Weakley County Mayor-elect Dale Hutcherson will be sworn into office Monday afternoon, August 19th at 6:00 in his home town of Dresden.
A swearing in ceremony will take place in front of the Ned McWherter statue at the Weakley County Courthouse. General Sessions Judge Tommy Moore will administer the oath of office. The public is welcome to attend.
Mayor-elect Hutcherson, is an attorney and will be concluding his law practice in the near future.
Meanwhile Commissioner Dennis Doster who has served as the Mayor Pro Tem will move from the mayor’s chair back to his seat on the Weakley Couunty Commission. Mr. Doster has filled in since the resignation of Mayor Jake Bynum earlier this year. Mr. Bynum took a position with the University of Tennessee at Martin.