WILLIAMSON CO., Tenn. (WSMV) – In one of the largest financial decisions in its history, Williamson County is quietly moving forward with a potential sale of its publicly owned hospital — a deal that could top half a billion dollars and reshape local health care for decades.
But as the process accelerates behind closed doors, some county commissioners say they are being left in the dark — raising concerns about transparency, oversight and whether political timing is overtaking public accountability.
At the center of the debate is Williamson Health, the county-owned hospital long seen as both a community anchor and one of its most valuable assets.
‘We just don’t know the answers’
Commissioners Christopher Richards and Lisa Hayes say they are not opposed to a sale in principle — especially as the county carries roughly $1.1 billion in debt…