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Andrew Patton has been selected as the new director of human resources for the city of La Vergne. Prior to coming to the city, Patton had diverse experience in the human resources field including serving in the corporate and music and entertainment industries as well as an entrepreneur. He served as...

Beverle Rivera, former mayor of Lakeland, died Aug. 11, 2023, at the age of 95. Rivera served as the first mayor of Lakeland from its incorporation in 1977 until 1989. A native of Memphis, Rivera attended Memphis State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She lived in Memphis...

Former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist died Aug. 27, 2023, following surgery and a short illness at the age of 87. 

Born in Moline, Ill., Sundquist was a graduate of Augustana College and served in the U.S. Navy. After years serving in the printing and advertising industry in Shelbyville and...

Christopher Moews has been selected as the new police chief for the city of La Vergne. Moews comes to the La Vergne Police Department from Milwaukee, Wis., where he presently serves as a captain. He has been with the city since 1996 and during his 30 years of service has embraced community...

Justin P. Wilson, Tennessee comptroller emeritus, has been named winner of the 2023 Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award, administered by TDEC. Wilson has been one of Tennessee’s most important conservationists over the last five decades through his work and contributions in the public...

Randall W. Hemann has been selected as the new city manager for Oak Ridge. Hemann comes to Oak Ridge from Mooresville, N.C., where he has served as town manager since 2019. Before that, he served as assistant city manager for community services with High Point, N.C.; city manager of Oxford, N.C...

Logan Engle has been promoted to assistant city manager for the city of Elizabethton. Engle has served as the director of planning and economic development since 2020 and will continue to perform those duties until a replacement can be found. Prior to her work with the city of Elizabethton, she...

Monique Williams has become the first African-American alderperson for the city of Bartlett after being appointed to fill the vacancy left by Bobby Simmons. Simmons resigned from alderman position 4 seat in July due to ongoing health issues. Williams is a business owner with three restaurants...

Rick Stephens, alderman with the town of Petersburg, died Aug. 13, 2023, at the age of 63 following a vehicle accident. Stephens had been chosen to fill a vacancy on the Petersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen on May 2. A native of Muncie, Ind., he was employed as a machinist at Schwan Cosmetics in...

Lt. Kody Fox of the Cleveland Police Department was recently selected as the 2023 American Legion Department of Tennessee Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Fox has served CPD in a variety of ways, including on the SWAT team, as a field training officer, and as a criminal investigator. During his...

Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs recently swore in three new officers with the Lexington Police Department. From left to right: Officer Chad Hollingshead, Officer Seaira Hack, Officer Conner Hemphill, and Lexington Mayor Jeff Griggs.