Garrison retires after 18 years as Mountain City police chief

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison is all smiles as he cuts his cake at his retirement reception from the City of Mountain City on Dec. 30, 2022. Garrison retires after serving as a law enforcement officer for 28 years and Mountain City Police Chief for 18 years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Jerry Robinson; Mayor Grace Watts; Council Member Eric McCrackin; Council Member Robert Sutton; Council Member Michael Holt; Police Chief Tom Garrison; City Clerk Brenda Cannon; Interim Police Chief Jeremy Welch; and Council Member Brenda Hooper.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison, with his wife Angie Garrison by his side, cuts the cake at his retirement reception from the City of Mountain City on Dec. 30, 2022. Garrison retires after serving as a law enforcement officer for 28 years and Mountain City Police Chief for 18 years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison, center, talks with Jeremy Welch and Mark Wannamaker at Garrison’s retirement reception on Dec. 30, 2022. Garrison retires after serving as a law enforcement officer for 28 years and Mountain City Police Chief for 18 years. Welch was tapped as Interim Police Chief.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison mingles with friends and coworkers at his retirement reception on Dec. 30, 2022. Garrison retires after serving as a law enforcement officer for 28 years and Mountain City Police Chief for 18 years. Pictured are Anthony Worley; Sheriff Chad Nichols; Garrison with his granddaughter Maggie Cannon; and Mike Carnes.