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Coffee County honors long-serving county clerk Teresa McFadden as commissioners prepare to leave
Summary
Sheriff Parton and the Coffee County Commission publicly honored County Clerk Teresa McFadden for more than three decades of service; the meeting also noted three commissioners — Tina Reed, Dwight Miller and Jimmy Hollingsworth — will not seek re-election ahead of the September transition.
Sheriff Parton and the Coffee County Commission honored County Clerk Teresa McFadden at the July 2026 meeting for her long service to the county, recounting her 18 years as a deputy clerk and 32 years as county clerk.
"If you want to see what dedication and loyalty to your Coffee County citizens ... there's your number one example," Sheriff Parton said, and later added in direct address: "Teresa, we love you today, tomorrow, yesterday, and forever." Mayor Dennis A. Hunt invited McFadden to the front of the room for a photograph; commissioners publicly thanked her.
The meeting also included recognition of three commissioners who chose not to run for re-election: Tina Reed, Dwight Miller and Jimmy Hollingsworth. Mayor Hunt noted those members still hold committee assignments through the end of the current term and encouraged them to "finish out your time."
Chair remarks during the meeting highlighted three consecutive ribbon cuttings for new public facilities — the Coffee County Health Department, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology facility and the Coffee County Animal Control facility — as examples of recent county investments.
Mayor Hunt also noted a request from the City of Tullahoma to annex a property near the new health department, explaining annexation is a pathway available to property owners inside urban growth boundaries and that public hearings had been scheduled in Tullahoma. No decisions on annexation were made by the commission at this meeting.
The commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting was noted to occur in October; Mayor Hunt said newly elected officers are expected to take office September 1 in the election year schedule referenced at the meeting.
