A rural Tennessee region was rocked this week after thousands of homes received mailers encouraging them to join the local Young Republicans chapter with a campaign platform including “No wars for Jews.”
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TSSAA football scores: Week 10 Tennessee high school football scoreboard in Memphis
The Tennessee high school football season continues into Week 10 on Friday across the state.
Here are the scores from the tenth week of the 2024 TSSAA football season.
Please note all games with an * denotes a region game.
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TSSAA football scores: Week 10 Tennessee high school football scoreboard
West
Adamsville 56, Gibson Co. 0 *
Bartlett 61, Cordova 6 *
Bolivar Central 36, Scotts Hill 12 *
Bolton 35, Raleigh Egypt 8 *
Brighton 40, Millington 15 (Thu)
Chester Co. 35, Lexington 14 *
Collierville 27, Whitehaven 6 *
Covington 59, Ripley 7 *
Dresden 35, Gleason 0 *
Dyer Co. 49, Obion Co. 6 *
Dyersburg 54, Liberty Magnet 8 (Thu) *
ECS 40, St. George’s 0 *
Fairley 44, Memphis Overton 0 (Thu)
Fayette Academy 31, FACS 21 *
Germantown 38, Arlington 7 *
Hamilton 12, Frederick Douglass 8 (Thu) *
Hardin Co. 32, Jackson South Side 7 *
Haywood 50, Crockett Co. 29 *
Henry Co. 49, Ridgeway 0
Houston 41, White Station 0 (Thu) *
Huntingdon 42, Camden 8 *
Jackson Christian 43, Harding Academy 7 *
Jackson North Side 41, South Gibson 33 *
JCM 18, Riverside 6 *
Lake Co. 38, Greenfield 0 *
Lakeland Prep 20, Sheffield 13 *
Lausanne 28, Northpoint Christian 17 *
MASE 44, Manassas 0 (Thu) *
Melrose 47, Craigmont 0 *
Memphis Central 49, Kingsbury 6 *
Memphis East 40, Wooddale 32 *
Milan 47, Peabody 14 *
MUS 49, Oakhaven 14 (Thu)
Perry Co. 42, Middleton 20
South Fulton 30, Halls 20 *
Southwind 42, Kirby 6
Trezevant 6, Hillcrest 0 (Thu)
Trinity Christian 48, Tipton-Rosemark 7 (Thu) *
Union City 42, Humboldt 6 *
USJ 63, St. Benedict 14 *
West Carroll 58, KIPP Memphis Collegiate 22 (Thu)
Westview 56, McNairy Central 14 *
Mitchell at Fayette-Ware
B.T. Washington at Memphis Business
Memphis Middle College at Memphis Westwood *
East
Alcoa 24, Maryville 17
Anderson Co. 49, Gibbs 6 *
Austin-East 49, Union Co. 14 *
Bearden 20, Morristown West 17
Bledsoe Co. 45, Gordonsville 35
Boyd Buchanan 49, Knoxville Webb 7 *
CAK 21, Notre Dame 14 *
Chattanooga Central 48, Howard 14
Chattanooga Christian 26, JPII 14
Chattanooga Grace 28, Concord Christian 21
Cherokee 42, Volunteer 23 *
Claiborne 13, Cumberland Gap 7
Cleveland 14, Bradley Central 13 *
Clinton 17, Karns 15 *
Coalfield 34, Oliver Springs 25 (Thu) *
Coffee Co. 35, Ooltewah 0
Dobyns Bennett 41, David Crockett 7
Eagleton 36, Hampton 20 *
East Ridge 34, Sequoyah 0 *
Farragut 34, Hardin Valley 21 *
Franklin Christian Academy 35, Providence Academy 7
Gatlinburg-Pittman 45, Pigeon Forge 7 *
Grainger 35, Cosby 19
Greenback 38, Sunbright 8 *
Greeneville 56, Northview Academy 21 *
Happy Valley 46, Unaka 0
Harriman 34, Midway 20 *
Jefferson Co. 49, Cocke Co. 6
Knoxville Central 35, Heritage 10 *
Knoxville Fulton 42, Knoxville Carter 35 *
Knoxville Grace 44, Silverdale 22 *
Knoxville West 28, Knoxville Halls 27 *
Loudon 43, Signal Mountain 7 *
Marion Co. 42, Cannon Co. 7 *
McCallie 38, Knoxville Catholic 7 *
McMinn Central 22, Tellico Plains 6
Meigs Co. 43, Brainerd 8 *
Morristown East 19, Campbell Co. 12
North Greene 24, Cloudland 22 *
Oak Ridge 17, Lenoir City 7 *
Oneida 24, King’s Academy 20
Powell 38, McMinn Co. 14
Red Bank 35, Hixson 3 *
Rhea Co. 24, Tyner 23
Rockwood 41, Oakdale 14 *
Science Hill 56, Daniel Boone 7
Scott 42, Pickett Co. 8
Sequatchie Co. 50, Grundy Co. 8 *
Sevier Co. 29, East Hamilton 0
Seymour 27, South-Doyle 14 *
Soddy Daisy 17, William Blount 14
South Greene 41, West Greene 7 *
South Pittsburg 41, Sale Creek 13 *
Sweetwater 7, Polk Co. 6
Tennessee 37, West Ridge 14
Twin Springs (VA) 35, Hancock Co. 8
Unicoi Co. 48, Chuckey-Doak 0 *
Whitwell 27, Chattanooga Prep 20 *
Union Co. at Alcoa (Mon) *
Hancock Co. at Unicoi Co. (Mon)
Middle
Antioch 34, Smyrna 27 *
Baylor 32, MBA 21 *
Beech 35, Hunters Lane 14 *
BGA 55, Webb School 14 *
Blackman 42, Rockvale 0 *
Brentwood 20, Independence 6 *
Brentwood Academy 24, Lipscomb Academy 16 *
Cane Ridge 14, McGavock 12 (Thu) *
Cheatham Co. 41, Stewart Co. 27 *
Clarksville 17, Rossview 7 *
Clarksville Northeast 21, Clarksville Northwest 3 *
Clay Co. 33, Trousdale Co. 0
Columbia 45, James Lawson 14
Columbia Academy 42, Mt. Juliet Christian 7 *
CPA 21, FRA 7 *
Creek Wood 33, Greenbrier 0 *
DCA 32, Franklin Grace 27 *
Dickson Co. 35, West Creek 7 *
Eagleville 26, Richland 7 *
East Hickman 43, Harpeth 6 *
East Robertson 56, WH Heritage 21
Ensworth 36, Briarcrest 3 *
Father Ryan 45, Christian Brothers 14 *
Fayetteville 60, Cascade 11 *
Friendship Christian 35, Ezell-Harding 12 *
Green Hill 28, Cookeville 14 *
Hendersonville 48, Lebanon 28
Hillsboro 34, Glencliff 0 (Thu) *
Houston Co. 53, Jo Byrns 35
Kirkwood 40, Kenwood 20 *
Lawrence Co. 35, Franklin Co. 17 *
Liberty Creek 33, Maplewood 28 *
Livingston Academy 22, Cumberland Co. 21 *
Loretto 42, Waverly 13 (Thu) *
Macon Co. 49, Watertown 7
Marshall Co. 54, Whites Creek 18 *
McEwen 42, Hollow Rock-Bruceton 20 *
McKenzie 47, Giles Co. 14
Monterey 42, Jackson Co. 6 *
Moore Co. 46, Forrest 37
Mt. Juliet 30, Franklin 27
Mt. Pleasant 35, Hickman Co. 6 *
Nashville Christian 53, Clarksville Academy 0 *
Nashville Overton 38, Stratford 14 (Thu)
Page 49, Centennial 7 *
Pearl Cohn 41, White House 7 *
Portland 21, Westmoreland 19
Providence Christian 41, MTCS 7 *
Ravenwood 32, Oakland 31
Red Boiling Springs 31, Community 24
Riverdale 30, Siegel 0 *
Shelbyville 35, Lincoln Co. 7 *
Shroder, OH 64, Robertson Innovation 0
Springfield 26, Gallatin 19
Station Camp 37, Montgomery Central 13 *
Stewarts Creek 42, LaVergne 6 *
Summertown 35, Lewis Co. 18 *
Summit 20, Nolensville 13
Sycamore 34, Fairview 20 *
Tullahoma 31, Spring Hill 10 *
Upperman 29, Stone Memorial 26 *
Wayne Co. 20, Collinwood 14 *
White Co. 27, DeKalb Co. 21 *
Wilson Central 55, Warren Co. 28 *
York Institute 60, Wartburg Central 0 *
Huntland at Cornersville *
Goodpasture at Davidson Academy (Sat) *
Out of state
Holston, VA 31, Johnson Co. 20
Jellico 32, Jackson County, KY 20
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Big Truck Day held at Bristol Tennessee City Hall
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Kids in Bristol got the chance to climb in some of their favorite trucks on Saturday.
Bristol Parks and Recreation hosted “Big Truck Day” at Bristol Tennessee City Hall.
The event included some of the kids’ favorite big trucks, a Bristol Motor Speedway pace car, face paint, and free popsicles.
Organizers say it’s great for kids to be able to see who’s behind those big trucks.
Parks and recreation officials say you can keep updated with their events on their Facebook page by clicking here.
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Tennessee GOP leaders denounce antisemitic Young Republicans mailers | The Jerusalem Post
The flyers led to a dramatic showdown at a local GOP meeting, including a state lawmaker’s cry of “I am a Jew!” and a rejoinder from Austin Lee, the young man behind the flyers: “We will not fight wars for you.” Cops escorted the provocateur out.
“Let’s face it, we read about antisemitism and anti-Black or white nationalism, right?” the lawmaker, State Rep. Scott Cepicky, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “We hear about this stuff, and people are like, ‘Well, you know, that’s over there, or that’s in another state, that’s not here.’ Let me tell you something. It came to Maury County.”
The mailers, which encouraged recipients to “support” Lee, also said “Stop the Great Replacement” (a reference to the antisemitic Great Replacement Theory), “Ban Islam and Hinduism” and “Men in charge.”
“Nonwhite foreigners have invaded our country and are replacing White Americans,” read the flyers, viewed by JTA and reportedly sent to around 2,000 households with young white men. “Efforts at mass deportations have failed. No one is coming to save us; we must solve this problem ourselves.”
The flyers were mailed mainly in Maury County, 50 miles south of Nashville, as well as some surrounding counties. In addition to Lee’s name and an invitation to join the Maury County Young Republicans, they contained the prominent logo of the Tennessee Young Republicans – invoking broader concerns that a younger generation of Republicans are trending toward antisemitic and white nationalist ideas.
Mailers reportedly sent out without permission
However, local Republican leaders told JTA the mailers were sent out without permission; that Lee holds no formal leadership role in the county GOP; and that the county’s Young Republicans chapter is currently inactive.
The county GOP chair strongly denounced the content of the mailers to JTA.
“It’s appalling that somebody would send this out,” Jason Gilliam told JTA about his reaction to the flyers. “This kind of thing really disgusts me. I mean, I have an Israeli flag on my bumper – not that that means anything.”
Gilliam said he first became aware of the flyers on Sunday, after households had begun receiving them. At a local GOP meeting the next day, Cepicky condemned the flyers by invoking his own Jewish ancestry.
“I’m a Jew, I’m an Ashkenazi Jew,” Cepicky told the crowd at the GOP meeting in a video taken and later posted by Lee himself. “My family left Israel, moved to Central Europe. In the 30s, you know what happened in Central Europe with Jews. My family immigrated to the United States.”
After Cepicky threatened to “pursue the law on these individuals” who distributed the mailer, Lee, who was also in attendance at the meeting, identified himself.
Cepicky accused Lee of spreading rhetoric “espoused in Europe” in the 1930s. Lee responded, “It was right then, and it is right now. We will not fight wars for you.” Lee was later escorted from the event by law enforcement. Lee has on social media cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “war for Jews.”
Cepicky told JTA he felt compelled to denounce Lee’s antisemitism in part because he was standing in front of a replica of the preamble to the US Constitution at the meeting.
“It was behind me, and it spurred me to say, ‘That doesn’t say, “We the Christians,” or, “We the Jews,” or, “We the Islamics,” or, “We the men, we the women.” It doesn’t say that,’” he said. “It says, ‘We the people.’”
Cepicky told JTA that he is a practicing Christian who discovered his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry on 23andMe. He said his family arrived sometime after the 1917 Russian Revolution. He made his first trip to Israel in 2024, to visit the kibbutzim attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and helped found the Tennessee Israel Caucus in the state legislature shortly thereafter.
Gilliam and Cepicky both described Lee to JTA as an infrequent attendee at county GOP meetings who holds no leadership role with the party, and said the county Young Republicans chapter was inactive. They added that they would be pushing for an investigation into what they said was his unauthorized use of the county and state Young Republicans’ name on his mailers.
In social media posts and other interviews following the meeting, Lee continued to assert that he was the president of Maury County Young Republicans. He also referred to Cepicky multiple times as “Jewish Representative Scott Cepicky.”
“I took over that chapter,” Lee said in an interview on Wednesday with a local radio station, claiming he had used a “process” to reactivate the local Young Republicans group. He declined to answer questions about who funded his mailers.
In a statement to media, the statewide Tennessee Young Republicans said the use of their logo “was not authorized” and said the group “did not, and does not, authorize, endorse, or support the recent communications published by the Maury County Young Republicans.”
Young Republicans chapters across US plagued with antisemitism
As of press time, the Tennessee Young Republicans list Maury County as an active chapter on their website. Efforts by JTA to contact the group’s statewide director were unsuccessful. In recent months, official Young Republicans chapters across the country have become embroiled in antisemitism controversies.
Whether Lee has any more solid connections with local GOP officials was a matter of dispute. Gilliam claimed he had first been introduced to Lee by Aaron Miller, a local elected GOP county commissioner with whom Gilliam has since had a falling-out over unrelated matters. Asked about his relationship to Miller on the radio, Lee declined to comment.
Reached by JTA on Friday, Miller denied he had any connection to Lee beyond that “we had beers a couple of times.”
“I don’t agree with his politics. I don’t agree with his approach,” Miller told JTA. “I got a mailer and I was like, ‘Oh, OK, this is interesting.’”
Lee did not respond to a JTA request for comment.
Miller did say that young men, feeling unrepresented by the current Republican Party, are seeking out “alternatives to liberal democracy.” He has advocated for the county GOP to reach out more to the population, he said.
“Anything where you’re going to approach an entire group of people with a blanket mindset, I think that’s wicked,” he said. “We’re all made in God’s image.”
Gilliam and Cepicky told JTA that, in addition to the antisemitism, they strongly objected to the mailers’ anti-immigrant rhetoric and misogyny. At a time of Republican-led immigration crackdowns on the national level, and as national figures including Vice President JD Vance have downplayed the rise of antisemitism within the party, these local GOP leaders loudly insisted such forces should be stamped out.
“This kind of stuff is absolutely not going to be allowed. I will not stand for it,” Gilliam said. “If you don’t cut the head off the snake, it’s going to come back, right? It’s not going to stop. It’s only going to fester. It’s going to grow. And this kind of thing, the roots need to be yanked out of the ground.”
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Flood watch in effect for Middle Tennessee: 2-3″ of rain expected Saturday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — FOX 17 News issued a Code Red alert for heavy rain and storms on Saturday.
Rain is expected to start Saturday morning across the area. The heaviest rain will fall along and north of I-40, where flash flooding could happen.
A flood watch is in effect through Sunday morning for areas north of I-40. Those areas could see between 2 to 3 inches of rain, with some spots getting even more.
Most of Middle Tennessee is under a small risk for severe storms Saturday afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind will be the main threat, and there’s a very low chance for tornadoes.
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The storms will clear out by Saturday evening. After that, attention turns to a heat wave building in next week.
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