People

Will Tholken has been selected as the new parks and recreation director for the city of Dayton. Tholken comes to the city from Bryan College where he served for nearly 10 years, as director of baseball operations, coordinator of athletic operations and most recently as associate athletic director...

Rose Steagall, a police officer with the Franklin Police Department, will retire after 18 years with the department. Prior to joining the Franklin Police Department in 2004, Steagall served the community as a paramedic. During her service with FPD, Steagall was assigned to the bike patrol, segway...

Rosemary Golden, city recorder for Tullahoma, is retiring from her role after a 22-year career with the city. Golden has served as city recorder since 2009. She began her career with the city of Tullahoma as a city purchasing officer, being promoted to assistant finance director and director of...

Charles Booth has been named the new community relations director for the city of Brentwood, taking over from Deanna Lambert who served in the role for six years. Booth comes to Brentwood with 22 years of experience in journalism, marketing, and public sector communication experience, most recently...

Mike Musick has been hired as the new director of parks and recreation for the town of Jonesborough. Musick comes to Jonesborough from Bristol where he has spent 13 years as a recreation superintendent. During that time, Musick has also served on the board of directors of the Bristol Theatre and has...

Chris Shockley has been selected as the new town administrator for Dandridge after previous administrator Matt Rudder announced he will be leaving the town to take a position at the Sevier County mayor’s office. Shockley has been employed with the town since 2012 and presently serves as assistant...

Randy McDonald has been selected as the mayor of Petersburg by his fellow members of the town’s board of mayor and aldermen following the resignation of former Mayor David Thompson after a move out of the area. McDonald has been a member of the Petersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen since he was...

From left to right: Johnson City Police Lt. Jim Tallmadge, Capt. Mike Adams, Sgt. Mike Dunn, Lt. Mark Hollis, Interim Chief Billy Church, and City Manager Cathy Ball. Tallmadge, Adams, and Dunn were also recently promoted to their current ranks following a promotional process that consists of a...

Tim Ward, chief of the Greeneville Police Department, will retire after a 33-year career. Ward’s last day will be April 1. Steve Spano will serve as interim chief until a permanent replacement can be found. Ward began his career with the Greeneville Police Department in 1990 and worked his way up...

Rick Emmett will retire as the downtown coordinator for the city of Knoxville, after a 31-year career with the city. Emmett’s last day on the job will be March 31. A native of Middlesboro, Ky., Emmett has an associate’s degree from Southeast Community College in Kentucky and worked as a licensed...

Will Mullins has been selected as the new fire chief and code enforcement officer for the city of Church Hill. He will also work to eventually take over duties as the city’s building inspector as well. Mullins has 25 years’ experience in law enforcement and 26 years’ experience in firefighting...

Jay Johnson, town manager for the town of Oakland, will retire from his position on June 30 after a 50-year career in city administration. Johnson has been the town manager of Oakland since 2020. Before coming to Oakland, Johnson has served in numerous city management roles in Tennessee and...