Lonnie Norman, mayor of town with a population of nearly 10,000 people in Tennessee, has died of coronavirus, officials say.
Manchester, Tennessee Mayor Lonnie Norman died Monday morning after being hospitalized for Covid-19 earlier this month.The mayor of a small town in Tennessee that hosts the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival died Monday of Covid-19, officials said. He was 79.
His family confirmed his death on Monday, saying many will remember his commitment to public service. In August, Norman was elected to his third term as mayor of Manchester, a town with a population of nearly 10,000 people in Coffee County,Among Norman's proudest accomplishments were funding a new recreation complex, a soccer field and supporting the city's beloved Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, his family said.
The incredible, Mayor Lonnie Norman, of our hometown Manchester, TN has been hospitalized due to COVID-19. The Bonnaroo family sends him all the love and hopes for a quick and speedy recovery. ❤️Vice Mayor Marilyn Howard has taken over mayoral duties in the interim, according to WPLN.
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