, "Navigating Life's Journey." Louisiana's deep-Dixie junior senator, John Kennedy, announces he will run for reelection in 2022.  An Advance Local writer pens "Clint Eastwood's 10 Best Movies Ranked," as the 91-year-old acting legend celebrates a birthday this week.  Also, 247Sport.com's Jonathan Leifheit briefs us on a Clemson defensive star's transfer to Georgia; and Duke's capture of the ACC Baseball Championship in Charlotte.

College baseball insider Matt Heermans surveys the field of 64 teams that will be competing for a chance to go to Omaha.  Heermans also relays his rib feast from the long holiday weekend.  Speaking of Memorial Day, host Jon Rawl shares his research of how roughly 75 percent of America's largest companies failed to recognize the country's most solemn day on their respective Twitter accounts. Also, it is the state of Tennessee's 225th birthday – and Gov. Bill Lee and the Oak Ridge Boys are ready to celebrate.

Memorial Day 2021 arrives.  The Statler Brothers' 1989 hit "More Than A Name On A Wall" honors the 58,000 American servicemen that died in the Vietnam War.  Fishing fanatic Craig Faulkner casts a report on Memorial Day Weekend boating safety. Arkansas and Texas are off to great starts their respective college baseball conference tournaments. Plus, a breakdown of Stacker.com's article on the best school districts in each state.

Moe's Original Bar B Que operations manager Hunter Whitfield discusses the 52-franchise barbecue chain founded in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the 1980s.  Joe Holloway drops by Hour 1 to update the SEC Baseball Tournament action – and the first national championship ever earned by one of the Magnolia State's SEC institutions.  Also, we have the fun analysis of "10 Country Summer Songs," which includes Rascal Flatts' "Summer Nights."

Jim Leach, a retired investigator from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), discusses his fifth book, "Murder Is A Tough Business."  Georgia politician Stacey Abrams has penned the current No. 1 fiction book on the New York Times Best Seller list, "While Justice Sleeps: A Novel." Longtime Virginia senator John Warner dies at 94. Plus, 247Sports.com insider Jonathan Leifheit has the latest news from the ACC. 

Grilling on Memorial Day weekend is a big deal in Dixie.  "Barbecue Barrister" Matt Heermans discusses the sales many outlets currently have as grills and smokers fly off the shelves.  Travel + Leisure unveils the "Best State Park In Every U.S. State," and there are many great options in the 16 Southern states.  Also, Willie Nelson announces a 16-concert late summer tour that will make pit stops in several cities in the South.

Elvis Presley's 1963 Chevrolet Impala convertible ended up being passed down to "Toccopola Storyteller" Jerry Short.  50-year-old Phil Mickelson becomes the oldest golfer to win a major event at the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C.  We share the list of "grossest states" in the country. Also, a Georgia man puts a road flare in a bank's drive-thru window.

The PGA Championship is covered by College TOURX's Jason Nall, as he reports on the low scores from Round 1 on Kiawah Island, S.C.  Craig Faulkner's "Fishing Forecast" highlights boat safety and sunlight's affect on fish. Also, Blake Shelton releases a new CD today, "Body Language," and we honor Shelton's 12th studio effort with the playing of the lead single, "Minimum Wage."