Jane Dawkins
Dale WintersSOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – City leaders in South Pittsburg have removed Public Safety Director Dale Winters from his position as fire chief, but he will remain as the town’s police chief.
At the November meeting of the South Pittsburg City Commission, board member Debbie Hughes made the motion to remove Winters from the job and to begin the search for a new fire chief.
“I would like to see the fire and police department separated,” she said, but gave no other reason for the move.
Hughes lost her bid for re-election on Nov. 4 by just six votes and was attending her final city meeting as a board member.
Mayor Jane Dawkins said she was “blindsided” by the move.