Jim Jones

Jim Jones has been named the sixth police chief for the city of Hendersonville. Jones has been serving as the city’s assistant police chief and will take over the department following the retirement of Chief Mickey Miller at the end of March. Jones is a 38-year veteran of the Hendersonville Police Department, starting as a patrol officer in 1985. He rose through the ranks as a patrol lieutenant and captain, briefly serving as interim chief in 2010. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from Belmont University and is a graduate of both the Northwestern University School of Police Staff Command and the FBI National Academy.