Deep-fried turkey is a relatively new Southern tradition; and our "Barbecue Barrister" Matt Heermans teams up with Yall.com to share tips on the perfect bird for Thanksgiving Day.  Heermans also clarifies the race to the Big 12 title game in Arlington, Texas.  Plus, Washington Times political reporter Ryan Lovelace talks "Farm Team" plan for Democrats and Virginia's progressive shift.

Chattanooga, Tenn., welcomed Jon Rawl this past weekend.  The "Y'all Show" host and Toccopola Storyteller Jerry Short share thoughts on Scenic City, including world-famous Ruby Falls and tasty City Cafe Diner.  Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffers a season-ending injury at Mississippi State.  Also, Gov. John Bel Edwards is reelected in the state of Louisiana.

Texas native Kree Harrison joins Jon Rawl in Nashville for a preview of her forthcoming "Chosen Family Tree" album.  The "American Idol" Season 12 runner-up also talks about her Southern roots and influences.  Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., continue the impeachment hearings regarding a possible quid pro quo by President Trump.  We share a list of great Turkey Trots being held across the region.  Also, the SEC Report includes news on No. 1 LSU.

The 53rd CMA Awards take place Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena, and host Jon Rawl has ventured to Nashville to share in the excitement with Music Row maven Preshias Harris.  In Washington, D.C., the impeachment proceedings go public as House Democrats and House Republicans battle over Donald Trump's past actions.  Also, CBS Sports Digital's Jonathan Leifheit previews Saturday's now meaningless ACC Atlantic contest between Wake Forest and No. 3 Clemson.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo celebrated Veterans Day 2019 addressing the cadets of The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.  A chilling cold front is moving across the region – bringing sleet, snow and at the very least frigid temperatures to all of Dixie.   And Big 12 pundit Matt Heermans gets us ready for ESPN College GameDay's weekend trip to Waco and the Oklahoma-Baylor battle for conference supremacy.

President Trump will be at Bryant-Denny Stadium when No. 2 Alabama hosts No. 1 LSU in an epic SEC showdown.  Jon Rawl gets you ready for kickoff with a preview of all of the Week 11 games, including unbeatens Minnesota and Penn State tangling in Minneapolis. Also, OVC members UT Martin and Austin Peay go for conference supremacy in Clarksville, Tenn.

The annual Highlands Food & Wine Festival is this weekend in Highlands, N.C., and director Casey Reid previews the excitement in one of the region's most scenic locales.  Mississippi State Bulldogs insider Jeremiah Short has the scoop from Starkville, where Joe Moorhead's 4-5 football team is on the brink of bowl elimination.  And host Jon Rawl shares the 2019 Kirkus Prize winners for fiction, nonfiction and children's books.

Dolly Parton will join Carrie Underwood as hosts of the 53rd Annual CMA Awards on ABC.  Preshias Harris reports from Music Row with a preview of next week's awards frenzy in Nashville.  Kentucky elects Democratic candidate Andy Beshear as its next governor; while Mississippi sticks with a Republican for governor with Tate Reeves' election on Tuesday.  Also, CBS Sports Digital insider Jonathan Leifheit shares ACC basketball and football info.

Paula White, Mississippi-born televangelist and now President Trump's newest aide at The White House, discusses her new book "Something Greater: Finding Triumph Over Trials."  Big 12 and Barbecue Barrister Matt Heermans gets us ready for Week 11 of college football.  And host Jon Rawl shares info on an "assassination attempt" against him while watching football at Buffalo Wild Wings over the weekend.