Virgil HolderSOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – Mayor Virgil Holder has resigned from office, effective immediately.
In a nearly three-page letter addressed to the South Pittsburg City Commission and the town’s citizens, Holder blames City Administrator Gene Vess, a majority of the board, and a “select few” for the “demise of our great city.”
Holder said he has been shut out of the city government, and that he has been “taught” over recent months that “improvements cannot be made with the presence of certain powers that exist within the city.”
He said his moves to make improvements to South Pittsburg have been “thwarted” by a group of commissioners that have already “discussed, agreed or have been instructed” on what would be done.
Among his many accusations, Holder said meetings were held with Vess, commissioners and police department employees, while excluding him.