Smoky Mountain News investigated Bryson City officials' handling of its fire department after the September resignation of its fire chief:
Despite multiple red flags, Bryson City officials failed to provide proper oversight of the town’s volunteer fire department over the past decade, eventually leading to a State Bureau of Investigation probe of possible misappropriation by the fire chief.
An investigation by The Smoky Mountain News shows:
• For almost a decade, Bryson City leaders knew something was awry with the fire department’s finances but failed to get to the bottom of it.
• The town was afraid to confront former Fire Chief Joey Hughes, fearing he would lead a strike of the volunteer firefighters as threatened and refuse to respond to emergencies. ...Read the full article
Despite multiple red flags, Bryson City officials failed to provide proper oversight of the town’s volunteer fire department over the past decade, eventually leading to a State Bureau of Investigation probe of possible misappropriation by the fire chief.
An investigation by The Smoky Mountain News shows:
• For almost a decade, Bryson City leaders knew something was awry with the fire department’s finances but failed to get to the bottom of it.
• The town was afraid to confront former Fire Chief Joey Hughes, fearing he would lead a strike of the volunteer firefighters as threatened and refuse to respond to emergencies. ...Read the full article
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