City of Monteagle firemen have quit in protest due to Fire Chief Mike Holmes resigning from the department Monday night. Holmes is the former part time Grundy County deputy that was recently of criminally negligent homicide in a 2017 shooting death case.
15 firemen resigned on Monday night.
WTVC-TV reports that Monteagle Mayor David Sampley says firefighters from Sewanee will be covering any calls Monteagle gets for the time being.
A jury in Grundy County convicted Holmes on February 5th of criminally negligent homicide, saying Holmes’ gunshot was what killed 20-year-old Shelby Comer in 2017 – not a drug overdose, as had been argued by his defense.
His sentencing date is April 3.
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Firemen Quit City of Monteagle
Lucky Knott
One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9.
He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news.
Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV.
He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.
