From left, Three Star Director Jody Sliger, Tennessee State Senator District 9 Mike Bell, Governor Bill Haslam, Dr. Hathcock, Tennessee State Senator District 10 Todd Gardenhire, Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Randy Boyd and Assistant Commissioner of Rural Development Amy New.
The Executive Assistant to Bradley County Mayor, D. Gary Davis, Dr. Lindsay L. Hathcock Jr., traveled to Nashville to receive the latest Tennessee Three Star Award from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
Governor Bill Haslam, Commissioner Randy Boyd along with Tennessee State Senators Bell and Gardenhire were among those who presented this award for Bradley County’s completion of requirements set forth by the State Department of Economic & Community Development.
This governor's award for Performance, Accountability and Efficiency will join the previous nine others on display in the hallway in the Bradley County Courthouse Annex outside of the mayor’s office.
This program is designed to help communities build a healthy and educated workforce supported by a strong and stable local government that provides security, safety and supports progress in the areas of economic development, responsible fiscal management with efficient government, public safety, health and education, said officials. Eligibility for program participation, and the grant renewal are based on the completion of required annual activities, implementation of the program and the grant funded activities along with the submission of all annual activity plans and reports.
Last year’s grant helped to provide medical equipment for Bradley County’s Emergency Medical Services and this year’s grant is scheduled to help improve access and efficiency through software license upgrades among multiple offices.