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Andrew Ellard has been selected as the new assistant city administrator for Morristown.  He comes to Morristown from Hattiesburg, Miss., where he has served as the director of urban development since 2017. Ellard had previously worked for the city of Hattiesburg in the department of federal and...

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper has announced he will not seek reelection in 2022.

Cooper has served as the Democratic Congressman representing Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District from 1983 to 1995 and its 5th Congressional District since 2003.

Cooper cited the state legislature's controversial move to...

Jeffrey L. Peach, who serves as the town attorney for Smyrna, Tennessee, recently graduated from the Tennessee Certified Public Manager Program. This year long certification program is accredited by the National Certified Manager Program and is offered by the University of Tennessee’s Naifeh Center...

Irene Wells, mayor of Bluff City, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, from complications with pneumonia at the age of 77. Wells was both the first black alderwoman and the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of Bluff City. Wells’ husband Billy Wells also served as mayor of Bluff City in the...

Brent Schultz has been selected as the new planning director for the town of Nolensville. Shultz has more than 30 years of experience in municipal government, starting his career at the public counter issuing building permits and working his way up to management and executive level positions in the...

Travis Bishop has been selected as the new finance and accounting consultant for the University of Tennessee’s Municipal Technical Advisory Service. Bishop will be serving out of MTAS’ office in Johnson City. He most recently served as the city recorder for the town of Erwin. Prior to that, he was...

Joda Thongnopnua has been named as the new chief of staff for Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, Thongnopnua has served as the city’s chief policy officer since April and prior to that served as the director of strategic initiatives and communications for the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga...

Harvey Buchanan, longtime councilman for the city of Jackson, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at the age of 64. Buchanan represented Jackson’s District 4 for 26 years, serving as vice mayor twice from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2010 to 2011. In addition to his public service with the city of Jackson...

Benton Young has been selected as the new chief of the Cookeville Fire Department. Young has been serving as the department’s interim chief since the retirement of previous Chief Daryl Blair in July. Young is a Cookeville native with 32 years of experience in the fire serving, showing the...