ROGERSVILLE — Hawkins County Commissioner Thomas Wheeler has submitted his resignation effective May 1 because he will be moving out of state.Wheeler, of Mount Carmel, is in the third year of his first term on the commission representing District 1 and has previously served several terms on the Mount Carmel Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
County Mayor Melville Bailey said he will advertise the vacancy on the commission, and nominations will be accepted in writing at his office, as well as from the floor during the May 27 County Commission meeting.
Wheeler’s term expires Aug. 31, 2014.