City Officials

Mayors

Mayor   Dates of Service
   Service Years
C.L. Babcock
   1919 - 1925
   6
R.F. McLaughlin
   1925 - 1928
   3
L.S. Munch
   1928 - 1933
   5
George U. Thompson
   1933 - 1937
   4
J.H. Studley
   1927 - 1943
   6
O.W. Brumfiel
   1943 - 1965
   22
Paul R. Hicks
   1965 - 1967
   2
Gaylord M. Lambdin
   1967 - 1969
   2
Dr. James H. Millard, Jr.
   1969 - 1971
   2
Andrew Knox
   1971 - 1983
   12
Donald R. Mull
   1983 - 2018   35
Odis C. Abbott, Jr.   2018 - 2022   4
Tanya Martin   2022 - Current    

City Managers

City Manager
 Dates of Service
 Service Years
V.J. Hultquist
 1919 - 1948
 29
A.B. Smith
 1948 - 1956
 8
Ross F. Walker
 1956 - 1968
 12
J.W. Peters (Interim)
 1968 - 1968
Raymond D. Schweitzer
 1968 - 1971
 3
David W. Switzer (Acting)
 1971 - 1972 1
W. Gary Head
 1972 - 1978
 6
Mickey J. Bentley
 1978 - 1988
 10
William V. Ricker
 1988 - 1991
 3
C.L. Overman
 1991 - 1999
 8
Mark L. Johnson
 1999 - 2023 24
Bruce Applegate, Jr. 2024 - Current  

School Superintendents

Superintendent Dates of Service
 Service Years
Ben Frazier
 Unknown  
W.C. Carey
 Unknown  
V.F. Goddard
 1924 - 1957
 33
R.M. Robinson
 1957 - 1968
 11
Harley H. Stephens
 1968 - 1971
 3
W.C. Helton
 1971 - 1984
 13
William H. Bailey
 1984 - 1988
 4
William C. Symons
 1988 - 1994
 6
Jane Qualls
 1994 - 2004
 10
Tom Shamblin
 2004 - 2011
 7
Brian Bell
      - 2020  
Rebecca Stone 2020 - Present  

Commissioners

Commissioner
 Dates of Service
 Service Years
W.V. Arnold
 1919 - 1921
 2
C.L. Babcock
 1919 - 1925
 6
S.A. Copp
 1919 - 1924
 5
T.C. Gray
 1921 - 1923
 2
L.S. Munch
 1923 - 1939
 16
R.F. McLaughlin
 1924 - 1928
 4
G.U. Thompson
 1925 - 1944
 19
J.H. Studley
 1928 - 1955
 27
O.W. Brumfiel
 1939 - 1965
 26
Thomas Blakely
 1944 - 1950
 6
A.G. Chambers
 1950 - 1963
 13
Paul Hicks
 1955 - 1967
 12
Gaylord Lambdin
 1963 - 1969
 6
Paul G. Worley
 1965 - 1971
 6
Clarence L. Byrd
 1967 - 1968
 1
James H. Millard, Jr.
 1968 - 1971
 3
Stone Carr
 1968 - 1971
 3
Betty H. Rush
 1968 - 1973
 5
Andrew Knox
 1969 - 1991
 22
Fred L. Stewart
 1971 - 1989
 18
Donald R. Mull
 1971 - 2018
 35
A.G. Chambers, Jr.
 1971 - 1987
 16
A. Ray Webb
 1973 - 1985
 12
John D. Widner
 1985 - 2003
 18
Lewis T.W. Bledsoe
 1987 - 1999
 12
Harry W. Brooks
 1989 - 2001
 12
Garry L. Hill
 1991 - 1993
 2
Dexter Stewart
 1993 - 1999
 6
Ralph Kidd
 1999 - 2001
 2
Odis C. Abbott, Jr.
 1999 - 2022
 23
George Williams
 2001 - 2008
 7
Vaughn D. Belcher (Appointed)
 2001 - 2003
 2
Vaughn D. Belcher (Elected)
 2003 - 2022
 19
Clayton G. Bledsoe (Appointed)
 2003 - 2004
 1
Clayton G. Bledsoe (Elected)
 2004 - 2016
 12
Kenneth R. White
 2008 - 2020
 12
James F. Buchanan 2016 - 2022 6
Tanya D. Martin 2018 - Present  
Tracey D. Cooper 2020 - Present  
Stephen T. Biggar 2022 - Present  
Josh Blair 2022 - Present  
Eddie Hall 2022 - Present