Heatherly concludes 16 year alderman career
CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- After 16 years of service as a Caryville alderman, Vickie Heatherly has called it a career. Heatherly attended her final meeting of the Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday night.
TOP PHOTO: Caryville Alderman Vickie Heatherly at her final meeting on Monday night.
She joined the board in 2008 at the request of then-Mayor Bobby Stooksbury to complete the term of her late husband, Joe Heatherly. She said she and her husband had discussed the possibility of her taking his place if the mayor asked her to serve.
Asked about her greatest accomplishment during her 16 years in office, Heatherly said it was helping make Caryville a better place to live. She expressed pride in all of the town’s departments and in the Caryville Cares Playground for children. “We’ve had great leadership through the years,” Heatherly said.
Asked whether she would do it all over again, Heatherly answered “yes.” She described her departure as bittersweet and said she had been blessed through the years.
Her plans for retirement are to travel, play more golf and spend time with family. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-11/11/2026-6AM)
