Veteran Servant Nelson To Retire After 46 Years Of Work
Putnam County Trustee Freddie Nelson will retire from public service in August after a 46-year career that spanned the classroom and the county courthouse. Nelson’s final day in office will be the last day of August. Nelson said a new trustee will take over the position on September 1. “I had thirty years with the […]
Tech Dean Gotcher Retiring, Loves Academic Career
Tech Dean Mike Gotcher set to step down from his post at the College of Emerging and Integrated Studies next month. The lifelong college professor said he has not kept a countdown of his remaining time until retirement. Gotcher said he wants to remain focused on finishing the job. “I am excited, but I think […]
Cookeville’s Rick Woods Plans To Retire After 38 Years
Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods plans to wrap up his 38 year career with the city when he retires this fall. Woods said he first came to Cookeville to work as the managing director of the Cookeville Drama Center in 1985. Woods became a city employee when Leisure Services was created two years later. […]
Sparta Fire Chief Young Wrapping Up His 40-Year Career
Chief Kirk Young will soon wrap up his 40-year career with the Sparta Fire Department this week. Young said he got his start after his wife pointed him to a newspaper ad stating Sparta was hiring police and firefighters. Young, a factory worker at the time, decided to take the job to better himself. Young […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
