Coffee County Industrial Board Executive Director Ted Hackney retired earlier this year and Kimber Sharp has been serving as an interim director since January. Last week Sharp was approved by the Industrial Board of Coffee County to serve as its next executive director. She has served as assistant to the executive director of the industrial board from 2013 until taking over as interim director.
The board is expected to ratify the employment contract at its meeting in June, pending approval from the Coffee County Commission.
The board chose Sharp over two other candidates, Don Crownover and Chad Marcum.

Law enforcement and an ambulance were dispatched to the area around Pryor Ridge Road, near the Marion County/Grundy County line, around 10:30 CST Friday night.
23-year-old Garret Bryant of Grundy County was killed in an ATV accident late Friday night in Marion County.
Bryant was ejected from a side-by-side ATV when it flipped. According to Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett, Bryant died instantly.
Bryant’s body has been taken to Nashville for an autopsy.
The driver of the ATV, a 19-year-old, was injured in the crash. The sheriff said his injuries are not serious.

State officials say 12 communities in Tennessee will participate in a program aimed at revitalizing their downtown commercial districts.
Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe said Friday that the communities will receive a $15,000 grant to complete a commercial improvement project as part of their inclusion in the Tennessee Downtowns program.
The communities are Alamo, Bell Buckle, Clinton, Dresden, Huntingdon, Jasper, Lexington, Lynnville, Newport, Trenton, Tullahoma and Watertown.
In a news release, Rolfe says the program “promotes retail and tourism but also encourages economic growth.”
Since 2010, 58 communities have participated in the program. Officials say the selection process was based on historic commercial resources, economic and physical need, demonstrated local effort, overall presentation and probability of success.

A man stopped for a traffic violation in Murfreesboro now faces three drug related charges and a charge for driving on a revoked license.
Kenneth Shane Fox of Bell Buckle was pulled over on Old Fort Parkway for a tag violation and failing to come to a complete stop while exiting a business.
Evidently, Fox had a revoked license for failing to pay for past fines. The report shows that this was the fourth time he was caught driving on a revoked license.
When police searched the 41 year old man, the arresting officer noted the discovery of a cut straw that had what looked to be drug residue on it.
Inside the car that Fox was driving, police located a small amount of methamphetamine along with empty baggies with possible drug residue inside of them. Police also discovered three Vyvanse pills (ADHD medication) and what looked to be a “Meth” pipe wrapped in paper and another “Meth” pipe in the trunk of the car.
Also in the car was a .22 rifle which is illegal for a convicted felon to possess. Fox told police that he is a convicted felon, although dispatch was unable to confirm that information.
Fox is due in court on August 23, 2018. He is currently free after posting a $12,000 bond. (WGNS-Radio)