Don Fox

Don Fox, former mayor of Lebanon, died Feb. 21, 2025, at the age of 86. Fox served as mayor of Lebanon for 15 years from 1994 to 2008. During his tenure as mayor, the former Castle Heights Military Academy was turned into Lebanon’s new city hall, the Hartmann Drive interchange was built, the creation of The Jimmy Floyd Family Center, and the Music City Star began operations in the city. The city also created the 26.1-acre Don Fox Park later named in his honor. After spending four years in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, Fox returned Lebanon to serve as central operations manager for the Middle Tennessee operations of Southern Bell – later AT&T.