Jonathan Mattise, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Expelled Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, from left, expelled Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, appear at Fisk University before Vice President Kamala Harris arrives, Friday, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Expelled Tenn. lawmakers seeking seats again

by Jonathan Mattise Associated PressApril 9, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a protest on the House floor urging passage…

Children from The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., hold hands as they are taken to a reunification site at the Woodmont Baptist Church after a deadly shooting at their school on Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise)

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Police: Nashville school shooting suspect was former student

by Jonathan Mattise Associated Press, and Travis Loller Associated PressMarch 27, 2023

A motorist is pushed through snow by a man, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. A winter storm blanketed parts of the South with quick-falling snow, freezing rain and sleet Thursday, tying up some roads in Tennessee as the system tracked a path through Appalachia toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. (George Walker IV /The Tennessean via AP)

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South hit by winter storm

by Jonathan Mattise Associated PressJanuary 6, 2022

A woman looks at debris washed up against a bridge over a stream Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding Saturday in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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A dozen missing in Tenn. deluge that killed 22

by Jonathan Mattise Associated PressAugust 23, 2021

A truck and a car sit in a creek Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, after they were washed away the day before in McEwen, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Twenty-two dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee

by Jonathan Mattise Associated Press, and Jeffrey Collins Associated PressAugust 22, 2021

nurse Jennifer Ulloa administers a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the County's vaccination clinic in Whispering Pines, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)

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Fauci: More ‘pain and suffering’ ahead

by Jonathan Mattise Associated PressAugust 1, 2021

FILE - In this March 6, 2021, file photo, boxes stand next vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution in Denver. U.S. health officials are weighing next steps as they investigate unusual blood clots in a small number of people given the vaccine -- a one-dose shot that many countries hoped would help speed protection against the pandemic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Half of US adults now have received at least 1 COVID shot

by Hope Yen Associated Press, and Jonathan Mattise Associated PressApril 18, 2021

Texans cheerleaders and other volunteers pack food to distribute to hundreds picking up supplies after cold and snow left the Houston area depleted of resources, Sunday.

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Hospitals across South confront water shortages in storm aftermath

by Juan Lozano Associated Press, Jonathan Mattise Associated Press, and Adrian Sainz Associated PressFebruary 21, 2021

Cyntoia Brown was released Wednesday after receiving clemency.

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Cyntoia Brown released from Tennessee prison

by Jonathan Mattise Associated PressAugust 7, 2019

Steven Joshua Wiggins is shown after he was arrested in Williamson County in 2017.

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‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect wanted in Tenn. deputy’s killing

by Jonathan Mattise Associated PressMay 30, 2018