RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — Rhonda Lynn Petty Allen, a former Rutherford County commissioner, passed away Dec. 12 at her home in Smyrna after an extended illness. She was 60.
Allen, a lifelong Rutherford County resident, served 17 years on the Rutherford County Regional Planning Commission and three terms on the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners representing District 11.
During her tenure, she chaired multiple committees and played a key role in long-term planning and education funding, including oversight of 50 schools and thousands of employees. Colleagues widely regarded her as a prepared, pragmatic, and principled leader…