Roane County Mayor Wade Creswell

09/19/2026

Recap for the Roane County Mayor’s Office for the week of September 14, 2026. Here are some highlights:
0:37 Welcome new County Commissioners Chris Ahler and Mike Kittrell to their first meeting
1:02 ETHRA Workforce Development Board
1:58 Opioid Council
2:40 Visit from Orano CEO, Nicolas Maes
5:40 Visit to RCHS, Mr. McDaniel’s AV Class
6:14 Roane Regional Infrastructure Alliance

09/16/2026

Proud to support the people who show up for our community every day. Our partnership with HopeNation helps ensure Roane County’s first responders have the mental health resources and support they deserve.

Roane County EMS is partnering with Tennessee-based HopeNation to provide first responders with confidential, daily mental health check-ins sent directly to their phones.

09/12/2026

Recap for the Roane County Mayor’s Office for the week of September 7, 2026. Here are some highlights:
0:22 Hooray for Harriman and Rockin’ the Ramp
1:45 Major Gains in Tourism Revenue
2:58 Joint Tour of ORNL with Anderson County Commission
4:57 City Mayors Meeting
5:55 Youth Leadership Roane County
6:30 Regional Nuclear Energy Summit

09/05/2026

Recap for the Roane County Mayor’s Office for the week of August 31, 2026.

08/29/2026

Recap for the Roane County Mayor’s Office for the week of August 24, 2026. Here are the highlights:
0:25 County Official Orientation Program
1:21 Long Range Fire Protection Ad Hoc Committee
3:01 Meeting with Governor Lee
3:42 Rest in Peace, Dolly Parton
5:17 Association of County Mayors
5:55 Retirement Celebration for County Clerk and staff
6:34 Swearing In of School Board Members
7:21 TN Child Care Solutions Summit
8:38 Thank you!

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

Recap for the week of August 17, 2026 for the Roane County Mayor’s Office. I apologize for the delay in posting due to technical frustrations. I’ll resume using the table of contacts for these recaps next week.

08/21/2026

It was an honor to write a letter of recommendation for Joseph. He is an outstanding young man and has a bright future ahead of him. Keep up the great work, Joseph!

Mayor Wade Creswell gave Joseph Garzino a letter of recommendation for his outstanding leadership, work ethic, etc in the Roane county youth leadership class. Joseph was the youngest participant ever in the youth leadership program.

08/15/2026

Recap for the County Executive’s Office for the week of August 10, 2026. Here are the topics covered:
0:36 County Commission changes title from County Executive to County Mayor
2:11 New building dedication for the Knox Regional Forensic Center
2:49 TVA meeting to discuss TDEC order on coal combustion residual management
4:16 Welcome new class of Leadership Roane County
5:39 Meeting with MTG and Russell Jenkins
6:35 Meeting with County Clerk elect, Keaton Bowman
7:02 Meeting with Knox County Mayor Elect, Betsy Henderson and Mayor Terry Frank
7:31 Public hearings for NRC and TDEC
8:16 Proud UT Dad
8:51 Swearing in ceremony on August 21 at 10:00 am