Sherman Pyatt is the former Commissioner of Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a lecturer and an author.

Nissan’s Smyrna plant continues to bring billions of dollars in economic impact to the town and the rest of Middle Tennessee.

New homes, stores and restaurants are popping up all over Smyrna. But with that momentum also comes news that Nissan is cutting shifts and offering buyouts at its Smyrna plant.