Andy Berke Andy Berke Andy Berke, former mayor of Chattanooga, has been named administrator of the Rural Utilities Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Prior to his appointment to USDA from the White House, Berke was serving as a special representative for broadband at the National Telecommunications... Deanna Chappell Deanna Chappell Deanna Chappell, former mayor of Troy, died Oct. 2, 2022, at her home. Chappell was the first female mayor in Troy’s history when she was elected in 2014 and before that had become the first alderwoman in the town’s history in Troy when she was elected in 2003. A longtime educator in the Obion... Molly Mehner Molly Mehner Molly Mehner has been selected as the new town administrator for the town of Collierville. Mehner comes to Collierville from Cape Girardeau, Mo., where she has served as deputy administrator since 2015 and before that as assistant city manager in charge of development services since 201. Mehner... Chief John Drake Chief John Drake John Drake, chief of police for the city of Nashville, has been named to the seven-member Board of Directors for the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the nation’s preeminent independent research organization that focuses on critical issues in policing. Chief Drake’s nomination to be PERF’s... Bill Rawls Bill Rawls Bill Rawls, mayor of Brownsville, has earned his master’s degree in leadership and public service at Lipscomb University. Rawls earned the degree through a scholarship program offered by the Ayers Foundation with the aim of using his degree to elevate conversation and opportunities in his community... Deniece Thomas Deniece Thomas Deniece Thomas has been appointed the new commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. She will succeed Jeff McCord following his departure to lead Northeast State Community College. Thomas presently serves as a deputy commissioner for the department since 2019... Crews sworn in to Tennessee State Senate David Crews has officially been sworn in as the Tennessee State Senate and will represent Senate District 9 until the state general election is held on Nov. 8. Crews was appointed to the vacant seat Mike Compton Mike Compton Mike Compton has been selected as a senior advisor to Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly. Compton previously served as chief of staff to former Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger from 2011 to 2022. Prior to that, he served as chief administrative officer for Walden Security for four years and as chief of... John Owings John Owings John Owings has been selected as the new municipal attorney for the city of Harriman. Owings has been practicing law in the Knoxville area for more than 30 years and has been with the firm of Owings Wilson and Coleman since 2008. He obtained a bachelor’s degree and his law degree from the... Don Farmer Don Farmer Don Farmer, former mayor of Milan, died Sept. 21, 2022, following a heart attack. Farmer served as mayor of Milan from 1992 until 1997 and was also the District 7 Director for the Tennessee Municipal League during his service as mayor. Farmer spent many years working at ITT in Milan followed by... Travis Barbee Travis Barbee Travis Barbee has been hired as the new director of parks and recreation for the city of Morristown, following the retirement of longtime director Craig Price earlier this year. Barbee comes to Morristown from Bay County, Fla., where he has served as the parks division manager since 2019. Prior to... Stan Allen Stan Allen Stan Allen, police chief for East Ridge, will retire after 38 years in law enforcement. Allen began his career with the Chattanooga Police Department in 1984, where he was employed until he took an early retirement in 2012 to accept a position in the private sector. He then joined the East Ridge... Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 … Next › Next page Last » Last page