Donny Green, County Executive Director of the DeKalb-Cannon County Farm Service Agency (FSA), says the 2024 DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee election results have been approved by the Tennessee FSA State Committee.
For Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 1, Jimmy Womack was elected to serve as Committee Member. Danny Pirtle was elected to serve as 1st Alternate.
For Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 5, Clark Hollis was elected to serve as Committee Member. Brittany Duggin was elected to serve as 1st Alternate.
Elected members began their terms on January 1, 2025.
Robert “Bob” Melton was honored for his service to the Farm Service Agency as a county committee member for 9 years of consecutive service. Mr. Melton’s contributions to the DeKalb and Cannon County agricultural community are unparalleled, and his influences and leadership will benefit many generations to come.
The DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee met on January 14, 2025 to conduct its Organizational Meeting. For 2025, the Committee selected Terry Young as the Chairperson, and Jimmy Womack as the Vice-Chairperson. Grant Williams, Bart Lay, and Clark Hollis will serve as members of the Committee. Mary Sanders serves as the Committee Advisor.
The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the DeKalb-Cannon County USDA Service Center located at 647 Bright Hill Rd.
Green says that the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee and office staff wish to express their appreciation to voters in LAA # 1 and LAA # 5 who participated in the election by voting and returning their ballots. “The local County Committees are a very important part of Farm Service Agency’s program delivery and administrative processes,” added Green.