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Leslie Winningham, former state representative for District 38, died Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the age of 81. Winningham earned an associate’s degree in forestry at Warren Wilson College and then a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from Tennessee Tech. He became the youngest ever school...

David Rausch has been appointed to serve a second term as Director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), effective July 1. Director Rausch’s term will expire June 30, 2028. Director Rausch has served as director of the TBI since 2018. Rausch is a U. S. Army veteran with more than three...

The city of Franklin is honoring late resident and Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Cornelia “Connie” Clark with the honorary naming of 4th Avenue in her honor. Clark lived on 4th Avenue for many years of her life. She spent more than 40 years in Tennessee’s judicial system before her death last year...

Craig Price, parks and recreation director for the city of Morristown, has retired after 31 years with the city and a more than 40-year career in public service. Price was selected as the director of parks and recreation for Morristown in 1993. He came to Morristown from his hometown of Rogersville...

Henry Posey, the first fire chief for the town of Atoka, has announced his retirement in August. Posey was hired in 2014 and tasked with starting Atoka’s new fire department, which he helped build from the ground up. During his tenure, Posey saw the department become the first in the county to be...

After 27 years leading the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research, Bill Fox will leave his position to serve as a special advisor to Chancellor Donde Plowman while Don Bruce, the center’s associate director, will step into the executive director role.

Bob Leeman has been hired as the new planning and codes director for the city of Brent-wood after the retiring of former director Jeff Dobson in June. Leeman is the former deputy director of the Metro Nashville Planning Department since 2015 and has more than 20 years of professional experience in...

Sean Garett has been selected as the new community planner for the McMinnville Community Development Department. Garrett comes to McMinnville from Fremont County, Colo., where he has served as the county’s planning director since 2018. Prior to that, he worked in the Fremont County Code Enforcement...

Jeff Dobson, planning and codes director for the city of Brentwood, has retired after 28 years with the city. Dobson was hired by Brentwood as a city planner in 1994. He was promoted to lead the planning and codes department in 2009, a role he has served for the past 13 years. City officials lauded...

Chris Shaffer, city administrator for Lawrenceburg, has retired after 30 years of government service. Shaffer was appointed city administrator in 2012. Prior to that, he worked for 15 years as a police officer with the Lawrenceburg Police Department, serving first as a patrolman and then as a...

Eric Grizzard will take the helm of the Germantown Fire Department as its new chief effective July 1. Grizzard is presently the department’s assistant chief of operations and joined GFD in 2005 after working for Ambulance Services Inc., Horn Lake Emergency Medical Services, and the Southaven Fire...

Jennifer Casey, public information officer for the town of Collierville, has received a 40 Under 40 leadership award from the Memphis Business Journal for her work. The 40 Under 40 honorees include professionals in the Memphis area who are making an impact in their communities through career...