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April Curlin has been selected as the new human resources director for the city of Brentwood. Curlin spent more than a decade as a human resources director in government and non-profit industries including most recently at FiftyForward of Nashville. She also served as the director of human...

Bob Sanders has been appointed vice mayor of Pegram following the death of late Vice Mayor and Alderman Rankine Roth in January. Sanders presently serves as on the town’s planning commission and will serve the remainder of Roth’s term set to end in August. Randy Howington, Jr. has also been...

Ron Street, police chief of Jonesborough, has announced his decision to retire effective April 30. Street has served as Jonesborough’s police chief since 2016. He previously served as Johnson City’s chief of police before retiring from that position in 2003 and then eight years as a chief deputy...

Kevin Owens has been hired as the new city administrator for the city of Fayetteville. Before coming to work for Fayetteville, Owens was a longtime employee of the city of Birmingham where he served as chief administrative officer, administrative analyst, and administrative assistant among other...

Anthony Byrd will be resigning his seat as a member of the Chattanooga City Council after being appointed to serve as Chattanooga city court clerk. Byrd was re-elected to a second four-year term last year, but left his seat after being appointed to the court clerk position by Mayor Tim Kelly. An...

Barry Turner has been selected as the new director of the city of Cookeville’s Water Quality and Control Department and will serve as the department’s designee until the retirement of current director Ronnie Kelly. Turner holds a civil engineering degree from Tennessee Tech University. He has been...

Merritt Piper has been selected as the new special event and program coordinator for the Farragut Parks and Recreation Department. Piper comes to the town after serving as an extension assistant with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She previously served for nine months as a park assistant...

Patricia Oldham has been named executive director of the Johnson City Development Authority (JCDA) Board of Directors. A certified planner, Oldham has a long history of civic and volunteer service in the community and is a native of Johnson City. She spent six years as director of community...

John Allman, technology director for the city of Brentwood, has retired after a 35 year career with the city. Allman began working for the city of Brentwood as a firefighter in 1986, earning two promotions and eventually serving as a captain with Brentwood Fire and Rescue. In 1996, he began...

Matt Cousins has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant with the Bristol Police Department. Cousins is a veteran of the Maryland Army National Guard, the Tennessee Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army. During his military service, he earned a long list of prestigious commendations, including...

Jonathan Stotler has been selected as the management information systems director for the city of Columbia. Stotler has been with the city for 11 years, starting with the Columbia Police Department before joining the city’s MIS Department. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a...

Jason Huisman has been appointed as the new city administrator for Germantown following the retirement of City Administrator Patrick Lawson on Dec. 17. Huisman has served as the city’s assistant administrator since 2017. Before coming to Germantown, Huisman was the village administrator of South...