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Jason Irvin has been selected as the new police chief for the town of Smyrna. Irvin comes to Smyrna from the Chattanooga Police Department where he served as the assistant police chief from 2017 until his retirement earlier this year. He worked with the Chattanooga Police Department for 25 years...

Belle Meade City Manager Beth Reardon was honored for her 27-years of service by the city commission with the city hall meeting room being renamed the Beth Reardon Municipal Hall in her honor. Reardon has been employed by the city since 1990. Reardon recently announced her retirement, and city...

Joe Huff, executive director of the Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks and Recreation Department, received one o the highest awards from the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association (TRPA) at their state convention. Huff was awarded the Fellow Award for his significant influence and...

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee has notified Governor Bill Lee that she will retire on Aug. 31, 2023. At the time of her retirement, Justice Lee will have served 15 years on the Supreme Court and 4 years on the Court of Appeals.  Justice Lee is currently the longest-serving member of...

Scott Miller has been selected as the interim city manager for East Ridge. Miller previously served as the city manager from East Ridge from 2016 until his retirement in October 2018, and will be taking over the role from City Manager Chris Dorsey, who announced his departure rom the city earlier...

Clyde Barnhill has been voted vice mayor of Franklin by his fellow members of the Franklin Board of Mayor and Alderman. Barnhill will replace fellow at-large alderman Brandy Blanton as vice mayor. A graduate of Franklin High School and the University of Tennesse with a bachelor’s degree in business...

Cleveland Vice Mayor Avery Johnson, let, received the Honorary Alumnus of the Year Award from Lee University President Dr. Mark Walker, right. A native of Cleveland and graduate of College Hill High School, Johnson has been a member of the Cleveland City Council for nearly 30 years and spent 20 of...

Lisa Myers has been selected as the new finance director for Manchester after current director Bridget Anderson announced her departure. Myers comes to the city from Motlow State Community College, where she has served as assistant vice president for business and finance for the past two years...

Joe Cron, former mayor of Kingston Springs, died Oct. 20, 2022, at the age of 74. In addition to serving as mayor of Kingston Springs, Cron also served the town as a police officer and as the first chief of the town’s Public Safety Department. He also worked as a court security officer for the U.S...

Sheila Reed has been named the state’s new director of local government finance by Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower. A 34-year veteran of the comptroller’s office, she has held key positions in the divisions of local government audit, state and local finance, and most recently...

Leslee “Honey” Alexander, former first lady of Tennessee and wife of former Gov. And U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexaner died Oct. 29, 2022, at the age of 77 at her home in Maryville. The second oldest of five children, she was born Leslee Buhler in Los Angeles, Calif., and moved to Texas with her family when...

State Rep. Barbara Cooper, D-Memphis, died Oct. 26, 2022, at the age of 94. At the time of her death, Cooper was the oldest-serving lawmaker in the Tennessee General Assembly. A Memphis native, Cooper had served as the representative for District 86 for 22 years. Cooper held a bachelor’s and a...