Tennessee News

Aggregated Tennessee News Articles

• Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
  
  She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
  Adam Nossiter.  New York Times.  Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:49:53 +0000.
• I lost my home and all my belongings in a horror New Years Eve blaze because of a common mistake
  
  The woman, known online as Sciarra, from Tennessee, is now homeless after a fire burned down her home and all her belongings.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:33:50 GMT.
• Men's class rankings: USC into top 10; Tennessee and Texas A&M join
  
  The Trojans climb 15 spots as their two commits rise the top 100 rankings.
  Jeff Borzello and Paul Biancardi.  ESPN.  Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:47:29 EST.
• Turning Point USA partners with state of Tennessee to establish Club America Chapters
  
  Turning Point USA has partnered with leadership in the state legislature of Tennessee to establish Club America chapters at high schools across the state.
  Fox News.  Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:52:12 -0500.
• 6 more states approved to remove unhealthy foods from SNAP benefits
  
  Hawai'i, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee are approved to amend the definition of "food for purchase" under SNAP in 2026.
  ABC News.  Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:27:31 -0500.
• Tennessee executes man for 1988 rape and murder of college student
  
  "To the people I harmed, I'm sorry," Harold Wayne Nichols said in his final statement.
  CBS News.  Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:45:00 -0500.
• Jelly Roll says lifelong gun ban as a felon should have 'path to redemption,' wants his right to hunt back
  
  Jelly Roll seeks a Tennessee pardon to regain hunting rights after a violent offense conviction. The country star discussed gun restrictions on parole.
  Fox News.  Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:42:49 -0500.
• QBs Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders swap jerseys after Titans' victory
  
  The Browns and Titans rookies exchanged comical trash talk while swapping jerseys following Tennessee's 31-29 win at Cleveland.
  Turron Davenport.  ESPN.  Mon, 8 Dec 2025 21:53:58 EST.
• Why did influencer's call for Wales to be part of England spark a backlash?
  
  Tennessee Thresher goes viral after telling her podcast she sees Wales "as part of England".
  BBC News.  Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:09:03 GMT.
• Republican Matt Van Epps is sworn in as the newest House member days after winning election
  
  Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn Thursday as the newest House member, two days after winning a closely watched special election that helped maintain his party's slim grip on power.
  Matt Brown.  Washington Times.  Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:16:49 -0500.
• Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
  
  Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
  The Associated Press.  NPR.  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:43:58 -0500.
• Watch: What Tennessee's special election means for the Republican party
  
  Republican Matt Van Epps won, but his margin of victory was less than half of what it was just over a year ago for President Trump in the same district.
  BBC News.  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:44:12 GMT.
• Win in a loss: Democratic Party official sees loss in Nashville as harbinger of doom for Trump's GOP
  
  Even in defeat, the top brass at the Democratic National Committee claimed victory coming out of a special election this week that their candidate lost in a reliably red Tennessee congressional district.
  Seth Mclaughlin.  Washington Times.  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:36:45 -0500.
• Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84
  
  Steve Cropper, the Booker T. and the M.G.'s guitarist and co-writer of "Green Onions" and "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay," has died at 84 in Nashville.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:10:00 GMT.

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