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A contentious special session of the Tennessee General Assembly ended “in chaos” Tuesday, Aug. 29, following little action on gun-related bills.

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s upcoming Nashville concerts, the singer-songwriter’s past comments about political involvement and faith are going viral.

Brent Leatherwood, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, is urging Tennessee lawmakers to pass recent gun-reform proposals made by Gov. Bill Lee.

One of the teenagers charged in the murder of Memphis pastor Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams was released on bond on Feb. 15. Miguel Andrade is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and posted a bond set at $200,000.

Before he became the Heisman frontrunner leading the most feared offense in college football for the nation’s top-ranked team, Hendon Hooker thought it would be nice to write a children’s book.

After denying that Venue Church will be shutting down, lead pastor Tavner Smith confirmed Sunday that a bank has put a notice of foreclosure on the church’s building. Smith said that church leaders nevertheless expect to retain the building and reiterated that Venue Church will not be closing.

Following last week’s murder of Tennessee pastor Autura Eason-Williams, her family is speaking out about their loss and her legacy. In what police call a “heinous killing,” Eason-Williams was carjacked in her driveway in Memphis and fatally shot on July 18, allegedly by two 15-year-old boys.

Tavner Smith, lead pastor of Venue Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been on sabbatical following rumors of an alleged affair with a married church employee.