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Josh Carr has been appointed as the chief of the Pigeon Forge Fire Department. Carr has 22 years of service in the department and has served as interim fire chief since July following the retirement of Chief Tony Watson. Carr began his career with the Pigeon Forge Fire Department as a volunteer then...

Makenna McGowan has been selected as the new marketing coordinator for the city of Columbia’s Tourism and Marketing Department. In her role, she will assist in developing and implementing marketing strategies designed to strengthen the City’s tourism brand, Visit Columbia, by building destination...

Sean Pfalzer has been selected as the first director of capital programs and chief data officer for the city of Goodlettsville. Pfalzer has more than 15 years of experience in planning, infrastructure, management, and public serving, most recently completing a municipal management fellowship through...

Mike Adams has been selected as the new deputy chief of police for the Johnson City Police Department following the retirement of current Deputy Chief Scott Jenkins. Adams has spent 24 years with JCPD, most recently serving as captain of the Criminal Investigations Division. He has held numerous...

Greg Cox has been appointed as mayor of Johnson City following the departure of Mayor John Hunter. Cox has been serving as the city’s vice mayor. He will hold the mayoral seat until the next election in December 2026. Cox is a real estate agent and owns two small businesses in Johnson City. He has...

Matt Slagle has been selected to fill the vacant seat representing the Bristol City Council’s east district seat vacated by the departure of former mayor Mark Hutton. His appointment to the city council will continue until the city’s next election in November 2026. Slagle is a Bristol native who has...

Myron Lowery, former member and chairman of the Memphis City Council, died Sept. 28, 2025, at the age of 78. Lowery served on the Memphis City Council from 1991 until 2009 and then as Memphis’ mayor pro tem in 2009. He most recently served as Memphis city court clerk from 2020 to 2024, making him...

Brandon Gentry has been named the assistant fire chief for the Fayetteville Fire department. Gentry has most recently served as a captain with the department. He moved up through the ranks as a volunteer firefighter, a full-time firefighter, engineer, and lieutenant. Gentry’s career in the fire...

Kevin Powers has been selected as the new fire chief for the city of Sparta. Powers is a third-generation firefighter who most recently worked as a community disaster program specialist for the American Red Cross Heart of Tennessee chapter that covers much of Middle Tennessee. Prior to that, Powers...

MTAS Executive Director Margaret Norris is returning to her role as a municipal management consultant with the agency.  

Angie Carrier, program manager for municipal management consultants, will serve as interim executive director. 

“We appreciate Margaret for the eight years she served as executive...

Jon Glass, manager of the Tullahoma Municipal Airport, has announced his retirement after 26 years of service. Glass has overseen major airport improvements, secured grant funding, and managed daily airport operations since 1999, helping to power the city’s economic growth. During his tenure, the...

Keith Morrison, Algood city administrator and TML District 4 Director, has been selected as TML’s representative on the Local Government Corporation (LGC) Board. Headquartered in Columbia, LGC is a private, nonprofit corporation, chartered to provide computer services to local government entities...