Bradley County, Warren and Hermitage officials were sworn in on New Year’s Day at the Bradley County Courthouse.
New mayors Gregg Reep of Warren and Matt Cathey of Hermitage were sworn in. Banks Mayor Keeton Hudson was not present.
Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney said, “When you sign up for one of these jobs, you don’t know what you have until you get there.” He was the first one sworn in by District Judge Bruce Anderson, with McKinney’s wife, LaWanda, holding the Bible.
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Several officials were not present and will be sworn in later either by a judge or justice of the peace.
A brief Quorum Court meeting was held immediately following the ceremony, with dates set for 2023 monthly meetings. The Quorum Court will meet at 6 p.m. on the third Monday, except for January and February which have federal holidays and those meetings will be held on the third Tuesday.
The justices waived their monthly fees for the special meeting.
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Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney
County Coroner Thomas Frazer
Deputy Coroners Natalie Greenwood, Elizabeth Britton
Warren Mayor Gregg Reep, surrounded by his son, Rob Reep; daughter-in-law, Jessi Reep; and grandsons, Ellis and Ramsey Reep
Bradley County Sheriff Herschel Tillman and his wife Kim
Bradley County Assessor Stephanie Bigham
Chief Deputy Sheriff Wayne Wesson; full-time Deputy Sheriffs Jason Wallace and Jose Ramirez
Part-time Deputy Sheriffs Andy Green and Marty Wardlaw
Auxiliary Deputies Michael Taylor, Kevin Stedman, Monty Hearnsberger, Jonathan McDougald and Sim McCoy Jr.
Pennington Township Constable Sim McCoy Jr.
Deputy Coroners Albert Hammons
Bradley County Circuit Clerk Cindy Wagnon
Bradley County Clerk Karen Belin
Bradley County Treasurer Diane Wesson
Warren City Clerk Janice Nelson, Sanitation Director/Code Enforcement Officer Rob Johnson and Bradley County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Terrie White stood with her.
Warren Ward 2 Position 2 Alderwoman Emily Moseley
Warren Ward 3 Position 2 Alderwoman Latanza Atkins
Warren Ward 1 Position 2 Alderman Joel Tolefree
Hermitage Mayor Matt Cathey and his wife Cristy
Bradley County Quorum Court Justices, Tony Cathey, Dana Harvey, Gwen Bullard, Jimmy Sledge, Pat Morman and Jim Anders
