Longtime managers Cox, Ogles announce retirements Two long-serving city managers – Gatlinburg’s Cindy Cameron Ogle and Morristown’s Tony Cox – are retiring in March with a combined 85 years of public service. Curtis Hayes Curtis Hayes Curtis Hayes has announced his decision to retire as mayor of Livingston after 18 years in the role. Hayes was first elected as mayor in 2006, becoming both the first African-American mayor of Livingston and the first African-American mayor in all of Overton County. A lifelong resident of Livingston... Don Ridgeway Don Ridgeway Don Ridgeway, a former state lawmaker and executive director of the Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council, died March 2, 2024, at his home in Paris. After graduating the University Tennessee at Martin with a bachelor’s degree in education, Ridgeway became a teacher at Groe Junior High... Chase Sons Chase Sons Chase Sons has been selected as the new police chief for Tullahoma after having served as the city’s interim chief since November. Sons was serving as acting lieutenant before his appointment to interim chief. Sons has spent 16 years in law enforcement with 13 of those spent with the Tullahoma... Chad McDonald Chad McDonald Chad McDonald has been appointed the first ever assistant director of Leisure Services for Cookeville. McDonald has been with Cookeville’s Leisure Services for 28 years, first starting as a part-time employee and then quickly becoming the cultural arts coordinator. Since 2000, he has served as the... Jessica Cooper Jessica Cooper Jessica Cooper has been named the new director of public utilities for the city of Maryville following the retirement of Baron Swafford. Cooper began her career with Maryville as a co-op student and then started full-time as an assistant environmental engineer in 2006. She was promoted to water and... Andrew Ellard Andrew Ellard Andrew Ellard has been selected as the new city manager for Morristown following the retirement of longtime City Manager Tony Cox. Ellard has been with the city since 2021 as its assistant manager. Prior to joining the staff in Morristown, he served as a city manager in Eagleville and held several... Max Winitz Max Winitz Max Winitz has been selected as the new public information officer for the Franklin Police Department, becoming the first PIO for the department who isn’t a sworn officer in the department. Winitz spent more than two years as the media relations coordinator for Blood Assurance before coming to... Eric Ault Eric Ault Eric Ault has been selected as the new personnel director for the city of Oak Ridge. Ault has been with the city since February 2020 when he was hired as a process improvement specialist in the city’s electric department. He was then promoted to assistant to the city manager, a role he has served in... Kevin Haynes Kevin Haynes Kevin Haynes, fire prevention officer with the Johnson City Fire Department, has received a designation of fire investigation technician from the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). Haynes’ designation was the result of passing an exam following 44 hours of training as well as... Jim Jones 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... Brian Rose Brian Rose Brian Rose has been selected as the new city planner for Gallatin. Rose holds a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and master’s degree in urban planning and environmental engineering both from Arizona State University in Tempe. He also spent several years studying architecture. He was employed in... Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page