SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – While most of the municipal leadership across Marion County remained intact after the Nov. 8 election, South Pittsburg’s city commission will see a dramatic shift next month.
Virgil Holder defeated Mayor Jane Dawkins, Jimmy Haley Jr. beat Vice Mayor Jimmy Wigfall, and Samantha Rector won over Ray Powers. Those changes might affect the dynamics of the board when the winners are sworn in Dec. 13.
Holder said his main goal as mayor includes getting all the city offices in order and “running properly.”
What that means for positions like city administrator remains to be seen, he said.
In July and August 2015, attempts to remove City Administrator Sammy Burrows failed by a single vote each time.