Stacey Heatherly has a new rank and a new job. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) has promoted her to the rank of major and in addition to her Knoxville Dist. 1 command, she’s now the commander of THP’s East Bureau and responsible for Field Operations over the Knoxville, Chattanooga, Cookeville and Fall Branch districts.
THP Col. Matt Perry made the announcement during a special ceremony in Nashville: “I am proud to announce the promotion of Stacey Heatherly to Major. She has demonstrated her passion and devotion to the THP throughout her exemplary 27-year career. Congratulations.”
Perry honored Heatherly during the National Women in Law Enforcement Conference on April 14 at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Hotel with 500 attendees watching. “It was so special being honored at the conference that THP sponsors and having Commissioner Long there (Jeff Long, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security) at the promotion ceremony,” she added…