05/31/2025

Published on MTAS - Serving Tennessee City Officials (https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu)

Graysville



Dear Reader:


The following document was created from the Municipal Technical Advisory Services website (mtas.tennessee.edu). This website shares information relative to Tennessee municipal government. We hope this information will be useful to you and that it will assist you with questions that arise in your tenure in municipal government. However, the Tennessee Code Annotated and other relevant laws or regulations should always be consulted before any action is taken based upon the contents of this document.

The Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) was created in 1949 to provide technical assistance to elected and appointed municipal officials in Tennessee. We are a resource for Tennessee municipal officials in areas of municipal government, human resources, finance, fire, legal, police, public works, water, and wastewater. We provide personal and professional knowledge growth opportunities on current issues within municipal government.


The University of Tennessee
Municipal Technical Advisory Service
1610 University Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921-6741
www.mtas.tennessee.edu

Graysville

136 Harrison Avenue
Graysville, TN 37338
Phone: (423) 775-9242 Fax: (423) 775-8137
http://www.graysvilletn.org

Municipal Statistics

County: 
Rhea
Municipality: 
City
Population (Certified by TNECD*)
2024:
1,471 
2010:
1,502 
Next Election:
11-03-2026
Grand Division: 
East
Time Zone: 
Eastern
Employees: 
16

Municipal Data

Meets: 
1st Tuesday at 7:00 PM at Town Hall
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Charter: 
Private Acts 1992, ch. 230, p. 232
Incorporation Act: 
Private Acts 1917, ch. 41, p. 116
Charter: 
Link to Charter
Code: 
Link to Code
Districts: 
Link to Districts
City Utilities: 
Garbage
Water

Governing Body and Staff

GOVERNANCE
Mayor Bill Crawley (423) 775-9242
Commissioner Anthony Knox (423) 775-9242
knox1970@icloud.com
Commissioner Dawn "Rena" Massengill (423) 775-9242
Commissioner Sarah Messimer (423) 775-9242
Commissioner Jimmy Miles (423) 775-9242
STAFF
Accounts Payable Clerk, Municipal Clerk Eva Lankford (423) 775-9242
graysvilleap@gmail.com
City Court Clerk Chyenne Wilson (423) 775-9242
graysvillecourtclerk@gmail.com
City Recorder Eva Lankford (423) 775-9242
graysvilleap@gmail.com
Fire Chief Robert Baldwin (423) 775-9242
robert.baldwin81@gmail.com
Police Chief TJ Bean (423) 775-9242
chiefofpolice@GraysvilleTN.Gov
LEGAL
City Attorney Josh Hixson (423) 570-0506

MTAS CONSULTANTS

Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Brad Harris (423) 718-0797
HR: Betsy Cunningham(865) 974-6689
Legal: Melissa Ashburn(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Warren Nevad(865) 974-9839
Police: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(865) 974-0416
Training: Matt Hensley(423) 972-7858

*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.

NOTE: Information contained in a city or town profile is provided by the staff at each municipality. Click on the name of an individual to access their mailing address as it may be different than the city hall address.

Source URL: https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/graysville