In the late 1980s, the United States shipped about 2,000 Tennessee mules to Afghanistan to support the mujahedeen rebel forces against the Soviet Union occupation. This is a fact I learned at a recent ...

Agriculture has been a focal point of the Tennessee Valley Fair since the annual event's first days, and some critters - prize-winning and otherwise - have made quite an impression through the years.

Columbia, Tennessee prides itself as being the “Mule Capital” of the world and yearly puts on a four-day celebration that attracts in excess of 200,000 participants and spectators. What started in ...

The much maligned mule is getting a day of celebration but will have to share the spotlight with a breed of even sorrier reputation — the politicians. The Mule Day parade set for Saturday is the ...

A Henry, Tennessee man drove his mule-pulled wagon 1,774 across the United States, reaching his destination in Phoenix last week. We’re $11,000 away from reaching our $30,000 year-end fundraising goal ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. COLUMBIA, Tenn. — A Middle Tennessee horseback rider was jailed after ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has derailed "Mule Day" for a second year in a row. Now, a debate in the Tennessee town that hosts the event is split about an alternate "Mule Fest" that plans to take its place.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Add a 38-year-old mule named Lou to the list of heroic dogs, dolphins and other animal rescuers. When fire broke out at Jolene Salomon's farmhouse near Morrison, ...

BELL BUCKLE, Tennessee — The Poplar Bluff Mules baseball team played a trio of games Friday and Saturday against a pair of Tennessee schools, defeating the Webb School twice (10-9 on Friday and 7-4 on ...

David Plazas is the director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee. In the late 1980s, the United States shipped about 2,000 Tennessee mules to Afghanistan to support the ...

The pandemic has canceled a lot of events. In one Tennessee county, it took away a beloved one - a campy agricultural celebration called Mule Day. From member station WPLN, Paige Pfleger reports.