Huntingdon city hall renamed in honor of late Mayor Dale Kelley
Friends, family, and community leaders were present to honor the renaming of Huntingdon City Hall in honor of late Mayor Dale Kelley. The ceremony was held on what would have been Kelley's birthday.
The city of Huntingdon has renamed its city hall the Dale R. Kelley Center in honor of late Mayor Dale Kelley. In addition to his long service to the city as mayor, Kelley also served as a state representative, county commissioner, county assessor, commissioner of transportation, commissioner of labor, and director of athletics for Bethel University, where he was also a standout basketball player. Kelley also served as a past president of the Tennessee Municipal League and West Tennessee Mayor’s Association, and on the boards of the TML Risk Management Pool (now Public Entity Partners) and Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund. TML named him mayor of the year in 2008.