(Flickr / GPA Photo Archive) Retiring Dem Says His Party Is 'Facing Extinction' Because They Rely on 'Blind Hope' to Win Elections Rep. Jim Cooper says Democrats risk facing extinction because they have failed to build any meaningful connections with rural Americans. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal February 10, 2022
Tennessee state government website; Paul Ratje / AFP via Getty Images GOP Lawmaker Takes Cue from DeSantis, Drafts Bill to Send Criminal Migrants to Home States of Top Dems This Tennessee lawmaker just proposed a bill that would bring immigration back into the forefront and could force Democrats to take action. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal January 27, 2022
@TBInvestigation / Twitter screen shot Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: Alleged Kidnapper Busted in Cali, Kids Recovered After Picture Surfaces A young boy and teen girl, who were the subjects of an Amber Alert, have been found in California after pictures surfaced on social media. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal November 18, 2021
NewsChannel 5 / YouTube screen shot Pastor Springs Into Action After Crazed Man Walks Up to the Altar, Pulls Gun on Shocked Congregants A pastor knew that quick action was essential when a man started waving a gun in his church. '“One main thing I said, "We had faith."' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal November 9, 2021
Fox News screen shot Memphis Police Furious After Billboard Near Site of Officer's Death Is Defaced to Read 'Defund the Police' The president of the Memphis Police Association called the message on the defaced billboard 'a slap in the face.' By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal October 7, 2021
WVLT-TV screen shot Note Found in Gas Station Bathroom May Have Saved Woman's Life, Police Say Police responded to a call from a gas station after an employee had found a disturbing note inside the restroom. By Brett Davis, The Western Journal October 6, 2021
WBIR Channel 10 / YouTube screen shot 'He's Still Inside': Paramedic and Officer Team Up in Tense Rescue of Man Trapped in Burning Car The paramedic was spraying down the car with a fire extinguisher and told the approaching officer that someone was still inside. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 5, 2021
WREG-TV / screen shot Tennessee Dem Lawmaker Convicted on 4 Federal Fraud Charges, Still Isn't Resigning from Office A Democratic state senator who has been convicted on federal fraud charges won't say whether she will heed calls to resign. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal October 1, 2021
@FOX13Memphis / Twitter screen shot One Child in Critical Condition After Shooting at Elementary School 'We are working with SCS Security and the Memphis Police Department to gather more information for further updates,' a school statement said. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal September 30, 2021
Bob Vick / Facebook High School Football Teams Defy Orders and Lead Fans in Stirring Postgame Prayer Amid complaints from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, these students took it upon themselves to lead a postgame prayer. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal September 20, 2021
News4 WSMV Nashville / YouTube screen shot Noah's Ark Toy Found Unscathed After Flood Destroys Entire Basement of Church The discovery of a biblical replica gave hope to a city and community decimated by historic floods only a few days ago. By Jesse Stiller, The Western Journal August 26, 2021
@Dakarai_Turner / Twitter Victim's Family Furious After Authorities Accidentally Release Man Suspected of Killing 2-Year-Old Girl 'They need to take their jobs a little more serious, especially when you’re dealing with criminals, murderers and rapists.' By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal August 19, 2021
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz / Unsplash Biden Praises Tyrants Forcing Mask Mandates on Children, Calls Them 'Heroes' 'Let me say a few words about the pandemic - the pandemic of the unvaccinated,' Biden said as he began his remarks. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal August 14, 2021
MetroNashville / YouTube screen shot Matt Walsh Nukes School Board's Mask Mandate: You Are Muzzling Our Kids Like Rabid Dogs 'Your child is far more likely to die in the car on the way to school than he is to die from COVID at school,' Walsh said at the meeting. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal August 13, 2021
@MyStateline / Twitter Tennessee Grandfather Dies After a Vicious Targeted Incident, All Over His Online Username This is a very lethal, nefarious kind of prank because things can turn ugly should cops mistake a victim to be an assailant and open fire. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal July 17, 2021
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Authorities Looking for Driver of Red Truck with Bed Full of White Buckets, May Be Witness to Missing Tennessee Girl After days of fruitless searching for a missing Tennessee girl, authorities are asking the public for help. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 28, 2021
Mary Jane Yarbrough via WBIR Caught on Video: Bear Traps Itself Inside Woman's Car, Rips Interior to Shreds A Georgia woman was shocked to find a bear ripping the interior of her car to shreds during a trip in neighboring Tennessee. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal June 4, 2021
@MarshaBlackburn / Twitter screen shot GOP Asking Hard Questions After Mysterious Flights, Bus Trips Carry Migrants into Kentucky, Tennessee There have now been multiple reports of flights full of migrant children arriving in Tennessee, thanks to Biden's border crisis. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal May 30, 2021
Lyn Freeny / Flickr Tennessee Gov Signs Law Banning Critical Race Theory in Schools 'Political commentary is not important when teaching our children,' said Tennessee's Republican governor, Bill Lee. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal May 26, 2021
Brent Moore / Flickr Saga of Cracked Memphis Bridge Takes Wild Turn After Kayaker Digs Up a 5-Year-Old Picture New photos from a kayaker appear to show that the crack in an I-40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas was present as far back as 2016. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal May 25, 2021
ViralHog / Rumble screen shot Video Shows Heart-Stopping Moment That Woman Searched Frozen Pool to Save Dog Drowning Under Ice The woman dropped through the ice herself, plowing through the waist-deep section of the pool. Still, she couldn't find Sid. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 23, 2021