New Chief
| Lenoir City police chief/safety director, Don White,
announced his retirement at Monday's city council meeting. White said he
would be retiring in about a year. White also introduced his replacement
to be voted on by the council.
The council voted unanimously to hire Jonathan Bryant as the new chief. Council member, Robin McNabb asked about the timeline on the hire and asked if there would be two chief's for a year. White responded yes, to allow for a smooth transition. Bryant currently works for the Chattanooga police department but will be retiring from there soon. He is reportedly a long time acquaintance of Lenoir City mayor, Tony Aikens. Lenoir City currently has two finance directors, two utility managers and will apparently now have two police chiefs. |
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