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Sgt. Anthony “Tony” Rankin with the Brownsville Police Department died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 after a two-month battle with pancreatic cancer and liver failure. He was 57. Rankin began his law enforcement career with BPD in 1989. He spent three years at the Memphis Airport Police before returning...

Wade Evans has been selected as the new special events supervisor for the Hendersonville Parks and Recreation Department. Evans has been with the city for two years, most recently serving as the recreation coordinator for athletics. A lifelong Hendersonville resident, Evans holds a bachelor’s...

Steven S. Mott has been selected as the new transportation planning manager for the city of Bristol. Mott will be taking over from Rex Montgomery, who retired in January after a 30-year tenure in the position. Mott has been with the city since 2019. Prior to joining the city, Mott was employed as a...

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...

Arlisa Armstrong has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the new USDA rural development state director of Tennessee. Prior to her appointment as state director, Armstrong spent three decades working in rural development in Western Tennessee. She successfully led several initiatives...

Sharon Rollins has retired after 37 years of service to the University of Tennessee and the UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS). The supervisor for the technical and legal consultants at MTAS, Rollins also served as a public works consultant for cities in East Tennessee. She is the...

Jeff Mills will retire as the director of the Cookeville Gas Department on March 31, 2022 after a 40-year career. Mills has served as the director of the department before the past eight years. During his tenure, Mills has overseen the city’s automated gas reader program as well as numerous line...

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...

Wanda McClain has been selected as the new human resources director for the city of Columbia. McClain has more than 20 years of experience in human resources and comes to Columbia from the city of Spring Hill where she served as a human resources assistant. McClain has a master’s degree in...

Susan White, longtime purchasing director for the city of Jackson, retired Dec. 14, 2021 after 36 years of service to the city. White began her career with the city in 1986 as senior secretary for the senior recorder, becoming an administrative specialist in 1988. She was promoted into a purchasing...

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...