Tennessee

Tennessee woman sets Guinness World Record for longest female mullet

The stunning mullet measures in at 172.2 cm (5ft 8in), going from the top of her head and reaching her ankles.

Tennessee Jews to sue after being denied adoption due to their faith

Tennessee court rules couple has the right to sue state after foster care agency denied them services because they are Jewish.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
26/08/2023

Jewish communities must bolster security against antisemitic attacks - opinion

Jewish communities and facilities are frequently targets of antisemitic attacks but we don't have to be victims.

Memphis Jewish school shooting suspect saw cops kill his father in 2003

The man who tried to enter Margolin Hebrew Academy with a gun was Joel Bowman, who saw his father killed by Memphis police in 2003.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
01/08/2023

Rabbi Craig Lewis: Classy reform rabbi in Chattanooga

Lewis: “In Chattanooga, we do have very strong synagogues, a very strong federation and a lot of folks committed to it.”

By NAIM PERESS
03/06/2023

'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83

Turner began her career in the 1950s during the early years of rock and roll and evolved into an MTV phenomenon.

By REUTERS
24/05/2023

In Tennessee, guns are winning and children are losing - opinion

Even common-sense reforms like red flag laws, background checks, raising the minimum age for gun purchases and assault rifle bans are apparently too radical.

Tennessee Democratic lawmakers expelled over gun-control protest hope to reclaim seats

Representatives Jones and Pearson hoped to be reappointed by their districts to serve in their seats until they could run again in special elections

Nashville shooting spurs US schools to review security -- again

Ron Avi Astor, a University of California, Los Angeles professor who studies school violence said small schools in vulnerable Jewish and Muslim communities have created subtle barriers to entry.

By REUTERS
30/03/2023

7 dead after school shooting in Nashville, officials say

Two officers from a five-member team shot the assailant in a lobby area, and the suspect was pronounced dead by 10:27 a.m.

By REUTERS
27/03/2023
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