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Overton Public Health Director Langford Retires After 34 Years

Overton County Health Director Andy Langford has retired after 34 years working in public health. Langford said through school, public health was never his plan. He said only a short while into his public health career, he realized that empathy and selflessness were values that he held close, and they lent themselves to good healthcare service. He said it quickly ... Read More »

Crossville Begins Search For New City Manager As Wood Set To Retire

Crossville has begun the search for a new city manager to replace Greg Wood, who is scheduled to retire in March. Crossville Human Resources Manager Leah Crockett said Wood has agreed to stay on until the city has his replacement in place. His current contract ends in March. Crockett said the city hopes to have someone in place before the ... Read More »

Sparta Police Chief Doug Goff Announces Plans To Retire

Sparta Police Chief Doug Goff officially submitted his resignation for retirement this week. Goff said he has spent the last three and a half years serving the community as chief and has been with the department since 2006. He said he decided now was the time so he could spend more time with family and get more involved with his ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Melinda Keifer To Retire, Move To Part-Time Basis

Cookeville’s Economic and Community Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer will retire at the end of April. Keifer began at the department in 2010 after an extensive career with the State Department of Economic and Community Development. City Manager James Mills said that Keifer will continue on a part-time basis assisting in  Cookeville’s economic development needs works through this change. “Melinda Keifer ... Read More »

Bailey Sponsoring Bill To Help EMS Staff Shortages

State Senator Paul Bailey pushing forward a bill that would allow retired EMS workers to return to work without impacting retirement benefits. The state’s retirement system currently does not allow these workers to return to work without suspending benefits. “This actually came from Tommy Copeland within the Putnam County EMS Department,” Bailey said. “He contacted me several months ago. Basically, ... Read More »

Cookeville Gas Director Jeff Mills Recognized Upon Retirement

Cookeville City Council honored long-time Gas Department Director Jeff Mills Thursday night as he approaches his retirement. Mills started as a gas distribution servicer. He became director in 2013. “In 1980 I was hired as a temporary, part-time employee with the department,” Mills said. “42 years later I’m ending up with a great career and a great place to work. ... Read More »

Haven Of Hope’s Kay Quintero Driven By Desire To Help Others

A long-serving DeKalb Mental Health Counselor Kay Quintero said that the best part of her career was the people. Quintero recently retired after 13 years at Haven of Hope in Smithville. She said that it’s her desire to help people that had kept her going in her career so long. “We did not have a mental health center in Smithville, ... Read More »

Clay County Director Of Schools Announces Retirement

After seven years in the Clay County School System, Director of Schools Matt Eldridge has announced his retirement. Eldridge made his decision public during Thursday night’s board of education meeting. Eldridge said he will officially step down on December 31, 2021. “My wife’s retired from teaching and we’re going to try to slow down and visit our children a little ... Read More »

Algood To Explore Potential Retirement Plan Options For City Employees

The City of Algood will explore options to potentially transition city employee retirement plans from a 401k to defined benefits. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the transition has been some time in the making, with the first phase completed previously in a move to a state 401k plan through the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System. Morrison said the next step to ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Retirement Leads To Four Promotions

Four members of the Cookeville Police Department have been promoted after the recent retirement of Captain Ken Clement. Darrin Stout has been promoted to the rank of Captain. Stout is a member of 23 years and will now serve as the Commander of the Patrol Division. Brent Anderson has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Anderson is a 22-year ... Read More »