Tennessee

Door cam captures 78-year-old delivery man, triggering crowdfunding campaign

The campaign quickly went viral, with contributions flowing in from across the globe.

MARCH 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2026.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A sweeping winter storm has canceled thousands of US flights, triggered emergency declarations in multiple states, and placed severe strain on power grids as extreme cold spreads nationwide.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByREUTERS, TOBIAS HOLCMAN

A once-in-a-lifetime getaway among the treehouses of the Great Smoky Mountains

Tucked into the woods just outside of the town of Gatlinburg, a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this collection of treehouses lifts you into the trees for a warm mountain stay.

JANUARY 4, 2026|ByLAUREN GUMPORT

‘Maus’ giveaway is on as bookstores, professors counter Tennessee school ban

Nirvana Comics, a comic-book store in Knoxville, announced on social media that it would be giving away copies of Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book to any interested students.

JANUARY 29, 2022ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Cover of the book 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman

Christian adoption agency in US refuses to help Jewish couple

A Jewish couple in Tenessee is suing after a state-funded adoption agency refused to help them adopt a child because of their religion.

JANUARY 21, 2022BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

General view of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, US, September 22, 2020

Tennessee DOE rejects complaint filed under anti-critical race theory law

The Tennessee DOE rejected a complaint against education about the civil rights movement as it applied to classes given before the law came into effect.

DECEMBER 2, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE

Robin Steenman, chair of the local chapter of Moms for Liberty, waits to speak at a board of education meeting, where she will make a public comment against teaching "critical race theory," a catch-all phrase to denounce school curricula and policies considered too progressive

Continuing his legacy, Vanderbilt Chabad opens fund in young kosher chef's memory

The Aryeh Fund continues the legacy of Zack Freeling, a young kosher chef who worked to help others despite personal hardship.

OCTOBER 29, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE

Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, US

Another US State considering joining Unilever boycott warning

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan asked Tennessee's governor to consider passing anti-BDS legislation, joining 35 other US States.

OCTOBER 22, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ice cream on the line at the Ben & Jerry's factory

Student arrested after shooting, wounding another boy at Memphis school

One child was injured in a shooting at a Memphis, Tennessee elementary school early Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Teachers' submissions for the "Classroom Look in Lockdown" project.

Gunman kills one and then himself at Tennessee supermarket, 15 wounded

"We found people hiding in freezers and in locked offices," Lane said, calling the gun violence "the most horrific event that has occurred in Collierville history."

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021ByREUTERS