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Hickman County man convicted of vehicular homicide for deaths while evading Dickson County deputy

Nashville Tennessean Two historic buildings are what remain of the more than 50 homes and other structures that compromised the Promise Land community of former slaves.  The descendants of those families are among the members of the Promise Land Heritage Association, which is currently focused on saving the nearly 90-year-old St. John Methodist Church at Promise Land.  “We want to offer the public new exciting, informative, and attractive programs, events and exhibits at the site,” said Serina Gilbert, chair of the association’s board of directors.  The group has launched a campaign ...

Second mayor in Dickson County is COVID-19 positive Chris Gadd, Nashville Tennessean The mayor of Burns tested positive for COVID-19 recently making him the second municipal mayor in Dickson County who’s been infected with the coronavirus.  Landon Mathis, who has served as Burns mayor since 2012, said his test results came back positive Saturday after waiting about a week. Mathis said he’s quarantined 10 days since discovering his girlfriend tested positive, and he’s “feeling fine.”  Mathis said his physician, Dr. Desmond White, did “an excellent job of explainin...

Nashville Tennessean Schools, both public and private, across Tennessee are starting to pilot rapid COVID-19 tests in an effort to keep classrooms open. Hamilton County Schools, the state’s fourth-largest district, began testing symptomatic teachers in the district’s middle schools on Monday, using BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 tests provided by the Tennessee Department of Health.  Mardee Miller, principal of Howard Connect Academy, was one of the first tested by a trained school nurse. The tests are available to school districts free of charge thanks to federal funding, according to Shelly W...