Alderman Jerry Don Case, right, embraces Kimball Mayor David Jackson on Thursday at the meeting of the Kimball Board of Mayor and Alderman. Jackson submitted his resignation as mayor to take office as Marion County mayor. In the background is City Recorder Tonia May.KIMBALL, Tenn. – David Jackson has resigned as Kimball’s mayor so he can officially take over as Marion County’s new leader.
At Thursday’s meeting of the Kimball Board of Mayor and Alderman, Jackson stepped down after 24 years on the board, calling it “a bittersweet day.”
He fought back tears as he read a prepared statement in which he thanked a long list of people with whom he had worked alongside for almost a quarter of a century.
Jackson said it was “an honor and a privilege” to serve Kimball as its mayor for the last 11 years.
“I hope the decisions we’ve made over these years have made Kimball a better place to live and work,” he said.