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Greene County issues proclamations marking tornado anniversary, honors health and church leaders
Summary
Mayor Kevin C. Morrison read proclamations and presented certificates recognizing Public Health Director Jaime Hensley, Arrowhead Church and Pastor Lee Brown, and declared April 27 a Day of Remembrance for the 2011 tornadoes; nurses, police and EMS weeks were also proclaimed.
Mayor Kevin C. Morrison opened the April 20 meeting by reading certificates and proclamations honoring community leaders and marking anniversaries of local events.
Morrison read a proclamation naming April 27, 2026, “a Day of Remembrance and Resilience — 15th Anniversary of the 2011 Tornadoes in Greene County, Tennessee.” He also extended a Certificate of Recognition to Jaime Hensley for her decade as director of the Greene County Health Department and a certificate to Arrowhead Church and Pastor Lee Brown for ten years of ministry and large-scale emergency relief during Hurricane Helene. "I do hereby proclaim April 27, 2026, as A Day of Remembrance and Resilience 15th Anniversary of the 2011 Tornadoes in Greene County, Tennessee," Morrison read while presenting the proclamation.
The Commission also approved proclamations declaring the week of May 6–12, 2026, as National Nurses Week, May 10–16 as National Police Week (presented to Sheriff Wesley Holt), and May 17–23 as Emergency Medical Services Week (presented to EMS Director T.J. Manis and Assistant Director Myron Hughes). The recognitions and proclamations were presented as part of the meeting’s opening ceremonial agenda and recorded in the minutes.
