Opinion | They Didn’t Want to Sing Spirituals, but They Did — and Changed American Music

For 150 years, the Fisk Jubilee Singers have performed spirituals that saved a university and helped raise generations up from the bonds of slavery.

Nashville Didn’t Make Room for Mickey Guyton. So She Made Her Own.

She was failed by the country music industry until the emotional song “Black Like Me” changed her career. Now comes a debut album that proved therapeutic.

Opinion | We Need Trees, and Trees Need Us

If citizens in construction-besotted Nashville can find the political will to preserve their trees, any city can.

In the Heart of Nashville, Rolling Parties Rage at Every Stoplight

As Nashville’s popularity has grown, so has the “transportainment” business — a motley assortment including old buses, farm tractors and a truck with a hot tub. Many think it has gotten out of hand.

Opinion | After a Summer Without Butterflies, I Cling to What Endures

The ecosystem in my own yard is showing signs of both trouble and hope. 

Don Everly, Older Brother in Groundbreaking Rock Duo, Dies at 84

The Everly Brothers, Don and Phil, were the most successful rock act to emerge from Nashville in the 1950s, rivaling Elvis Presley for radio airplay.

Bust of Klan Leader Removed From Tennessee State Capitol

The busts of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a slave trader and Confederate general, and two U.S. Navy admirals were removed on Friday and installed at the Tennessee State Museum.

After Covid Diagnosis, a Conservative Radio Host Sends a New Message

The Tennessee radio host, Phil Valentine, said he was among those who did not need to get vaccinated. Now his struggle with the virus is sparking its own discussion.

Southern Baptist Vote Signals Further Fractures in American Evangelicalism

The establishment narrowly headed off a takeover attempt by a hard-right movement. Some backers of the losing candidate are now considering leaving altogether.

Southern Baptists Narrowly Head Off Ultraconservative Takeover

Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the country’s largest Protestant denomination.

Southern Baptists Narrowly Head Off Ultraconservative Takeover

Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the country’s largest Protestant denomination.

Opinion | Feeding the Hungry, One Wholesome Meal at a Time

An empire for feeding the hungry started with one woman and some sandwiches.

‘Take the Ship’: Conservatives Aim to Commandeer Southern Baptists

The insurgents, some adopting a pirate motif, believe that the denomination has drifted too far to the left on issues of race, gender and the strict authority of the Bible.

As Nashville Bomber Plotted, Police Investigation Into Warning Sat Dormant

A review found deficiencies in how police officers followed a 2019 tip that Anthony Q. Warner was building bombs in his vehicle.

A Nashville hat store sold ‘Not Vaccinated’ Star of David patches.

7 Presumed Dead After Plane Crashes Into Tennessee Lake, Officials Say

Gwen Shamblin Lara, who led a Christian weight-loss group, and her husband, Joe, who played Tarzan in a television series, were on the plane, which crashed near Smyrna, Tenn., on Saturday.