Andy Ogles served as Maury County Mayor from 2018 to 2022, where he was described as the county's CEO, overseeing one of Tennessee’s fastest-growing communities and managing significant economic investments, such as GM plant expansions and the recruitment of major employers (Club for Growth Foundation, Daily Herald, Tennessean).
Ogles gained statewide recognition for his strong conservative platform, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, opposing mask and vaccine mandates, keeping businesses open, and publicly challenging directives from Gov. Bill Lee (Daily Herald, Tennessean).
He prioritized economic growth, fiscal restraint, and regional infrastructure projects, supported a sales tax increase to fund county needs, but vetoed a property tax hike in 2022—a veto that was overridden by the county commission amid concerns he had not proposed alternative plans (Columbia Daily Herald, Tennessean).
Ogles took controversial stands on issues such as withholding library funding over a Pride Month display, citing opposition to "woke indoctrination," which contributed to his decision to veto the 2022 county budget (Columbia Daily Herald, Tennessean).
Potential vulnerabilities included criticism from county commissioners and constituents for absenteeism at meetings, lack of communication, and incomplete disclosures of financial interests as mayor (Columbia Daily Herald, Tennessean).
Ogles' local-government leadership style and decisions, especially during high-profile events like the pandemic and library controversy, built him a strong conservative following locally but drew both praise and significant opposition (Nashville Post, Tennessean).
2020: Andy Ogles Served As Mayor/CEO Of Maury County, Tennessee According to Club for Growth Foundation, "Andy currently serves as the Mayor / CEO of Maury County Tennessee. Maury County is one of the fastest growing communities in the state with a population of approximately 100k and an annual budget of just under 200 million." [Club for Growth Foundation, 6/15/20]
2018: Ogles Was Sworn In As Maury County Mayor After Winning Election According to Daily Herald, "At the tail end of his four-year term as the county's freshman mayor, Ogles was sworn into office in September of 2018 running a campaign that emphasized his ties to state and national politics." [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
2022: Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Republican Party Chairman According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles, who also serves as chairman of the Maury County Republican Party, comes from a long line of Tennessee descendants, who helped to settle East Tennessee. Growing up in Franklin, he moved to a farm in Maury County with his family several years ago, winning the seat of county mayor in 2018, serving one term thus far." [Daily Herald, 3/22/22]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County According to Axios, "He was elected mayor of Maury County, one of the new counties drawn into the 5th district, in 2018." [Axios, 3/23/22]
2018: Andy Ogles First Won Elected Office As Maury County Mayor According to Nashville Banner, "Ogles, a former anti-tax lobbyist with Americans for Prosperity, first won elected office as Maury County mayor in 2018." [Nashville Banner, 11/5/24]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "Ogles finally won his first campaign in 2018, becoming mayor of rural Maury County." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County, Tennessee According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Ogles finally won his first campaign in 2018, becoming mayor of rural Maury County." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/26/24]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Prior to his election to Congress, Ogles won his first election, becoming mayor of Maury County in 2018." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 8/5/24]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Prior to his election to Congress, Ogles won his first election, becoming mayor of Maury County in 2018. As mayor, Ogles supported a sales tax increase, and later vetoed a property tax hike without offering an alternative revenue plan. County commissioners overrode his veto. His personal interest disclosures as mayor left off thousands of dollars of financial interests." [Columbia Daily Herald, 11/7/24]
2018: Ogles Briefly Considered Gubernatorial Run, Later Elected Maury County Mayor According to The Jackson Sun, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Jackson Sun, 12/26/24]
2018: Ogles Considered, Then Declined, A Gubernatorial Run According to Commercial Appeal, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Commercial Appeal, 12/27/24]
2018: Ogles Briefly Considered Gubernatorial Run Before Becoming Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Tennessean, 12/27/24]
2018: Ogles Considered But Did Not Run For Governor; Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Leaf-Chronicle, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Leaf-Chronicle, 1/3/25]
2018: Ogles Briefly Considered Governor Bid And Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to The Daily News Journal, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Daily News Journal, 1/3/25]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County According to The Tennessean, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor After Brief Gubernatorial Consideration According to The Tennessean, "After failed bids for Congress and state Senate, Ogles briefly considered a gubernatorial run in 2018, but instead was elected mayor of Maury County that year." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
August 2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Ogles becomes county's new mayor [...] Andy Ogles ousted Charlie Norman in the Aug. 2 election, winning 36.48 percent of the vote to Norman's 28.73 percent and Sonny Shackelford's 26.83 percent." [Daily Herald, 12/4/18]
Andy Ogles Expressed Enthusiasm and Goals Upon Being Elected in 2018 According to Daily Herald, "The victory will mark Ogles' first jump into elected public service. He said he was excited and overwhelmed by the opportunity. 'We love this county,' Ogles said of his family. 'There is so much potential. Maury County has opportunity to set an example for the rest of Tennessee of going from small rural community to a large prosperous community.'" [Daily Herald, 12/4/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Listed As The Maury County Mayor In Parade Participant Roster According to The Daily Herald, the official list of participants in the 2018 Columbia Main Street Christmas Parade included "Andy Ogles, Maury County Mayor." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 12/4/18]
September 2018: Andy Ogles Was Sworn In As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, along with other county-elected officials began their September being sworn in by county judges. Ogles won the August election, ousting former county mayor Charlie Norman." [Daily Herald, 12/26/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Expressed Gratitude After Being Sworn In As Mayor According to Daily Herald, 'I am humbled for the opportunity,' Ogles told The Daily Herald after taking oath of office. [Daily Herald, 12/26/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "He [Charlie Norman] lost to Republican candidate Andy Ogles, a relative newcomer to Maury County who had flirted with a U.S. Senate run before Bob Corker announced he would not seek re-election." [Daily Herald, 12/28/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, 'Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles [...] was elected in 2018.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/11/20]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Ogles was elected to serve as the mayor of Maury County in 2018." [Daily Herald, 8/16/20]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Daily News Journal, "Ogles was elected to serve as the mayor of Maury County in 2018." [Daily News Journal, 8/19/20]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Tennessean, "Ogles was elected to serve as the mayor of Maury County in 2018." [Tennessean, 8/19/20]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor According to Leaf-Chronicle, "Ogles was elected as county mayor in 2018." [Leaf-Chronicle, 8/20/20]
August 2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County According to Daily Herald, "In August 2018, Ogles beat incumbent Mayor Charlie Norman, winning 36.48% of the vote to Norman's 28.73% and former Maury County Commission Chair Sunny Shackelford's 26.83%." [Daily Herald, 4/13/21]
Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor In 2018 After Moving To The County In 2015 According to Tennessean, "Ogles was a newcomer to Maury County when he was first elected to the post only three years following his family's move to a farm in rural Culleoka. After taking office in 2018, Ogles has remained a strong conservative voice in the community." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
September 2018: Andy Ogles Was Sworn In As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "At the tail end of his four-year term as the county's freshman mayor, Ogles was sworn into office in September of 2018 running a campaign that emphasized his ties to state and national politics." [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Won Republican Nomination With Support From Rep. Sheila Butt According to Daily Herald, "With a nomination of then Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, Ogles ousted then mayor and fellow Republican Charlie Norman, winning 36.48% percent of the vote to Norman's 28.73% and former Maury County Commission Chairman Sonny Shackelford's 26.83%." [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Andy Ogles Won Maury County Mayor Election In 2018 According to Daily Herald, "During the 2018 election, Ogles obtained the Republican Party's nomination during a caucus, taking the office over three other candidates, including Norman. In the August 2018 election, Ogles won with 6,843 votes, followed by Norman's 5,387 votes and former Commission Chairman Sonny Shackelford's 5,031 votes and candidate Amanda Kelton's 1,474 votes." [Daily Herald, 11/7/21]
Andy Ogles Was Serving As Incumbent Maury County Mayor In 2021 According to Daily Herald, "With months to go before candidates can formally file their candidacy with local election officials, Norman, is the second to announce his candidacy for the role, following incumbent Andy Ogles' declaration, who was elected to the seat in 2018, ousting Norman in his pursuit of a second term in office." [Daily Herald, 11/7/21]
Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Republican Party Chairman By March 2022 According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles, who also serves as chairman of the Maury County Republican Party, comes from a long line of Tennessee descendants, who helped to settle East Tennessee. Growing up in Franklin, he moved to a farm in Maury County with his family several years ago, winning the seat of county mayor in 2018, serving one term thus far." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/24/22]
2022: Concerns Raised About Andy Ogles' Attendance At Commission Meetings According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles' lack of attendance at commission meetings this year has become a source of contention between the mayor and some commissioners." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor While Running For Congress According to The Daily Herald, "Democrat Heidi Campbell, a state senator from Nashville, nearly doubled the haul of Republican Andy Ogles, the Maury County mayor." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/21/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor While Running For Congress According to The Leaf-Chronicle, "Democrat Heidi Campbell, a state senator from Nashville, nearly doubled the haul of Republican Andy Ogles, the Maury County mayor." [Leaf-Chronicle, 10/21/22]
2018: Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Before becoming county mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity." [Daily Herald, 10/23/22]
2018: Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Before becoming county mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 10/23/22]
Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor In 2018 According to The Leaf-Chronicle, "Before becoming county mayor in 2018, Ogles was a state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian and conservative political advocacy group funded by billionaires David and Charles Koch." [Leaf-Chronicle, 10/24/22]
2022: Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Held A Conservatives-for-Prosperity Leadership Role According to Leaf-Chronicle, "Ogles is currently the mayor of Maury County and previously served as the state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a conservative and libertarian group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch." [Leaf-Chronicle, 11/10/22]
2022: Ogles Served As Mayor Of Maury County And State Director Of Tennessee AFP According to Daily News Journal, "Ogles is currently the mayor of Maury County and previously served as the state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a conservative and libertarian group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch." [Daily News Journal, 11/10/22]
Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Anti-Tax Lobbyist According to Nashville Post, "Ogles, former Maury County mayor and an anti-tax lobbyist, won a competitive Republican primary and faced state Sen. Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) in the general election." [Nashville Post, 12/12/22]
2018: Ogles Was Elected Mayor Of Maury County And Built Far-Right Reputation In Tennessee According to Nashville Post (Tennessee), "Elected mayor of Maury County in 2018, Ogles built a reputation among Tennessee's far right by opposing COVID precautions and gun control." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 12/8/23]
2020: Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles speaks during a news conference on Tuesday." [Daily Herald, 7/7/20]
Ogles Served As Mayor Of A Middle Tennessee County For Four Years Until 2022 Before Being Elected To Congress According to ProPublica, "After leaving the Koch network, Ogles served four years as the mayor of a Middle Tennessee county with a population of roughly 100,000. He held that role until 2022, when he was elected to Congress." [Tennessee Lookout, 3/6/25]
Ogles Was The Former Mayor Of Maury County And An Anti-Tax Advocate According to Nashville Post, "His exaggerated résumé, behavior in Congress and response to the Covenant School shooting are among the reasons cited by some for continuing to oppose the incumbent. Still, party leaders like U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty and former President Donald Trump have stuck with Ogles." [Nashville Post, 3/18/24]
Ogles Was Former Mayor Of Maury County And Anti-Tax Advocate According to Nashville Post, Ogles is described as "the former mayor of Maury County and an anti-tax advocate." [Nashville Post, 3/18/24]
Andy Ogles Served A Term As Mayor Of Maury County Prior To Congress According to The Tennessean, "Ogles' base is in rural Maury County, where he served a term as mayor before he won a GOP crowded primary in 2022." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2019: Commissioners Criticized Andy Ogles Over Lack Of Communication According to The Daily Herald, '"You had five opportunities to advise us on this. We see that as you keeping us in the dark. This legislative body needs to be informed so we can explain to the people why it happened to begin with," [Debbie Turner, District 8 Commissioner, said].' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/21/19]
April 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Participated In Mule Day Parade According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder waved from their respective floats in the parade." [Daily Herald, 4/5/22]
Ogles Cited Family Sickness and Non-mandatory Attendance for Absence from Budget Sessions According to Columbia Daily Herald, 'Ogles responded to questions about his attendance at county meetings. "First and foremost, I don't have a vote on those committees and my attendance is not required," Ogles said. "We have had a great deal of sickness in our family, while balancing family and mayor. The great thing is that I can watch these meetings afterwards from my computer at home."' [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/22]
2022: Charlie Norman Criticized Andy Ogles For Low County Meeting Attendance According to Daily Herald, "Norman's sentiment follows criticism of Ogles by some county commissioners who say he barely attended a county government meeting during the past fiscal year. 'The mayor is not engaged and not attuned to what is going on in the county,' Norman said." [Daily Herald, 7/17/22]
June 2022: Andy Ogles Defended Absence From Budget Work Sessions According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles responded to questions about his attendance at county meetings. 'First and foremost, I don't have a vote on those committees and my attendance is not required,' Ogles said. 'We have had a great deal of sickness in our family, while balancing family and mayor. The great thing is that I can watch these meetings afterwards from my computer at home.'" [Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
July 2022: Ogles Missed Commission Vote To Override His Veto And Provided No Alternative Budget Proposal According to Daily Herald, "Ogles was absent Monday night, missing the commission's vote to override his veto, and he did not present an alternative to stave off the 31-cent tax increase, according to commissioners, including Sumner." [Daily Herald, 7/20/22]
2022: Commissioners Criticized Ogles' Veto As Politically Motivated Amid 5th Congressional District Run According to Daily Herald, "Some commissioners and constituents, who spoke during public comments at the meeting, called Ogles' veto 'political,' or a decision made in order to enhance his fiscally conservative image during a run for the 5th Congressional District seat." [Daily Herald, 7/20/22]
2022: Ogles' Absence From Meetings Became Point Of Contention With Commissioners According to Daily Herald, "Ogles' lack of attendance at commission meetings this year has become a source of contention between the mayor and some commissioners." [Daily Herald, 7/20/22]
July 2022: Maury County Commission Overrode Mayor Andy Ogles' Veto On Property Tax Hike According to Daily Herald, "The Maury County Commission voted 17-2-3 in favor of overturning Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' veto, which reinstated a 31-cent tax hike, coupled with approval of the county and school budgets for the next fiscal year." [Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
July 2022: Ogles' Veto Of Tax Increase Drew Criticism From Commissioners And Constituents According to Daily Herald, "Ogles has received an onslaught of dissent since his decision to veto the commission's plans of increasing property taxes in the fastest-growing county in Tennessee. Some commissioners and constituents, who spoke during public comments at the meeting, called Ogles' veto 'political,' or a decision made in order to enhance his fiscally conservative image during a run for the 5th Congressional District seat." [Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
July 2022: Ogles Was Absent From The Commission Vote To Override His Veto According to Daily Herald, "Ogles was absent Monday night, missing the commission's vote to override his veto, and he did not present an alternative to stave off the 31-cent tax increase, according to commissioners, including Sumner." [Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
2022: Ogles' Attendance At Commission Meetings Was Noted As Lacking By Some Commissioners According to Daily Herald, "Ogles' lack of attendance at commission meetings this year has become a source of contention between the mayor and some commissioners." [Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
July 2022: Ogles' Veto Was Perceived By Some As Motivated By Political Ambitions According to Daily Herald, "Some commissioners and constituents, who spoke during public comments at the meeting, called Ogles' veto 'political,' or a decision made in order to enhance his fiscally conservative image during a run for the 5th Congressional District seat." [Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
July 2022: Maury County Commission Overrode Andy Ogles' Veto, Reinstating Tax Hike and Approving Budgets According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The Maury County Commission voted 17-2-3 in favor of overturning Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' veto, which reinstated a 31-cent tax hike, coupled with approval of the county and school budgets for the next fiscal year." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
2022: Commissioners and Citizens Criticized Ogles’ Veto as Political During Congressional Campaign According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Some commissioners and constituents [...] called Ogles' veto 'political,' or a decision made in order to enhance his fiscally conservative image during a run for the 5th Congressional District seat." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Missed the Commission Meeting to Defend His Veto According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles was absent Monday night, missing the commission's vote to override his veto, and he did not present an alternative to stave off the 31-cent tax increase, according to commissioners." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
2022: Commissioners Criticized Ogles for Lack of Communication During Budget Process According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The mayor had several months to call me on this process or Doug Lukonen,' Sumners said. '[We] never got that phone call. I like Andy, but this is ridiculous.'" [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
2022: Andy Ogles' Absences from Commission Meetings Became a Point of Contention According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles' lack of attendance at commission meetings this year has become a source of contention between the mayor and some commissioners." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor From 2018 Until 2022 According to Daily Herald, "He [Charlie Norman] served as past county mayor from 2014 to 2018 but lost the 2018 election to Ogles." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 8/10/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Identified As Mayor Of Maury County According to Tennessean, "Republican Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County, won a nine-candidate primary with 37% of the vote." [Tennessean, 8/21/22]
August 2022: Ogles Attended Maury County Mayor Swearing-In Ceremony As Outgoing Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The room was filled tightly with supporters of Butt, including Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, and former county mayor Andy Ogles, with more people shuffling in to watch the event." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/31/22]
2022: Ogles Was Succeeded As Maury County Mayor By Sheila Butt According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Newly sworn in Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt stood at the back of the crowd watching the ceremony." [Columbia Daily Herald, 9/7/22]
November 2022: Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor Prior To Congress According to Tennessean, "Ogles is currently the mayor of Maury County and previously served as the state executive director of Tennessee Americans for Prosperity, a conservative and libertarian group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch." [Tennessean, 11/10/22]
Ogles Previously Served As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "In the 5th Congressional District Andy Ogles, former Maury County Mayor reigned over Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville." [Daily Herald, 11/10/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Maury County Mayor Prior To Election To Congress According to The Daily News Journal, "voters flipped the 5th Congressional District by electing Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles to the open seat." [Daily News Journal, 11/11/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Serving As Maury County Mayor During Congressional Election According to Knoxville News-Sentinel, "voters flipped the 5th Congressional District by electing Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles to the open seat." [Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/12/22]
Columbia Daily Herald Identified Andy Ogles As Former Maury County Mayor In 2022 According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Andy Ogles, former Maury County Mayor reigned over Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville." [Columbia Daily Herald, 11/16/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Former Maury County Mayor Before Winning Congressional Seat According to The Daily Herald, "Andy Ogles, former Maury County Mayor reigned over Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville. Ogles will be heading to Washington to represent the newly-drawn, largely conservative 5th District." [Daily Herald, 11/16/22]
Andy Ogles Formerly Served As Maury County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, "conservative Andy Ogles, R, former Maury County mayor." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/16/22]
Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor Prior To Congressional Run According to Columbia Daily Herald, "conservative Andy Ogles, R, former Maury County mayor." [Columbia Daily Herald, 11/23/22]
Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor Prior To Congressional Run According to Daily Herald, "the newly-drawn 5th Congressional District race between Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, and conservative Andy Ogles, R, former Maury County mayor." [Daily Herald, 11/23/22]
Summer 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Opposed Library Funding Over Pride Display According to The Tennessean, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox. Fox resigned in October. Ogles was elected to Congress in November. 'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles stated in a letter to the County Commission this summer, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. 'I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material.'" [Tennessean, 12/28/22]
July 11, 2023: Andy Ogles Participated In Mersen Columbia Plant Ribbon-Cutting Event According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Executives of Mersen as well as politicians from Maury County cut a ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new Mersen location in Columbia, Tenn. on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (Left) Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald; U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, 5th Congressional District; Eric Gaujioty, Mersen Executive Vice President; Mersen CEO Luc Themelin; Columbia Vice Mayor Randy McBroom and Mersen Columbia-based General Manager Lance Butler cut the ribbon during a celebration of the $70 million project of France-based Mersen, a producer of graphite, on Santa Fe Pike." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/23]
July 11, 2023: Ogles Attended Mersen Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony According to The Tennessean, 'From the left, Bill Firestone, Connecticut-based representative of Capital Recovery Group LLC, and U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, 5th Congressional District, converse ahead of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Mersen plant on Santa Fe Pike in Columbia as state Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald, right, observes on July 11.' [Tennessean, 7/16/23]
2018: Columbia Mayor-Elect Chaz Molder Anticipated Partnership With Mayor Ogles On Parking Solutions According to The Daily Herald, 'I am confident Mayor Ogles, Chairman Morrow and the County Commission are ready to tackle this issue together with the city,' Molder said. [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/29/18]
Charlie Norman Credited Andy Ogles With Doing A Good Job As Mayor In 2021 According to Daily Herald, "I have a lot of respect of Andy Ogles, he has done a good job. I think he has lot of other things in mind down the road. All I am worried about is the county. I am not looking for a platform for anything else. I want to stay in my home town where I was born and raised and get the opportunity to help the citizens." [Daily Herald, 11/7/21]
February 2021: Andy Ogles Did Not Respond To Mule Day Club's Request To Protect Event Name According to Daily Herald, "Members of the commission and Ogles, who was in attendance, did not respond to the group's request." [Daily Herald, 3/7/21]
February 2020: Andy Ogles Supported Maury County Sales Tax Referendum According to Daily Herald, "Encouraging voters to support Maury County's sales tax referendum on the March 3 Presidential Primary ballot, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said the proposed increase is the community's best option for managing the cost of growth." [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
February 2020: Ogles Argued Sales Tax Increase Would Help Avoid Property Tax Hike According to Daily Herald, "Ogles stresses that an approval of the referendum will allow his office to further avoid a property tax increase for the county." [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
February 2020: Ogles Encouraged Tourists Contribute Via Sales Tax Instead Of Raising Property Taxes According to Daily Herald, '"We see hundreds of thousands of tourists who come here for Chickasaw Trace Park, the Polk Home and Mule Day," Ogles said. "Let's get them to help us pay our bills and that is the smart way to do it. The sales tax is something that everybody is paying. It doesn't matter if you are 10 years old and spending your allowance or if you are 90 years old."' [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
Andy Ogles Announced Intention To Seek Re-Election As Maury County Mayor In 2022 According to Daily Herald, "The first-term county mayor said he wishes to continue serving the Southern Middle Tennessee Community and will seek re-election in 2022." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
Ogles Announced Plan To Seek Reelection As Maury County Mayor In 2022 According to Tennessean, "He recently said he also plans to seek reelection. [...] 'I have poured my heart and soul into this job, and hopefully I will have the opportunity to do it for another four years,' Ogles said." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
April 2022: Andy Ogles Withdrew From Maury County Mayoral Race According to Columbia Daily Herald, "When previous Republican nominee for mayor Andy Ogles withdrew from the race in April to vie instead for the 5th Congressional district seat, former state House representative Sheila Butt and Santa Fe native, pastor and life coach David Baker entered the race." [Columbia Daily Herald, 6/30/22]
April 14, 2022: Ogles Withdrew Petition To Run For Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "When Ogles withdrew his petition to run as mayor at the last minute on the withdraw deadline of April 14, the Maury County Republican Party did not have time to call another caucus to elect an alternative candidate." [Columbia Daily Herald, 6/30/22]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Explained Early Closures And Staffing Shortages At Solid Waste Centers Due To COVID-19 According to Daily Herald, 'He said some of the county’s convenience centers have had to close early, and the department was down to a single truck driver. "If a center fills up … and we don’t have a driver, we have to go ahead and close that center early for the day," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald, 9/17/20]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Directed Waste Customers To Mt. Pleasant Facility During Main Center Closure According to Daily Herald, 'The mayor said customers are currently being directed to a facility in Mt. Pleasant, as the county’s main center remains closed. "We have limited contact with the public until we get out of that quarantine period," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald, 9/17/20]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Said Lawson White Drive Facility Was Sanitized After Labor Day Weekend According to Daily Herald, 'During the meeting on Monday, Ogles said the facility at Lawson White Drive was sanitized shortly after Labor Day weekend.' [Daily Herald, 9/17/20]
August 2021: Ogles Criticized Governor Bill Lee's COVID-19 Mask Mandate Approach According to Tennessee Star, "During the pandemic, Ogles said Lee gave him as county mayor the authority to implement mask mandates and then arrest and throw in jail anyone who violated the mandate. Ogles explained that even though Lee did not have that authority, his actions were precedent setting." [Tennessee Star, 8/2/21]
2020-2021: Ogles Rejected Local Mask Mandate Authority During COVID-19 Pandemic According to Daily Herald, "Ogles has gained a reputation across the state for rejecting the implementation of a local mask mandate. He explains that giving the governor power to allow mayors to mandate masks across the state violates the state constitution... He said issuing a mandate would have given him the unconstitutional authority to incarcerate the people of Maury County." [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
Ogles Said He Delayed Spending Federal COVID Relief Until October 2021 According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said the county has held on to the funds received from the state and federal governments and the county will begin spending those funds in October." [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Called For Special Legislative Session Against Governor Lee's COVID-19 Measures According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles issued a proclamation Wednesday calling on the Tennessee General Assembly to convene a special session to address what he called Gov. Bill Lee's 'continued abuses of power.'" [Daily Herald, 8/11/21]
August 2021: Ogles Criticized Governor Lee's Delegation Of Emergency Powers As Unconstitutional According to Daily Herald, Ogles "argues that the emergency powers Lee has given to mayors during the pandemic, such as placing mask mandates on counties, is unconstitutional, according to some statutes in the Tennessee Constitution." [Daily Herald, 8/11/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Asserted Mule Day Could Proceed Safely Due To Outdoor Setting According to Columbiadailyherald.com, "The county executive argues that Mule Day, considered to be the county’s largest gathering, could be held safely as the majority of events and activities take place outdoors at Maury County Park in Columbia." [Columbiadailyherald.com, 2/6/21]
2020: Andy Ogles Opposed COVID-19 Restrictions In Maury County According to Columbiadailyherald.com, "The county mayor has remained staunchly opposed to measures and restrictions set in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19." [Columbiadailyherald.com, 2/6/21]
July 2020: Andy Ogles Pledged Not To Mandate Masks In Public According to Columbiadailyherald.com, "Ogles promised in July 2020 that he would not issue a mandate requiring face masks to be worn in public." [Columbiadailyherald.com, 2/6/21]
2020: Andy Ogles Repeatedly Shared That COVID-19 Regulations Affected State Economy According to Columbiadailyherald.com, "Ogles has also repeatedly shared the viewpoint that regulations set in place in an effort to quell the spread of the virus have dramatically impeded the state's economy, sharing a similar message offered by leaders of the Maury County Republican Party." [Columbiadailyherald.com, 2/6/21]
2020: Andy Ogles Supported Large Gatherings During COVID-19 Pandemic According to Columbiadailyherald.com, "The conservative mayor has supported several large gatherings amid the pandemic." [Columbiadailyherald.com, 2/6/21]
March 2020: County Mayor Andy Ogles Reported First Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Maury County According to The News, "the first confirmed cases of the virus was reported Friday by County Mayor Andy Ogles, with a second case likely to be confirmed later on Friday. 'We do have confirmed cases in Maury County now,' Ogles said." [The News, 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Stated COVID-19 Cases In Maury County Were Linked To Travel According to The News, "Ogles said both cases had likely contracted coronavirus as ‘the result of travel,’ but that both were ‘doing well’ and neither were ‘critically ill.’" [The News, 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Urged Public Not To Panic And Clarified Testing Priorities According to The News, "‘I don’t want the public to panic,’ Ogles continued. ‘We are not going to be mass testing yet, it’s more important that we are testing those individuals who are presenting symptoms.’" [The News, 3/20/20]
2022: Ogles Supported Economic Growth And Community Celebrations During COVID According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles has stated that he stands on a pro-business platform, supporting the operation of businesses throughout COVID and rallying to keep community celebrations open. He supported the Maury County Fair in 2020 when many in-person fairs across the state were canceled and helped organize Mule Fest in 2021, which drew almost 30,000 people downtown." [Daily Herald, 3/22/22]
2021: Andy Ogles Criticized Gov. Bill Lee's COVID-19 Mandates According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Speculation swirled around Ogles last year as a possible candidate for governor, but Ogles never confirmed his intent to run for the seat despite his criticism of Gov. Bill Lee's executive orders regarding COVID-19 mandates, including his move to authorize county mayors to demand face coverings in indoor places." [Columbia Daily Herald, 2/17/22]
2021: Andy Ogles Stated Willingness To Defy Mandates Rather Than Enforce Them On County Employees According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles recently sent a letter to Maury County employees explaining he'd rather 'go to jail' rather than require county workers to comply with previously proposed mandates, which later failed in the Supreme Court." [Columbia Daily Herald, 2/17/22]
2020: Andy Ogles Issued Proclamation To Limit Governor's Emergency Powers During COVID-19 According to Tennessean, "As mayor during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee's policy to leave masking, quarantine and school closure policies up to local school boards, issuing a proclamation calling to limit the governor's emergency powers, and calling for a special legislative session." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2020: Ogles Criticized Lee's COVID-19 Mask Mandate Policy As Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Columbia Daily Herald, 12/18/24]
2020: Ogles Criticized Lee's COVID Response As Mayor According to The Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Tennessean, 12/24/24]
2020: Ogles Criticized Gov. Bill Lee Over COVID-19 Policies As Maury County Mayor According to Leaf-Chronicle, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Leaf-Chronicle, 1/3/25]
2020: Ogles Criticized Lee Over COVID-19 School Mask Mandates According to The Daily News Journal, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Daily News Journal, 1/3/25]
2020: Ogles Criticized Gov. Lee Over COVID-19 Mask Mandate Policies As Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
2020: Ogles Criticized Lee Over School Board Mask Mandates During COVID-19 According to The Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
Ogles Criticized Governor Lee's COVID-19 Response As Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Tennessean, 1/8/25]
April 2019: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Issued Proclamation For Drug Endangered Children Awareness Day According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "Members of the Maury County Prevention Coalition, a nonprofit formed last year to find solutions for addiction within the local community, paid Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles a visit Wednesday morning to receive a proclamation. The proclamation recognized April 24 as Drug Endangered Children Awareness Day, while also making mention of April being Child Abuse Prevention Month." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/11/19]
2019: Ogles Oversaw Maury County Emergency Management According to The Daily Herald, "County Mayor Andy Ogles oversees emergency management for the county. He works with a three-person staff, including interim director Pat Woodmansee. Former director Mark Blackwood retired May 31." [Daily Herald, 6/19/19]
2019: Ogles Stated Preparedness Was A Priority For Maury County According to The Daily Herald, '"Maury County has a very proactive team, even though we're small," Ogles said. "We are very passionate about preparedness and our job. A lot of credit goes to Mark Blackwood, who set up such a capable agency without much of a budget."' [Daily Herald, 6/19/19]
2019: Ogles Prioritized Citizen Safety During Emergencies According to The Daily Herald, 'Keeping citizens safe is a top priority, Ogles said. During severe storms, for example, Ogles and emergency personnel monitor conditions all night. When a murder-suicide occurred outside Spring Hill in October 2018, involving a mother and four adopted children, Ogles arrived on the scene almost as rapidly as sheriff's deputies.' [Daily Herald, 6/19/19]
2019: Ogles Responded To County Emergencies But Did Not Serve As First-Responder According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles does not participate as an investigator or front-line emergency responder, but he's sometimes on the scene to make sure personnel have what they need.' [Daily Herald, 6/19/19]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Promised Prompt Public Notification Upon Confirmed COVID-19 Case According to The Daily Herald, "The moment I know that there is a confirmed case in Maury County, I will let the public know, period. Just because someone is being quarantined, or because someone is ill, does not mean they have COVID-19. Let's be clear in our communications, and let's do the smart thing by remembering to wash your hands, use gel if you have it and if you are ill stay home … As soon as I know, you'll know." [Daily Herald, 3/17/20]
March 2020: Ogles Predicted COVID-19 Cases Would Soon Appear in Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County's chief executive said 'it is only a matter of time' before a case of COVID-19 is identified in the region." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Affirmed Ongoing COVID-19 Testing in County According to The Daily Herald, '"We are testing, and because we are testing a lot of people, it is taking a little while longer to get those tests back," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Stated He Maintained Communication With Health Authorities During The Pandemic According to The Daily Herald, '"I am in communication with the hospital. I am in communication with the Tennessee Department of Health, and I am in communication with the CDC. I will know before the official numbers are released."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Supported Social Distancing and Group Size Limits According to The Daily Herald, '"Let's self-isolate our community," Ogles said. "Let's avoid groups 10 or more. What the president is trying to prevent is that spike in the virus that will overwhelm our healthcare system. It is important that we practice social distancing. We are trying to prevent this from hitting critical mass."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Warned Public Against Misinformation and Rumors About COVID-19 Response According to The Daily Herald, 'During the broadcast, the mayor made a final plea to those making claims of conspiracy. "Anyone who thinks I have anything to hide from the community is a knucklehead because I have a vested interest for us to get through this together," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Threatened Liability for Willful Spread of Misinformation According to The Daily Herald, 'If you blatantly and knowingly spreading rumors, you may be held liable for that. I want to caution everyone who is on social media saying knucklehead kind of stuff, there may be knucklehead kind of consequences.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Ogles Urged Community to Continue Supporting Local Businesses Amid Pandemic According to The Daily Herald, 'Both Ogles and Molder called on the community to continue and support local businesses that are bracing for hard times ahead due to the world-wide downturn fueled by the spread of the virus.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/20/20]
March 2020: Mayor Andy Ogles Announced Maury County's First Confirmed Coronavirus Case According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County has its first confirmed case of cornonavirus and two pending as unofficial, Mayor Andy Ogles said today." [Daily Herald, 3/21/20]
March 2020: Ogles Indicated COVID-19 Patients Were Recovering According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles described both as 'healthy, recovering and doing well.'" [Daily Herald, 3/21/20]
March 2020: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Reported Two COVID-19 Cases Awaiting Confirmation According to The Daily Herald, "a day after the city made its announcement, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said that two other cases were waiting for positive confirmation from the Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. 'They just have not been stamped by the CDC,' Ogles said." [The Daily Herald, 3/22/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Expected Local COVID-19 Case Numbers To Increase According to The Daily Herald, "With approximately 80 tests still awaiting examination, Ogles said he expected the number of local positive confirmations of the virus to increase in the coming days." [The Daily Herald, 3/22/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Urged Public Calm Regarding Local COVID-19 Cases According to The Daily Herald, "The county mayor continued to call on the public to remain calm, informing them that three of the four individuals had mild symptoms of the virus and had all voluntarily self-quarantined. 'I don't want anyone to panic,' Ogles said. 'I expect that number to go up over the weekend, but the patients are doing well. We knew this day was going to come, and we will get you the information.'" [The Daily Herald, 3/22/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Urged Citizens Not To Buy Into Hysteria About COVID-19 According to The Daily Herald, "'The fear is palpable,' Ogles said. 'Don't buy into hysteria, but know that we have to take this seriously. Do your part. It is tough. I have been really impressed with the way they are reacting and the kindness and the simple gestures. We will get through this together and not because of government.'" [The Daily Herald, 3/22/20]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Reported Pending COVID-19 Cases In Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "Two additional cases are pending in Maury County, according to Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles." [Daily Herald, 3/24/20]
April 2020: Andy Ogles Considered Issuing Local Guidelines For Salons And Barbershops According to Daily Herald, "Ogles also said he would be willing to begin issuing local guidelines for local salons, barbershops and other similar services. 'There are a lot of frustrations,' Ogles said. 'Hopefully we will get these further guidelines on Monday. I Don't want to diminish social distancing, but at some point we have to move forward. We have to move forward.'" [Daily Herald, 4/26/20]
July 2020: Ogles Urged Special Legislative Session For Mask Policy According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said the proper legal process would be for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to call a special session of the Legislature and pass a law clarifying if and when mask mandates can be issued and how the mandate would be enforced." [Daily Herald, 7/24/20]
November 2020: Andy Ogles Expressed Concerns Over Potential Illegal Ballots In The Election According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "On Friday, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles shared concerns for ballots that he said may have been cast illegally during the election calling them 'alleged shenanigans and/or illegal ballot harvesting.' 'I think it is very likely that the Supreme Court will ultimately end up ruling on one or more of these states,' Ogles said. 'Only time will tell.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/10/20]
November 2020: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Reported Major Increase In COVID-19 Cases In The Region According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said Monday that the county has been seeing major increase in positive cases of the virus throughout the region. 'I just really didn't believe what I was seeing,' Ogles said. 'Nothing this large to date.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/11/20]
November 2020: Andy Ogles Cited Backlog In Testing For Increase In Reported COVID-19 Numbers According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles told constituents that the region has in an increase in reported numbers due to a 'backlog' in tests released by the Tennessee Department of Health, but called on residents to wear masks and social distance." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/11/20]
November 2020: Andy Ogles Urged Residents To Follow COVID-19 Precautions During Holidays According to The Daily Herald, 'We are getting into the holidays, there is going to be a temptation to let down your guard,' Ogles said. 'You are going to have to do your part to protect those seniors your lives and those who are at high risk.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/11/20]
November 2020: Andy Ogles Reported Major Increase In Covid-19 Cases In Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said Monday that the county has been seeing a major increase in positive cases of the virus throughout the region. 'I just really didn't believe what I was seeing,' Ogles said. 'Nothing this large to date.'" [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/18/20]
November 2020: Andy Ogles Attributed Increase In Reported Covid-19 Numbers To Testing Backlog According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles told constituents that the region has in an increase in reported numbers due to a 'backlog' in tests released by the Tennessee Department of Health, but called on residents to wear masks and social distance." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/18/20]
November 2020: Andy Ogles Urged Residents To Protect High-Risk Individuals During Holidays According to The Daily Herald, "'We are getting into the holidays, there is going to be a temptation to let down your guard,' Ogles said. 'You are going to have to do your part to protect those seniors your lives and those who are at high risk.'" [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/18/20]
2020: Ogles Opposed Mask Mandates As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles has long opposed mandates requiring Tennesseans to wear a face covering in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Ogles repeatedly stated that a mandate would 'infringe' on the freedom of the state's residents, arguing that the requirement would be unconstitutional without its implementation as a law by the state legislature." [Daily Herald, 12/22/20]
March 2020: Ogles Participated In COVID-19 School Closure Announcement According to The Daily Herald, "Marczak, Ogles and Molder made the announcement during a joint press conference on Monday, March 16. At the time, there were no reported cases of the virus in Maury County." [Daily Herald, 12/31/20]
March 2020: Ogles Participated In Joint Announcement On School Closures Amid COVID-19 According to Daily Herald, "Marczak, Ogles and Molder made the announcement during a joint press conference on Monday, March 16. At the time, there were no reported cases of the virus in Maury County." [Daily Herald, 1/5/21]
March 2020: Ogles Participated In Joint COVID-19 School Closure Announcement According to The Daily Herald, "Marczak, Ogles and Molder made the announcement during a joint press conference on Monday, March 16." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/6/21]
2020-2021: Andy Ogles Led Maury County By Not Implementing COVID-19 Restrictions According to Daily Herald, 'Maury County led by Ogles' commitment to not implementing restrictions like mask mandates and building the economy never truly shut down it's annual events.' [Daily Herald, 6/6/21]
2020: Andy Ogles Allowed Maury County Fair To Proceed During Pandemic According to Daily Herald, "Last year, the Maury County Fair went on under Ogles' leadership in August despite the cancellation of other surrounding fairs due to the pandemic, garnering additional revenue for the county. The event drew about 22,000 visitors, surpassing 2019's attendance by about 5,000, which Ogles said led to no evidence that it contributed to an increase in COVID-19 cases." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
2020: Andy Ogles Refused To Impose Mask Mandate Or Business Restrictions In Maury County According to Daily Herald, "Ogles, joined two-thirds of the state's county mayors by never placing a mask mandate on county residents or restrictions on businesses, which he said would be against the Tennessee Constitution." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
April 2021: Andy Ogles Supported Repeal Of Mayoral Authority For COVID Emergency Orders According to Daily Herald, "On April 27, Lee removed that mayoral authority since COVID-19 was no longer considered an emergency in Tennessee." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
2021: Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Led Pro-Business COVID Response According to Tennessean, "County Mayor Andy Ogles aims to guide the county into a new era of economic growth and prosperity. [...] Ogles, joined two-thirds of the state's county mayors by never placing a mask mandate on county residents or restrictions on businesses, which he said would be against the Tennessee Constitution." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
Ogles Opposed Mask Mandates And COVID Restrictions As County Mayor According to Tennessean, "Ogles never placed a mask mandate on Maury County, even though Lee previously gave the authority to county mayors. [...] Ogles said he would not impose mandates or restrictions during COVID, such as requiring masks, as they were unconstitutional." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
2021: Danielle Bolla Cited Andy Ogles’ Comments As Influential In Her Decision To Move To Columbia, Tennessee According to The Daily Herald, 'When I was researching online, I happened to come across Andy Ogles' comments and I thought, 'I like what he's saying.'' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/19/21]
2021: New Resident Indicated Support For Andy Ogles Influenced Move To Columbia According to The Tennessean, "When I was researching online, I happened to come across Andy Ogles' comments and I thought, 'I like what he's saying.'" [The Tennessean, 7/20/21]
February 2022: Mayor Andy Ogles Urged School Board To Avoid Hasty Superintendent Hire According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles advises that the school board take its time in selecting Hickman's successor without rushing through the process." [Daily Herald, 2/27/22]
February 2022: Andy Ogles Expressed Support For School Administration Following Superintendent's Firing According to Daily Herald, 'I am here to support the schools and the remaining administration in whatever they need from me,' Ogles said. 'I have absolute faith they will carry on.' [Daily Herald, 2/27/22]
February 2022: Andy Ogles Voiced Concerns Over School Leadership Continuity According to Daily Herald, 'I do have concerns for the continuity of leadership in schools,' Ogles said. 'What is the future of the position? Who are we going to find to fill the position? How long does that take? I want to make sure that whoever we hire next that it is a wise decision. We know there is pressure, but not to do so in haste so we don't have that turnover.' [Daily Herald, 2/27/22]
Ogles Became Prominent Conservative Voice Against COVID-19 Measures According to Nashville Post, "During COVID-19, he has become one of the state's most prominent voices whose views on pandemic response fell to the right of Republican Gov. Bill Lee." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 3/23/22]
March 2022: Ogles Cited Defense Of Local Autonomy In Announcing Candidacy According to Nashville Post, "If you look at the last two years, our freedoms and liberty have been under attack, have undergone a direct assault," Ogles told The Daily Herald. "Maury County stood our ground. I don't see anyone who will stand and fight like I did the last two years. OSHA and CMS and regulatory bodies are acting like Congress. We need to get that power back to the states and Congress. The power and authority needs to be pushed back to the states." [Nashville Post (Tennessee), 3/23/22]
March 2022: Ogles Criticized Federal COVID-19 Mandates And Refused To Enforce Mask Requirements According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles has received much praise and criticism from both sides over his staunch position against enforcing COVID-19 mandates such as wearing masks and requiring workers at businesses with more than 100 employees to get vaccinated. He joined two-thirds of the mayors across Tennessee who did not enforce a mask requirement during the pandemic. Ogles criticized Gov. Bill Lee at the time for issuing an executive order, giving county mayors the authority to enforce a mask mandate." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/24/22]
March 2020: Ogles Participated In Announcing Mule Day Cancellation And School Remote Learning According to Tennessean, 'Two years earlier, it was Molder, Ogles and superintendent Chris Marczak who stood inside Columbia's city council chambers announcing the cancellation of 2020's Mule Day events and Maury County Public School's indefinite transition to remote learning as COVID-19 swept the nation.' [Tennessean, 3/28/22]
March 2020: Andy Ogles Participated In Mule Day Event Cancellation Announcement According to Daily Herald, "Two years earlier, it was Molder, Ogles and Superintendent Chris Marczak who stood inside Columbia's city council chambers announcing the cancellation of 2020's Mule Day events and Maury County Public School's indefinite transition to remote learning as COVID-19 swept the nation." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/30/22]
Andy Ogles Cited Economic Growth And Opposition To COVID Mandates During Mayoral Tenure According to The Daily Herald, 'During my tenure, we have seen explosive growth and economic renewal without tax increases. During COVID, I kept our economy open, said no to government mandates and fought for our right to choose and keep our medical freedoms.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/18/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Refused to Close Maury County During COVID-19 According to a letter to the editor published in Tennessee Tribune, "Recently Mayor Ogles made national headlines as he refused to close Maury County during Covid." [Letter to the Editor - Tennessee Tribune, 5/26/22]
June 2022: Debate Attendees Praised Ogles’ Performance And Pandemic Leadership According to Daily Herald, "I was impressed by Andy. I have lived through the entire past two years with Andy. I like how he handled the pandemic." [Daily Herald, 6/29/22]
2020-2022: Ogles Opposed Mask And Vaccine Mandates As Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "She said she would support and uphold Ogles' past decisions as mayor during the pandemic such as not requiring county residents to wear face coverings and fighting against previous vaccine mandate proposals by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration." [Columbia Daily Herald, 6/30/22]
2022: Constituents Cited Ogles' Handling Of Pandemic According to The Daily Herald, one attendee stated, "I was impressed by Andy. I have lived through the entire past two years with Andy. I like how he handled the pandemic." [Daily Herald, 7/6/22]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Claimed To Have Led Opposition To COVID-19 Mandates As Maury County Mayor According to The Tennessean, "Ogles touted his past performance as Maury County mayor in fighting against state and federal restrictions during COVID-19, saying that he 'led the charge' by not requiring county residents to wear a mask or adhere to previous employee vaccine mandates. 'Courage is contagious,' he said. 'I was vocal and others were silent. If you want to wear a mask, wear a mask. If you want to get the vaccine, get the vaccine, but the federal government should not mandate (those actions). When it really mattered, I was there.'" [Tennessean, 7/9/22]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Highlighted His Actions As Maury County Mayor Opposing COVID-19 Mandates According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles touted his past performance as Maury County mayor in fighting against state and federal restrictions during COVID-19, saying that he "led the charge" by not requiring county residents to wear a mask or adhere to previous employee vaccine mandates.' [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/11/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Prompted Library Funding Veto In Response To Pride Month Book Display According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The library funding veto was initially prompted due to Ogles' response to a recent Pride Month book display in June." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
August 2022: Trace Adkins Performed Free Concert In Maury County In Response To Ogles' Handling Of COVID-19 According to Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), "When Trace Adkins came forward and said he wanted to do something nice for Maury County because of the way Andy handled COVID, he gave us a free concert, which was wonderful," David said. [Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), 8/7/22]
2021: Trace Adkins Performed Free Concert In Maury County Due To Ogles' Handling Of COVID According to The Portland Leader, '"When Trace Adkins came forward and said he wanted to do something nice for Maury County because of the way Andy handled COVID, He gave us a free concert, which was wonderful,' said David." [Portland Leader (Tennessee), 8/10/22]
Ogles Opposed COVID Mandates During His Mayoral Tenure According to The Portland Leader, '"Andy represents all that's good in America: freedom and small government. When he stood up against the (COVID) mandates, that was really important to me because I don't believe the government should be telling me what to do in our own town," said Helena O'Neal, who volunteered to help the Ogle campaign.' [Portland Leader (Tennessee), 8/10/22]
Butt Said In August 2022 She Would Fight Mandates Like Ogles Did As County Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, "On reflection of protocols and Lee's executive orders during the pandemic, Butt said she would work to fight against any mandates, like Ogles, on the state or federal level from coming into Maury County." [Columbia Daily Herald, 8/31/22]
Ogles Advocated Against Federal Or State COVID-19 Mandates During His Tenure As County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, "On reflection of protocols and Lee's executive orders during the pandemic, Butt said she would work to fight against any mandates, like Ogles, on the state or federal level from coming into Maury County." [Daily Herald, 8/31/22]
Ogles Opposed Coronavirus-Related Regulations As Mayor According to Daily Herald, "He's called himself Tennessee's most conservative mayor after pushing back on all coronavirus-related regulations during the early months of the pandemic." [Daily Herald, 10/23/22]
Ogles Opposed Coronavirus Regulations As Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "He's called himself Tennessee's most conservative mayor after pushing back on all coronavirus-related regulations during the early months of the pandemic." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 10/23/22]
2020: Ogles Pushed Back On Coronavirus-Related Regulations As County Mayor According to Tennessean, "He's called himself Tennessee's most conservative mayor after pushing back on all coronavirus-related regulations during the early months of the pandemic." [Tennessean, 10/28/22]
Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor And Opposed COVID-19 Mask Mandates According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles took his anti-establishment attitude to the next tier after he became mayor of Maury County, where he used COVID-19 public health guidance as entry point into the culture wars. He refused to institute a county-wide mask mandate, citing the personal liberties of area residents and businesses and even criticized Republican Gov. Bill Lee for abusing his power by supporting statewide public health guidance." [Columbia Daily Herald, 10/31/22]
Ogles Facilitated Religious Exemptions For Mask Mandates In Williamson County Schools According to Columbia Daily Herald, "When Williamson County Schools instituted a district-wide mask mandate, he said he would sign families' religious exemption requests or connect families with pastors who could." [Columbia Daily Herald, 10/31/22]
Ogles Built Following In Maury County Opposing Mandates And Federal Overreach According to Tennessean, "Ogles drew a wide and loyal Republican following in Maury County when he resisted government mandates, opposed mask requirements and said he'd rather 'go to jail' for his constituents rather than adhere to federal overreach during the pandemic." [Tennessean, 2/28/23]
Andy Ogles Built Local Support in Maury County By Opposing Government Mandates and Mask Requirements According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles drew a wide and loyal Republican following in Maury County when he resisted government mandates, opposed mask requirements and said he'd rather 'go to jail' for his constituents rather than adhere to federal overreach during the pandemic." [Columbia Daily Herald, 3/1/23]
August 2020: Ogles Identified As Republican And Stated He Mocked Joe Biden In Facebook Post According to FOX 17, "He said he is a Republican, and also poked fun of Joe Biden with another meme. 'And I was making fun of Biden, who sometimes forgets where he is and who he is. And you can either laugh at that or not, but that’s a personal choice.'" [FOX 17, 8/19/20]
July 2020: Ogles Urged Citizens To Be Kind And Patient According to Daily Herald, "Ogles concluded the press conference by encouraging citizens to, above all else, 'be kind and patient with one another.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/8/20]
2021: Ogles Predicted Maury County Growth Would Accelerate Exponentially According to Daily Herald, 'When you look at the growth over the past four years, that growth will be dwarfed by what we are going to see,' Ogles said. 'We need to find how we can best serve Maury County. Home prices are off the charts. It is a great time to be in Maury County.' [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
Ogles Highlighted Improvement Of Maury County's Bond Rating According to Daily Herald, 'We have worked diligently on cleaning up our fiscal house, and we have improved our bond rating, which lowers our cost of borrowing money,' Ogles said. In recent years, the county has improved its bond rating from an AA3 to an AA2 with the intention of eventually becoming a AAA-rated county." [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
2020: Andy Ogles Supported Maury County Sales Tax Increase To Raise Revenue According to Tennessean, "He supported a sales tax increase in 2020 to help raise revenue for the county as it dealt with growth, but vetoed a property tax increase in 2022, which county commissioners overturned saying that the budget 'would be in great peril' without the extra revenue." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2018-2022: Andy Ogles Omitted Financial Interests From Mayoral Disclosures According to Tennessean, "His personal interest disclosures as mayor left off thousands of dollars of financial interests." [Tennessean, 8/3/24]
Andy Ogles' Mayor Personal Interest Disclosures Omitted Financial Interests According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "His personal interest disclosures as mayor left off thousands of dollars of financial interests." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 8/5/24]
2018: Andy Ogles Advocated For Long-Term Infrastructure Planning In Maury County According to The Daily Herald, Ogles previously said he aims "to implement a long-term infrastructure plan as the community continues to grow." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/25/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Promoted Fiscal Efficiency For Taxpayer Savings According to The Daily Herald, Ogles said, "With becoming more efficient, there is built-in savings for the taxpayer because you are not wasting money." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/25/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Criticized Maury County's Debt And Maintenance Building According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles criticized the county for taking on too much debt and said he would tear down a county maintenance building in downtown Columbia if elected. [...] 'The maintenance area wasn't built to city codes. It was not built in keeping with the historic nature of our downtown area. Quite frankly, it is a blight and needs to be taken down.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 6/22/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Expressed Concern About County Debt In an interview with The Daily Herald, Andy Ogles said, "Our debt is something that concerns me. How are we going to pay for this debt, coming our way. Some of it is unavoidable. Some is avoidable. [...] Every time we borrow money above that loan schedule, you are increasing the chances of increased taxes. That is something we all want to avoid." [Interview - Andy Ogles with The Daily Herald, 10/29/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Prioritized Long-Term Planning For Growth In an interview with The Daily Herald, Andy Ogles said, "We have tremendous growth coming our way. We will be setting the course for this county for the next 20 years. If we get it wrong, we also will set the course. So it is really important that we cast a vision, grow and keep our character intact." [Interview - Andy Ogles with The Daily Herald, 10/29/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Supported Transparency And Public Involvement In Borrowing Decisions In an interview with The Daily Herald, Andy Ogles said, "From the taxpayers' standpoint, I have to be out there, outgoing and transparent. When you have to borrow millions for a school, the public will know why. Or, we could give the public a right to choose. Would you rather borrow that money or are you comfortable with portables and waiting to incur that debt?" [Interview - Andy Ogles with The Daily Herald, 10/29/18]
2019: Andy Ogles Moved Maury County Veterans Service Office Due To Federal Law Violations According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles explained the office's location inside the Memorial Building was in violation of three federal laws." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/21/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Pledged High Priority To Veterans' Needs According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles said, "Veterans are very important to me," Ogles said. "They are a very high priority for me. I will go above and beyond for our veterans in this community. Period."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/21/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Supported Upgrading Veterans Service Office Staffing For Improved Service According to The Daily Herald, 'During the meeting, the commission unanimously approved a resolution to change the classification of the Veteran's Office secretary position from a Grade 5 Veteran Service Officer to a Grade 7 position, effectively doubling the number of employees who can process veterans' medical records. The mayor said the approval will allow the office to process twice as many veterans using the same number of employees, improving the services available to the county's servicemen and women.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/21/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Claimed Mayoral Authority Over Day-To-Day County Operations According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles said he sees the move as an opportunity to move the office into a space owned by the county, while moving into the additional room at the Memorial Building would affect leases on county property, including rentals of the building's large meeting hall. [...] "As mayor of this county, I essentially serve as the CEO. I probably should get us compliant with federal law."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/21/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Advocated For Community Response Over Ignoring Tragedies According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, 'These tragedies are going to happen,' Ogles added. 'We can ignore them or come together.' [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 2/26/19]
February 2019: Andy Ogles Ordered Relocation Of Maury County Veteran's Services Office Citing Federal Law Violations According to Daily Herald, "In February, the office was moved a half mile from the Memorial Building on West 7th Street to a county office at 5 Public Square after County Mayor Andy Ogles learned the previous location was in violation of three federal laws." [Daily Herald, 3/9/19]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Urged Maury County Commissioners To Move Slowly On Major Spending Decisions According to The Daily Herald, 'I would move slowly here,' Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles told commissioners. 'There are a lot of moving parts to this equation. I would move very deliberately.' [Daily Herald, 1/9/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Questioned Timing Of Borrowing For Major Projects According to The Daily Herald, 'Is this the best time for us to be borrow the money?' Ogles said. 'As we move forward, maybe we need to have a conversation on what we can do for the next two years. There is a lot that needs to be considered because you are about to get hit with a large number of budget requests. Before we jump off a cliff and spend $10 million, do we need to spend 42 million on a courthouse?' [Daily Herald, 1/9/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Urged Fiscal Caution Due To Limited Borrowing Capacity According to The Daily Herald, 'The county currently has a total borrowing capacity of about $40 million, but the county mayor argues, that in reality, that amount is actually much lower at about $12 million.' [Daily Herald, 1/9/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Noted Urgency For Financial Prudence In Maury County According to The Daily Herald, 'There is a sense of urgency here,' Ogles said. 'These next few years we are going to have to be lean.' [Daily Herald, 1/9/20]
January 2020: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Encouraged Full Participation In 2020 Census According to The Daily Herald, "It is imperative that each citizen take part in the census when it becomes available in mid-March, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said. Complete participation will ensure that the state and its counties receive the funding it needs for the next decade, he added. 'It is critical that every person in the county is accounted for,' Ogles told The Daily Herald." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/15/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Highlighted Budget Crisis As Reason For Census Participation According to The Daily Herald, "With this budget crisis, it is critically imperative that we get these funds to the county," Ogles said. "Fill out your forms." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/15/20]
February 2020: Ogles Estimated County Budget Deficit At $5 Million According to Daily Herald, 'The county mayor says he expects the county will see a $5 million deficit in its upcoming budget.' [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
2019-2020: Ogles Linked Budget Deficit To Construction Projects And Landfill Closure According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said the construction of both Battle Creek Middle and Elementary schools in Spring Hill, an inaccurate estimate from property and business taxes along with the closure of the landfill at Chickasaw Trace Park, leaving the local government to ship all of its waste out of the county, led to a deficit in the 2019-2020 budget cycle." [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
February 2020: Ogles Emphasized Fiscal Responsibility And Libertarian Views According to Daily Herald, '"We have to balance that budget," Ogles said. "I'm a libertarian, but at the end of the day we still need to manage our bills."' [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
February 2020: Ogles Saw Economic Growth As Both A Blessing And A Challenge According to Daily Herald, '"We are blessed but it is a curse," Ogles said. "It is a challenge."' [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
2020: Andy Ogles Announced Anticipated $500,000 County Grant Following Compliance According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles said the county will see $500,000 returned the county through a grant program.' [Daily Herald, 6/11/20]
February 2020: Ogles Supported Sales Tax Over Property Tax Hike According to The Daily Herald, "The county mayor says he would rather see the people of Maury County and those who visit the county pay 50 cents for every $100 they spend rather than increase property taxes for homeowners and businesses in the county. 'We see hundreds of thousands of tourists who come here for Chickasaw Trace Park, the Polk Home and Mule Day,' Ogles said. 'Let's get them to help us pay our bills and that is the smart way to do it.'" [Daily Herald, 12/31/20]
February 2020: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Supported Sales Tax Increase Referendum According to Daily Herald, "Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance President Wil Evans encouraged voters to approve the increase. Ogles told constituents that the increase would bring Maury County's sales tax to the same rate as its surrounding counties and that fellow Middle Tennessee counties including Cheatham, Sumner, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson have all raised taxes to meet the needs of the growing communities." [Daily Herald, 1/5/21]
February 2020: Andy Ogles Advocated For Maury County Sales Tax Increase According to The Daily Herald, "Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance President Wil Evans encouraged voters to approve the increase. Ogles told constituents that the increase would bring Maury County’s sales tax to the same rate as its surrounding counties and that fellow Middle Tennessee counties including Cheatham, Sumner, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson have all raised taxes to meet the needs of the growing communities." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/6/21]
February 2020: Ogles Expressed Preference For Sales Tax Over Property Tax Increase According to The Daily Herald, "The county mayor says he would rather see the people of Maury County and those who visit the county pay 50 cents for every $100 they spend rather than increase property taxes for homeowners and businesses in the county." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/6/21]
February 2020: Ogles Highlighted Tourism's Role In Maury County Revenue According to The Daily Herald, "We see hundreds of thousands of tourists who come here for Chickasaw Trace Park, the Polk Home and Mule Day,’ Ogles said. ‘Let’s get them to help us pay our bills and that is the smart way to do it.’" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/6/21]
May 2021: Andy Ogles Stated County Would Apply For Industrial Access Grant For GM Road Project According to The Tennessean, 'The county has to apply for it,' Ogles said. 'The state and the entity will pay all the associated costs. It is a grant that we would normally apply for, and it is a 50/50 deal, but in this scenario, the company is actually paying our 50%.' [Tennessean, 5/9/21]
May 2021: Andy Ogles Authorized To Submit Grant Application And Execute Contracts For GM Access Road According to The Tennessean, 'Following the county commission's approval of the resolution on Monday night, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles will submit a State Industrial Access grant application and enter into any contract with TDOT for assistance in construction and completion of the road.' [Tennessean, 5/9/21]
2021: Ogles Said MuleFest Did Not Use Taxpayer Dollars According to The Daily Herald, '"We did not use any taxpayer dollars," Ogles told the audience on the main stage as the crowd grew on Friday night. "There is a whole group of people who did this. I was just the crazy one who came up with the idea and said 'hey guys, I need you to do a favor for me.'" [Daily Herald, 6/1/21]
June 2021: Andy Ogles Supported Operating Budget Deficit With Fund Balance According to The Daily Herald, "Like with the budget passed in 2019, Ogles said the board could operate with a deficit, using the county's fund balance to make up the difference. 'I would pass a deficit budget with the understanding that next year you are locking in the rate,' Ogles told the commissions. 'You can do it in one cycle. We have the fund balance to do it.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 6/3/21]
Andy Ogles Prioritized Economic Growth And Infrastructure As County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "During the next 18 months of his term as county mayor, Ogles said he plans to continue maintaining the county's economic and infrastructural growth as his top priority." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
Andy Ogles Advocated For Road Infrastructure Improvements In Maury County According to Daily Herald, "Approximately $5.5 million in improvements to the Bear Creek Pike I-65 interchange was previously planned to begin in 2020 but is still scheduled to be completed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Ogles said the clover-leaf interchange will be revamped by the state, offering an opportunity to manage additional growth coming soon." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
Ogles Prioritized Economic And Infrastructure Growth As Mayor According to Tennessean, "During the next 18 months of his term as county mayor, Ogles said he plans to continue maintaining the county's economic and infrastructural growth as his top priority." [Tennessean, 6/22/21]
2021: Ogles Described Maury County’s People As Its Biggest Asset According to Daily Herald, "However, according to Ogles, people are Maury County's biggest asset. 'Though we are growing fast and serve as one of Tennessee's economic engines, what truly makes our county special is the people, and that close knit, small town vibe is palpable as you walk our downtown communities,' he said." [Daily Herald, 9/26/21]
Andy Ogles Reported Fiscal Prudence With Federal Relief Funds According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles said the county has held on to the funds received from the state and federal governments and the county will begin spending those funds in October.' [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Attributed Economic Growth To Pro-Business Policies According to Daily Herald, 'Financially, Maury County is in great shape in part because our businesses have thrived and continue to grow,' Ogles said. 'We have been very cautions as to how we spend those monies.' [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Predicted Accelerating Growth For Maury County According to Daily Herald, 'When you look at the growth over the past four years, that growth will be dwarfed by what we are going to see,' Ogles said. 'We need to find how we can best serve Maury County. Home prices are off the charts. It is a great time to be in Maury County.' [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Advocated Regional Cooperation Among County Leaders According to Daily Herald, 'It behooves me, and it pays dividends to build that coalition of legislators for the big picture,' Ogles said. [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Cited Improved Bond Rating Due To Fiscal Management According to Daily Herald, 'We have worked diligently on cleaning up our fiscal house, and we have improved our bond rating, which lowers our cost of borrowing money,' Ogles said. In recent years, the county has improved its bond rating from an AA3 to an AA2 with the intention of eventually becoming a AAA-rated county." [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Highlighted The Need To Address County Workforce Shortages According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles said the county must continue to systematically "right-size" its various departments to ensure that the needs of the people will continue to be met with the resources available.' [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
Ogles Named Accelerated Growth As Maury County's Greatest Challenge According to Daily Herald, 'The mayor said the county's greatest challenge will continue to be its growth in the years to come.' [Daily Herald, 10/5/21]
July 2022: Ogles Called For Postponement Of County Building Projects Due To Economic Concerns According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles, who said he is first an economist by training, has been 'watching recessionary pressures' mount across the nation and wants to halt planned capital projects across the county and schools to save on costs and rising county debt." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/10/22]
July 2022: Ogles Requested The County Commission Revisit Budget And Delay Building Projects According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles sent a letter to Maury County Commission Chairman Don Morrow July 8, outlining his concerns. 'I would ask that the County Commission to revisit the current budget and postpone building projects until such a time the 'next' county commission can fully measure the state of the economy and the impact a recession, whether mild or great, will have on our local economy, our citizens and revenues relative to indebtedness,' Ogles writes." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/10/22]
July 2022: Ogles Cited National Economic Trends As Influencing Budget Veto According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles explained he has spent a great deal of time reviewing the budget in context of the 'greater economic factors that are occurring in United States from record fuel prices, inverted yield curve, collapse in commodities such as copper, and record low consumer sentiment just to name a few.'" [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/10/22]
July 2022: Ogles Advocated Delaying Non-Essential Capital Projects According to The Daily Herald, "'It's the capital projects not the school budget itself,' Ogles said. 'Let's wait on things that are not absolutely necessary. Let's wait a year or two and look at the economy and revenues.'" [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/10/22]
June 2022: Ogles Suggested Halting All Planned Capital Projects Due To Predicted Recession and Inflation According to Columbia Daily Herald, 'Despite the strain that schools are currently facing with rapid growth, Ogles made clear his intention Friday to halt all planned capital projects, based upon his prediction of a possible recession and continued inflation. "I think the building projects should be postponed until we know how bad the recession is going to be," Ogles said to The Daily Herald on Friday.' [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/22]
2022: Ogles Urged Defunding Maury County Library Over Pride Month Book Display According to Columbia Daily Herald, 'Ogles added to his statement of rejection with a suggestion to halt funds to the Maury County Public Library based upon its Pride Month book display, calling it "age-inappropriate material" and "woke indoctrination." "The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination," Ogles states in the letter.' [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/22]
June 2022: Andy Ogles Suggested Delaying Building Projects Due To Predicted Recession According to The Daily Herald, "Despite the strain that schools are currently facing with rapid growth, Ogles made clear his intention Friday to halt all planned capital projects, based upon his prediction of a possible recession and continued inflation. 'I think the building projects should be postponed until we know how bad the recession is going to be,' Ogles said." [Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
June 2022: Andy Ogles Challenged Library Funding Over Pride Month Book Display According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles added to his statement of rejection with a suggestion to halt funds to the Maury County Public Library based upon its Pride Month book display, calling it 'age-inappropriate material' and 'woke indoctrination.' 'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles states in the letter." [Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Did Not Sign Approval For Maury County Judicial Center Project According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The approved $30 million project will push forward without former Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' signature, according to exiting County Commission Chairman, Don Morrow." [Columbia Daily Herald, 9/1/22]
Maury County Commission 2022: Ogles' Veto Was Not Required For Judicial Center Approval According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The approved $30 million project will push forward without former Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' signature, according to exiting County Commission Chairman, Don Morrow." [Columbia Daily Herald, 9/7/22]
2022: Maury County Judicial Center Project Proceeded Without Andy Ogles' Signature According to The Tennessean, "The approved $30 million project will push forward without former Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' signature, according to exiting County Commission Chairman, Don Morrow." [Tennessean, 9/7/22]
Ogles Highlighted Importance Of Disrupting Addiction Cycle In Maury County According to Daily Herald, "'Ultimately, most of the folks that are touched by [addiction] end up visiting [rehabilitation] or end up visiting me here in this building,' Ogles said. 'The more we can do to disrupt that cycle, the better off we are.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/21/18]
2019: Andy Ogles Suggested Adding Wi-Fi To Mule Town Trolley According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "Ogles suggested putting Wi-Fi on the Mule Town Trolley as another attracting for passengers. 'That makes it pay to play, rather than putting it into shelters for free,' Ogles said." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 1/23/19]
2019: Ogles Responded To Public Criticism And Stressed Veterans' Importance According to Daily Herald, '"Veterans are very important to me," Ogles said during the meeting. "They are a very high priority for me. I will go above and beyond for our veterans in this community. Period. Three federal laws, I can't sit on my hands and do nothing. As mayor of this county I essentially serve as the CEO. I probably should get us compliant with federal law."' [Daily Herald, 3/9/19]
2019: Ogles Maintained Commissioner Notification Was Not Required For Office Move According to Daily Herald, 'State codes outline the responsibility of assigning offices as the business of the county's legislative body, and Maury County's charter outlines the management of those offices as the mayor's responsibility.' [Daily Herald, 3/9/19]
Andy Ogles Urged Tennessee Citizens To Help Build Resiliency Against Addiction According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 'All citizens in Tennessee can play the role in reducing risk and building resiliency,' Ogles said. [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/11/19]
February 2019: County Mayor Andy Ogles Was Criticized for Moving Veterans Services Office According to Daily Herald, "County Mayor Andy Ogles was criticized by some veterans and county commissioners for the decision." [Daily Herald, 12/20/19]
February 2019: Ogles Cited Federal Law Violations As Reason for Veterans Services Office Move According to Daily Herald, "As the meeting began, Ogles explained the office's location inside the Memorial Building was in violation of three federal laws." [Daily Herald, 12/20/19]
February 2019: Ogles Stated Veterans Are High Priority In Community According to Daily Herald, "'Veterans are very important to me,' Ogles said. 'They are a very high priority for me. I will go above and beyond for our veterans in this community. Period.'" [Daily Herald, 12/20/19]
February 2019: Ogles Reported Veteran Fell In Veterans Service Office Basement According to Daily Herald, "Ogles said the condition of the Veteran's Service Office came to his attention after learning that a veteran fell while visiting the organization, located in the basement of the Memorial Building." [Daily Herald, 12/20/19]
August 2021: Ogles Criticized Tennessee As 'A State Of Half Measures' According to Tennessee Star, "Andy Ogles, the outspoken mayor of Maury County, told a group of at least 300 attendees at a Tellico Village Conservative Club meeting Wednesday that while Tennessee is one of the most conservative states in the country it is also 'a state of half measures.'" [Tennessee Star, 8/2/21]
Ogles Identified Balancing Tax Rates And Growth As His Mission According to Daily Herald, 'Our mission is to balance that property tax and need for revenue and be a desirable place,' Ogles said. [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
Andy Ogles Claimed Economic Growth Without Tax Increases During His Tenure As Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald, 'Serving Maury County has been one of the greatest opportunities of my career,' Ogles said. 'During my tenure, we have seen explosive growth and economic renewal without tax increases.' [Columbia Daily Herald, 4/14/22]
2018: Andy Ogles Was Elected Maury County Mayor And Supported Sales Tax Increase According to Tennessean, "Ogles finally won his first campaign in 2018, becoming mayor of rural Maury County. As mayor, Ogles supported a sales tax increase, and later vetoed a property tax hike without offering an alternative revenue plan." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2022: Maury County Commissioners Overrode Andy Ogles’ Veto Of Property Tax Hike According to Tennessean, "County commissioners overrode his veto. His personal interest disclosures as mayor left off thousands of dollars of financial interests." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2018-2022: Ogles Supported Sales Tax Increase And Vetoed Property Tax Hike As Mayor According to The Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles supported a sales tax increase, and later vetoed a property tax hike without offering an alternative revenue plan. County commissioners overrode his veto." [Tennessean, 7/24/24]
2018-2022: Andy Ogles Supported Sales Tax Increase And Vetoed Property Tax Hike As Maury County Mayor According to Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles supported a sales tax increase, and later vetoed a property tax hike without offering an alternative revenue plan. County commissioners overrode his veto." [Tennessean, 8/3/24]
2018: Andy Ogles Supported Sales Tax Increase And Vetoed Property Tax Hike As Mayor According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "As mayor, Ogles supported a sales tax increase, and later vetoed a property tax hike without offering an alternative revenue plan. County commissioners overrode his veto." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 8/5/24]
2018: Andy Ogles Proposed Reviewing County Property For Funding Infrastructure In an interview with The Daily Herald, Andy Ogles said, "Are there opportunities to sell some of our property on the square - we own a quarter of those buildings - and use that money to build a justice center? Ultimately, the public will judge me on managing this growth." [Interview - Andy Ogles with The Daily Herald, 10/29/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Read Proclamation For Peggy Ortt's 100th Birthday According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles read a proclamation with her and her family. From left: Ogles, Ortt, Bryant Ortt, Peggy's son; and Judy Ortt, Peggy's daughter in law." [Daily Herald, 12/8/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Expressed Commitment To Cooperation With Columbia Leadership According to Daily Herald, 'I consider Chaz a friend, and I am looking forward to executing our shared vision for Columbia and Maury County,' Ogles said. 'As we grow at an ever accelerating rate, proactive cooperation between the county and cities is essential in order to protect our heritage while ensuring our success.' [Daily Herald, 12/28/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Stated Commitment To Transparency And Fiscal Responsibility As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, 'From the taxpayers' standpoint, I have to be out there, outgoing and transparent. When you have to borrow millions for a school, the public will know why. Or, we could give the public a right to choose. Would you rather borrow that money or are you comfortable with portables and waiting to incur that debt? We have to think out of the box. Are there opportunities to sell some of our property on the square - we own a quarter of those buildings - and use that money to build a justice center? Ultimately, the public will judge me on managing this growth.' [Daily Herald, 12/28/18]
2018: James Bennett Noted Andy Ogles's Political Background and Conservative Views as Maury County Mayor According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "The new Maury County mayor ranks among the most astute political operatives and observers in the state. As former director of the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity in Tennessee, Ogles knows all of the political heavyweights and his way around the block. He has been a successful lobbyist in Nashville, and his background as an economist will be beneficial as he works with county commissioners on the budget. If Maury County needs something, Ogles will find a way to get it done, based on his track record. The fascinating moment for me, in watching Ogles, will come when his conservative, limited view of government runs into the practical need to build new schools and a new justice center. How will he reconcile higher property taxes to build a new Spring Hill High School or McDowell Elementary School in face of taxpayer demands to keep rates low?" [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 12/30/18]
2019: Andy Ogles Proposed Leasing County Office Space To Rep. Scott DesJarlais According to The Daily Herald, "The proposal was brought before the committee by Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles. 'I want Scott DesJarlais to be an advocate for Maury County, and a part of that is building a relationship here and having him as a tenant of the county,' Ogles told the committee. 'I think it is a smart move on our part.'" [Daily Herald, 1/16/19]
June 2021: Andy Ogles Proposed Deferring Property Tax Increase Via Reassessment According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles offered the board with an alternative option to carryout a property reassessment during the coming fiscal cycle before implementing the increase for the following year." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 6/3/21]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Vetoed Maury County’s Property Tax Increase And Budget According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles vetoed on Friday the county commission's June vote, approving a 31-cent property tax increase and its general budget that also includes the county school district's operational budget." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/10/22]
July 2022: Ogles Refused To Sign Budget Citing Concerns Over Library Content According to The Daily Herald, "the mayor says he refuses to sign the county budget, which provides funding to the Maury County Library due to offering 'woke' reading material." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/10/22]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Requested Funding Cut For Maury County Public Library Over Pride Month Display According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles is requesting the county commission to cut its funding for the Maury County Public Library, following its recent literary display themed after Pride Month in June." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/10/22]
Andy Ogles Stated Intent To Veto Budget Including Library Funding Unless Changes Were Made According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), Ogles stated, "I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the Library until such a time measures are taken to insure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/10/22]
Andy Ogles Objected To Library’s LGBTQ Display As 'Woke Indoctrination' According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), Ogles wrote, "The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/10/22]
Andy Ogles Vetoed County Budget Over Concerns Including Library Display And Economy According to Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), "The initial purpose of Ogles' letter is to alert Morrow that he vetoed the commission's passage of the county budget and school budget under Tennessee Code Annotated 5-6-107, due to concerns about inflation and a possible recession on the horizon." [Columbia Daily Herald (Tennessee), 7/10/22]
June 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Vetoed County And School Budgets With Property Tax Increase According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Maury County Budget Committee Chairman Scott Sumners gave a stout appraisal of Ogles' June 8 letter notifying the commission that he planned to veto the county and school budgets and a 31-cent property tax hike." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/22]
2021: Ogles Previously Suggested Delaying Property Tax Increase for One Year According to Columbia Daily Herald, 'Last fiscal year, during budget talks, the commission contemplated an increase, but Ogles suggested holding off the increase for at least year at a June 1, 2021 meeting. At the meeting last year, Ogles explained that waiting a year would help to determine, or "lock in the rate" of a possible property tax increase.' [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/22]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Vetoed Maury County Tax Increase And Operational Budgets According to Daily Herald, "Last Friday, Ogles announced that he had vetoed the county commission's approval of a county tax increase as well as the county and school operational budgets for the fiscal year. The commission meets July 18 to decide whether to approve or override the veto." [Daily Herald, 7/17/22]
June 2022: Andy Ogles Vetoed Maury County Property Tax Increase And Budget Approval According to The Daily Herald, "Response to Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' last minute veto of the county commission's property tax increase and budget approval for the new fiscal year has garnered a mix of strong sentiment and concern this week." [Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
2021: Andy Ogles Suggested Delaying Property Tax Increase During Budget Talks According to The Daily Herald, "Last fiscal year, during budget talks, the commission contemplated an increase, but Ogles suggested holding off the increase for at least year at a June 1, 2021 meeting. At the meeting last year, Ogles explained that waiting a year would help to determine, or 'lock in the rate' of a possible property tax increase." [Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
2022: Mayor Andy Ogles Vetoed Maury County Budget Including Proposed Property Tax Increase And Library Funding According to Columbia Daily Herald, "the opportunity to address recent issues such as Mayor Andy Ogles' decision to veto the county's budget, which includes a veto to strike the proposed $0.31 property tax increase, as well as funding for the Maury County Library." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/19/22]
July 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Vetoed 31-Cent Property Tax Increase And County Budget According to Daily Herald, "The Maury County Commission voted 17-2-3 in favor of overturning Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' veto, which reinstated a 31-cent tax hike, coupled with approval of the county and school budgets for the next fiscal year. [...] Ogles has received an onslaught of dissent since his decision to veto the commission's plans of increasing property taxes in the fastest-growing county in Tennessee." [Daily Herald, 7/20/22]
2022: Ogles Asserted He Paid Property Taxes In Full According to The Daily Herald, '"Let there be no doubt, I have always paid my property taxes in full and to this day they have been paid."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/24/22]
2022: Ogles Vetoed Maury County Budget Including Proposed Tax Increase And Library Funding According to The Daily Herald, "Recently, Ogles made headlines by issuing a veto for the Maury County Commission's 2022-2023 budget, which included striking a proposed $0.31 property tax increase, as well as funding for the Maury County Library due to a recent Pride Month book display in June." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/24/22]
July 2022: Maury County Commission Overrode Ogles' Budget Veto According to The Daily Herald, "The commission voted 17-2-3 to override the veto earlier this week at a meeting in which Ogles was not present to defend his initial decision." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/24/22]
July 2022: Maury County Commission Overrode Andy Ogles' Veto Of 31-Cent Tax Hike According to Columbia Daily Herald, "The Maury County Commission voted 17-2-3 in favor of overturning Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles' veto, which reinstated a 31-cent tax hike, coupled with approval of the county and school budgets for the next fiscal year." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Was Absent From Commission Vote To Override His Veto According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles was absent Monday night, missing the commission's vote to override his veto, and he did not present an alternative to stave off the 31-cent tax increase, according to commissioners, including Sumner." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/26/22]
July 2022: Andy Ogles Vetoed Maury County Commission's Property Tax Increase According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles has received an onslaught of dissent since his decision to veto the commission's plans of increasing property taxes in the fastest-growing county in Tennessee." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
July 2022: Ogles' Decision to Veto Described as Potentially Financially Harmful by Commissioners According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Sumners also said he felt the vote Monday was less about overriding a veto and more about pushing back against political maneuvering. [...] 'There is a potential to wreck this county financially if we don't overturn this.'" [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
July 2022: Citizen Criticized Ogles for Leaving Budget Situation in 'a Mess' According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Columbia resident Roxanne Burke said she is disappointed with Ogles' veto and called the situation a 'mess.'" [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/27/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Attacked For Raising Taxes And Implementing Impact Fees As Mayor According to Tennessean, "Ogles has been attacked for seeking to raise taxes and implement an impact fees from developers as mayor." [Tennessean, 7/30/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Was Attacked In Ads For Supporting Tax Increases As Mayor According to The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "Ogles has been attacked for seeking to raise taxes and implement an impact fees from developers as mayor." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 7/31/22]
2022: Ogles Was Attacked For Seeking To Raise Taxes And Implement Impact Fees As Mayor According to The Daily News Journal, "Ogles has been attacked for seeking to raise taxes and implement an impact fees from developers as mayor". [Daily News Journal, 7/31/22]
2022: Ogles Attacked For Tax Policy As Mayor In Primary Ads According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles has been attacked for seeking to raise taxes and implement an impact fees from developers as mayor." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/31/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Previously Vetoed County And School Budget With Tax Increase According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles previously vetoed the commission's approval of the county and school budget with a needed tax increase to balance the budget. Ultimately, the full county commission overruled Ogles veto and all passed." [Columbia Daily Herald, 9/1/22]
Prior To 2022: Ogles Vetoed Maury County Commission's Budget With Tax Increase According to Columbia Daily Herald, "Ogles previously vetoed the commission's approval of the county and school budget with a needed tax increase to balance the budget. Ultimately, the full county commission overruled Ogles veto and all passed." [Columbia Daily Herald, 9/7/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Previously Vetoed County And School Budget With Needed Tax Increase According to The Tennessean, "Ogles previously vetoed the commission's approval of the county and school budget with a needed tax increase to balance the budget. Ultimately, the full county commission overruled Ogles veto and all passed." [Tennessean, 9/7/22]
Summer 2022: Andy Ogles Opposed County Budget Over Pride Display In Library According to Jackson Sun, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox." [Jackson Sun, 12/6/22]
Summer 2022: Andy Ogles Refused To Sign Budget With Library Funding Until Measures Taken Against Pride Displays According to Jackson Sun, "'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles stated in a letter to the County Commission this summer, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. 'I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material.'" [Jackson Sun, 12/6/22]
Summer 2022: Andy Ogles Withheld Signature On Maury County Budget Due To Library Pride Display According to The Leaf-Chronicle, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox." [Leaf-Chronicle, 12/7/22]
Summer 2022: Andy Ogles Stated Opposition To 'Woke Indoctrination' In Libraries According to The Leaf-Chronicle, Ogles stated in a letter, "The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination. I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material." [Leaf-Chronicle, 12/7/22]
2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Voted Down County Budget Over Pride Display According to The Tennessean, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox." [Tennessean, 12/7/22]
2022: Ogles Called For Library To End 'Woke Indoctrination' According to The Tennessean, "'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles stated in a letter to the County Commission this summer, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. 'I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material.'" [Tennessean, 12/7/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Voted Down Maury County Budget Over Pride Display According to The Daily News Journal, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox. Fox resigned in October. Ogles was elected to Congress in November." [Daily News Journal, 12/8/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Opposed Library Funding Over 'Woke Indoctrination' Concerns According to The Daily News Journal, "'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles stated in a letter to the County Commission this summer, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. 'I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material.'" [Daily News Journal, 12/8/22]
June 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Voted Down County Budget Over Pride Display According to The Commercial Appeal, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox." [Commercial Appeal, 12/8/22]
Summer 2022: Ogles Threatened To Withhold Library Funding Over Pride Display According to The Commercial Appeal, "'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles stated in a letter to the County Commission this summer, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. 'I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material.'" [Commercial Appeal, 12/8/22]
2022: Andy Ogles Attested To Serving As Maury County Mayor And Negotiating Economic Investment According to an opinion piece by David Plazas in Tennessean, Andy Ogles stated, "Since 2018, I've served as Mayor of Maury County, Tennessee, and was recognized as Tennessee’s most conservative mayor. Maury County is the fastest-growing county in the State of TN, and I've helped to negotiate over $5 billion in economic investment as Mayor of Mayor County." [David Plazas - Tennessean, 7/15/22]
2022: Ogles Asserted His Administration Helped Attract Economic Projects To Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "Over the past year and a half, the county has attracted over seven major economic projects, including the relocation of manufacturing headquarters and boasts the most investments in the state, or over $4.3 billion and growing." [Daily Herald, 3/22/22]
2022: Trump Praised Ogles' Record as Maury County Mayor on Jobs and Opposition to Biden Mandates According to Daily News Journal, "At the time, Trump touted Ogles' 'proven track record of creating jobs' - a reference to the GM and Ultium Cells expansions in Spring Hill, which were heavily incentivized with grants from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Trump also praised Ogles, who he said 'bravely stood up to the Biden administration's unconstitutional mandates' during the coronavirus pandemic - during which Ogles was mayor." [Daily News Journal, 7/22/24]
2018: Andy Ogles Attributed Maury County's Success In Attracting FTS To Teamwork Of Community And Partners According to Daily Herald, "The announcement highlighted Maury County's reputation for advanced manufacturing, County Mayor Andy Ogles said. 'We have the teamwork and support of community, state and regional partners to succeed,' Ogles said." [Daily Herald, 11/1/18]
2018-2020: Ogles Attributed Over $150 Million In New Investment To His Tenure According to Daily Herald, "Following his election at the end of 2018, Ogles says the county has seen more than $150 million in new investment." [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
2021: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Praised $4.3 Billion GM Plant Expansions According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, who says he's focused on building business and industry in Maury County, praises the most recent $4.3 billion expansions at the GM plant." [Daily Herald, 10/10/21]
2021: Ogles Stated Maury County’s Low-Tax, Right-to-Work Status Attracted Investment According to The Daily Herald, 'We are a low-tax state and a rights-to-work state,' Ogles said. [Daily Herald, 10/10/21]
2021: Ogles Asserted Tennesseans’ Work Ethic Built Industry Credibility According to The Daily Herald, 'Tennesseans are known for their work ethic,' Ogles said. 'We are a friendly people and all of those factors are important if you are a General Motors or a Ford.' [Daily Herald, 10/10/21]
2021: Ogles Claimed Tennessee Provided Return On Investment For Manufacturers According to The Daily Herald, 'The fact that you can operate at lower costs and will have hard workers, if you are investing millions of dollars, you have to make sure there is a return on that investment,' Ogles said. 'And Tennessee has been proven to be one of the best states in the country to do that.' [Daily Herald, 10/10/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Praised GM Plant Expansions In Maury County According to Daily News Journal, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, who says he's focused on building business and industry in Maury County, praises the most recent $4.3 billion expansions at the GM plant." [Daily News Journal, 10/11/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Cited Tennessee’s Low Taxes And Right-To-Work Laws As Key Business Advantages According to Daily News Journal, 'We are a low-tax state and a rights-to-work state,' Ogles said. [Daily News Journal, 10/11/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Highlighted Tennesseans’ Work Ethic And Business Reputation According to Daily News Journal, 'Tennesseans are known for their work ethic,' Ogles said. 'We are a friendly people and all of those factors are important if you are a General Motors or a Ford.' [Daily News Journal, 10/11/21]
2021: Andy Ogles Asserted Tennessee Offered Good Returns For Business Investment According to Daily News Journal, 'The fact that you can operate at lower costs and will have hard workers, if you are investing millions of dollars, you have to make sure there is a return on that investment,' Ogles said. 'And Tennessee has been proven to be one of the best states in the country to do that.' [Daily News Journal, 10/11/21]
Andy Ogles Praised GM's $4.3 Billion Expansion In Maury County In 2021 According to The Leaf-Chronicle, 'Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, who says he's focused on building business and industry in Maury County, praises the most recent $4.3 billion expansions at the GM plant.' [Leaf-Chronicle, 10/12/21]
Andy Ogles Supported Economic Development Initiatives In Maury County By 2022 According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles has stated that he stands on a pro-business platform, supporting the operation of businesses throughout COVID and rallying to keep community celebrations open. [...] Over the past year and a half, the county has attracted over seven major economic projects, including the relocation of manufacturing headquarters and boasts the most investments in the state, or over $4.3 billion and growing." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/24/22]
November 2021: Ogles Praised GM's $4.3 Billion Investment In Spring Hill Plant According to The Daily Herald, "General Motors announced last fall that it would be investing over $4.3 billion in the expansion of its Spring Hill plant constructing a new manufacturing facility to produce the Cadillac Lyriq, [...] The first Cadillac Lyriq rolled off the assembly line at the plant on Monday, drawing Ogles, Gov. Bill Lee and officials to watch the milestone." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/24/22]
March 2022: Andy Ogles Opposed Mule Day Cancellation And Helped Organize MuleFest Alternative According to Tennessean, 'Ogles, who was vocal in his opposition to the event's cancellation last year. He played a key role in organizing the successful MuleFest event held as an alternative to the traditional gathering last year.' [Tennessean, 3/28/22]
Ogles Participated In Commemorative Ribbon Cutting For Mersen Plant According to The Tennessean, 'Executives of Mersen as well as politicians from Maury County cut a ribbon to commemorate the opening of the new Mersen location in Columbia on Tuesday. From the left, Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald; U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, 5th Congressional District; Mersen CEO Luc Themelin; Columbia Vice Mayor Randy McBroom and Mersen Columbia-based General Manager Lance Butler cut the ribbon during a celebration of the $70 million expansion of France-based company Mersen.' [Tennessean, 7/16/23]
2018: Andy Ogles Criticized Proposed Landfill Expansion Near Duck River According to The Daily Herald, Ogles said, "Statistically, we have a landfill that is poised to leak into the Duck River, and we are looking to expand it. That's unacceptable. There are many counties that get their water from the Duck, and if our landfill leaks, we are going to be liable for fixing it." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 4/25/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Scheduled Meeting With TDEC Representatives On Landfill Condition According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said he will soon meet with representatives from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to review the condition of the county's landfill at Chickasaw Trace Park." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/11/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Confirmed Ongoing Operation Of Landfill For Construction And Demolition Waste According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles said the landfill continues to remain in operation, taking construction and demolition waste. All household waste collected by the county is being transported to a site in neighboring Lewisburg." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/11/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Stated County Sought New Landfill Location According to The Daily Herald, "He says the the county is in the process of finding a new location for the county landfill. The mayor says his office has reached out to a consultant as well as other counties to find potential directions forward." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/11/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Emphasized Fiscal Responsibility In Landfill Decisions According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles says the county is working to find the most fiscally responsible option for the people of Maury County." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/11/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Projected Months Needed For Landfill Transition Process According to The Daily Herald, '"It will take a few months for all of this to unfold," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/11/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Supported Community Involvement In Landfill Future Decisions According to The Daily Herald, '"We want there to be as many viable options as possible for the public and the commission to look at this," Ogles said. "There are many things we can do."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/11/18]
2019: Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, 'Cepicky, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, Commission Chairman Don Morrow, Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder and City Manager Tony Massey have been meeting with the TWRA, which controls the proposed 471 acres for the site, which includes the Davis Ford Crossing...' [Daily Herald, 6/23/19]
Ogles Cited Maury County Park As Community Destination In 2019 According to Daily Herald, "Playgrounds and pavilions have turned Maury County Park as a destination not just for Mule Day or the Maury County Sheriff's Rodeo, Ogles said. 'This is a fantastic park,' Ogles said. 'Any time you add a new amenity, it becomes more and more of a destination. There probably folks in the community who don't know what this park has to offer. This partnership between the city and county will change some of that.'" [Daily Herald, 6/27/19]
2019: Ogles Noted Increase In Water Rescue Calls Due To Rainy Weather According to The Daily Herald, '"With the amount of rain we've had, EMA and the Sheriff's Department have had multiple responses to water incidents," Ogles said. "Again, be careful because the water levels can change rapidly, conditions can change rapidly, especially when we have such an unusually wet summer."' [Daily Herald, 7/24/19]
September 2019: Andy Ogles Pursued Waste Management Solutions As Maury County Mayor According to The Daily Herald, "I am trying to find the path of least resistance," said Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, during a recent county committee meeting. [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
September 2019: Ogles Recommended Finding New Landfill Location For Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles said he thinks the ideal solution for Maury County would be to find a new location for the county to dig a landfill with more industrial surroundings, while the site at Chickasaw Trace Park be covered and closed." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
September 2019: Ogles Worked With State Officials On Waste Compliance According to The Daily Herald, "the mayor has continued to build a strong working relationship with representatives of the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation, if the local government does not take any action soon, it will remain out of compliance with the state organization and the county would face losing grant funding for projects." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
September 2019: Ogles Urged Prompt Action On Landfill Issue To Preserve Grants According to The Daily Herald, "We are fixing the compliance issue," Ogles told commissioners. "They understand we are coming up with a solution." The mayor recommends the commission take a vote on the topic in October, allowing for enough time for the county to regain compliance with the state before the end of the grant cycle. [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
September 2019: Ogles Described Steps Needed To Close Existing Landfill According to The Daily Herald, "Regardless of whether you expand Chickasaw, or find a new location we still need to take action on the existing footprint," Ogles told commissioners. "The slopes need to be adjusted, the top needs to be planted, so no water can pool. We have to close it and there is a process by which we need to close it. We will then be in compliance and remain eligible for the grant cycle before it closes." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
September 2019: Ogles Considered Reopening Dormant Dump Sites As Potential Waste Solution According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles says he is currently working with TDEC to review several dormant local dump sites, and consider their potential reopening to serve as the new site for the county. 'We want to be smart with this,' Ogles said." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
May 2019: Ogles Supported Regional Approach For Long-Term Waste Management According to The Daily Herald, "'We have a regional problem, and there is an opportunity to have a landfill in Middle Tennessee that addresses these problems,' Ogles said in May. 'Let's get a final solution that will last in Middle Tennessee for 50 to 70 years instead of a Band-Aid approach and a reactionary approach.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
2019: Ogles Indicated Openness To County-Hosted Regional Waste Facility With Restrictions According to The Daily Herald, "Under the right circumstances, Ogles said that he would consider having such a facility in the county, as such a project is expected to create about $2 million in annual revenue. He also promised to serve as an advocate to avoid any establishment of a mega-dump or radioactive waste center anywhere in Middle Tennessee. He said the study strictly considers the region's surrounding counties and no out-of-state waste." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
2019: Ogles Promised Informed Decision-Making On County Waste Issues According to The Daily Herald, "'You have to look at all your options before you make a decision so that when you make that decision it is well informed,' Ogles previously told The Daily Herald. 'I will get the best information I can, from the state, on this issue. I will give you that information and you will make the decision on what is best for this county.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/9/19]
September 2019: Andy Ogles Led Efforts To Address Maury County Landfill Solutions According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles says. The mayor said the county and his office are reviewing a potential new site for the county landfill. They are working with the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation, he added, to cover the Chickasaw Trace landfill that remains closed but uncovered near the park." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/23/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Recommended Commission Vote On Landfill Compliance In October According to Daily Herald, "Earlier this month, the mayor recommended the commission take a vote on the matter in October, allowing for enough time for the county to regain compliance with the state before the end of the grant cycle." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/23/19]
September 2019: Andy Ogles Outlined Steps For County To Regain State Compliance On Landfill According to Daily Herald, "For the county to remain in compliance with the organization, Ogles said it must convert the currently closed landfill, which has reached capacity, by covering the open dump area with soil and grass and surround the site with a fence. Then, the county could either expand the current site on a flat a 28-acre piece of land that sits between the park and the current landfill, or find a new location for the dump elsewhere." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/23/19]
September 2019: Andy Ogles Stressed Need For Immediate Action On Existing Landfill According to Daily Herald, "Regardless of whether you expand Chickasaw, or find a new location we still need to take action on the existing footprint," Ogles told commissioners. "The slopes need to be adjusted, the top needs to be planted, so no water can pool. We have to close it and there is a process by which we need to close it. We will then be in compliance and remain eligible for the grant cycle before it closes." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/23/19]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Worked With TDEC To Finalize Landfill Closure Compliance According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "As the commissioner prepared to vote on the rescission of the closure, Ogles is working with the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation to finalize the layout of a fence that will surround the closed landfill. This summer, the exposed landfill was covered with a layer of soil, a step forward to remain in compliance with the department's regulations and allowing the county to remain in compliance to receive grant funding to continue development of the recently acquired 474-acre Yanahli Park just east of Columbia." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/6/19]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Said TDEC Was Reviewing Sites For New County Landfill According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "He said TDEC is currently reviewing potential sites for a new county landfill." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/6/19]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Outlined Compliance Steps For Closed Landfill According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "To remain in compliance with the organization, Ogles said it must convert the currently closed landfill, which has reached capacity, by covering the open dump area with soil and grass and surround the site with a fence. Then, the county could either expand the current site on a flat a 28-acre piece of land that sits between the park and the current landfill, or find a new location for the dump elsewhere." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/6/19]
September 2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Stated Landfill Closure Compliance Was Needed For Grant Eligibility According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "Regardless of whether you expand Chickasaw, or find a new location, we still need to take action on the existing footprint," Ogles told commissioners during a meeting in September. "The slopes need to be adjusted, the top needs to be planted, so no water can pool. We have to close it and there is a process by which we need to close it. We will then be in compliance and remain eligible for the grant cycle before it closes." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/6/19]
2019: Public Critic Queried Where Mayor Andy Ogles' Promised Alternatives To Landfill Expansion Were According to Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), "'Where are the other solutions that Mayor [Andy] Ogles mentioned a few months ago? Where are the tough decisions to pay and handle our waste without putting it in a park? There will be public outcry over this weak choice.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/6/19]
November 2019: Andy Ogles Identified Alternative Landfill Sites For Maury County According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said Monday that the county and TDEC has identified two potential sites for a new landfill, and a third, when considering the proposed location at Chickasaw Trace Park." [Daily Herald, 11/20/19]
November 2019: Andy Ogles Voiced Opposition To Landfill Expansion At Chickasaw Trace Park According to Daily Herald, "During the Monday meeting, the mayor continued to voice his opinion that the county should not pursue a project at the park, but must consider all options to best use taxpayer's funds." [Daily Herald, 11/20/19]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Recommended Raising Waste Disposal Rates On City Of Columbia According to The Daily Herald, 'Concerning waste management, Ogles recommended commissioners vote to raise its disposal rate on the City of Columbia, the department's biggest customer, and begin negotiating a new shipping rate with the municipality.' [Daily Herald, 1/9/20]
2020: Andy Ogles Advised Maury County Commissioners To Be Patient Regarding Columbia’s Waste Management Decision According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles asked the commissioners to remain patient as Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder and the City Council made their determination in the best way to move forward. "It behooves me to behoove you to wait and just be patient," Ogles told commissioners. "Chaz and I have a great relationship. Just, trust me. He is working his side of the equation."' [Daily Herald, 3/3/20]
March 2020: Maury County Commission Authorized Andy Ogles To End Solid Waste Agreement With Columbia According to Daily Herald, "The Maury Budget Committee recently approved the cancellation of the county's agreement with the City of Columbia this week, allowing the municipality to use the county's solid waste transfer station. Following approval by the full commission, likely during a full commission meeting later this month, the board would authorize County Mayor Andy Ogles to provide written notice of the agreement's end." [Daily Herald, 3/11/20]
Andy Ogles Explained Day-Rate Policy For Columbia Waste After Contract End According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles says, if the end of the agreement is approved, any waste that would be sent to the county from the city would be subject to a day rate.' [Daily Herald, 3/11/20]
Andy Ogles Compared Columbia's Prospective Waste Terms To Mt. Pleasant According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles said county already operates on a day-rate basis with Mt. Pleasant.' [Daily Herald, 3/11/20]
Andy Ogles Cited Market Demands As Reason For Flexible Waste Agreement In 2020 According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles said that the county would keep the the city informative on its rate, but the change would create a equitable path forward, allowing for the county to operate along with the demands of the market.' [Daily Herald, 3/11/20]
Chaz Molder Acknowledged Regular Communication With Andy Ogles On Waste Issues In 2020 According to Daily Herald, '“This is an example where it is important for the mayors to have a relationship and open line of communication, because this is an issue that Mayor Ogles and I have spoken about regularly,” Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder told The Daily Herald.' [Daily Herald, 3/11/20]
Andy Ogles Reported Maury County Processed Half Of Columbia's Trash As Of Early 2020 According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles previously said the county currently processes about half the trash produced by the city of nearly 40,000 people, while the rest is sent to a private business in Mt. Pleasant.' [Daily Herald, 3/11/20]
March 2020: Maury County Commission Directed Mayor Andy Ogles To End Solid Waste Agreement With Columbia According to Daily Herald, "the commissioners approved a resolution Monday, calling on county Mayor Andy Ogles to provide written notice of the agreement's end to Columbia." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/17/20]
Andy Ogles Stated Termination Of Contract Allows Market-Based Waste Processing Rates In 2020 According to Daily Herald, "Ogles previously said the county will keep the city informed on its rate and the change will create an equitable path forward, allowing for the county to operate along with the demands of the market. 'If our costs go up, then their costs go up,' Ogles said during a previous meeting. 'It's fair. You don't need a contract. It complicates things. If you want to negotiate shared cost that is a whole other animal. Why should we over complicate it?'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/17/20]
Andy Ogles Reported Maury County Processes Approximately Half Of Columbia's Trash In 2020 According to Daily Herald, "the county processes about half the trash produced by the city of nearly 40,000 people, while the rest is sent to a private business in Mt. Pleasant, according to the county mayor." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 3/17/20]
Andy Ogles Supported Development Of A New Agriculture Center For Maury County According to Daily Herald, "Alongside Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, Ogles also said he will continue to push for the development of a new agriculture center, following a local move to attract the Tennessee State Fair to Columbia." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
September 2018: Andy Ogles Presented National Recovery Month Proclamation As Maury County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "County Mayor Andy Ogles presented a proclamation Thursday to members of the Maury County Prevention Coalition (MCPC), a nonprofit which advocates recovery programs and working with local government to confront addiction." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/21/18]
Ogles Stated Personal Impact Of Substance Abuse And Support For Recovery Initiatives According to Daily Herald, "'Substance abuse and mental illness has touched a relative in my family, so if there is anything I can do to support, be involved and participate, just let me know,' Ogles said. 'It's tough on the individual, but there's also a lot of collateral damage that comes along with it.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 9/21/18]
October 2018: Andy Ogles Praised Sheriff’s Department Handling Of Collier Case According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles said. "This is one of those moments that shakes and rips a community. Statistically, mothers don't do this to their children, but in this case it happened." Ogles added it is important to also remember the Maury County responders, especially those who were called to the scene that night.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/24/18]
October 2018: Andy Ogles Was On Scene Of Collier Murder-Suicide According to The Daily Herald, '"I was on the scene that night and you could see the toll it was taking on them physically and emotionally," Ogles said. "I was talking with the chief deputy, and he told me that in the process of law enforcement, you see a lot of things and cases begin to blur together. But you'll never forget those that involve a child."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 10/24/18]
2018: Andy Ogles Stated Intent To Assess Department Needs Without Preconceived Judgments In an interview with The Daily Herald, Andy Ogles said, "I am in the due diligence phase with the various departments. What are their wants? What are their needs? What are their strengths and weaknesses? [...] I am not coming in with any preconceived judgments on individuals. I am making that assessment and want to equip everyone to succeed." [Interview - Andy Ogles with The Daily Herald, 10/29/18]
August 2019: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Presented A Joint Resolution Honoring Agathos Classical School Mock Trial Team According to The Daily Herald, "Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Mt. Pleasant Mayor Bill White presented a joint resolution honoring the young men and women for their achievements. The mayors proclaimed the day to be Agathos Classical School Mock Trial Team Day." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 8/6/19]
August 2019: Andy Ogles Issued A Proclamation Honoring Senior Citizens In Maury County According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder" issued a proclamation in honor of Senior Citizens Day, stating: "Throughout our history, older people have achieved much for our families, our communities and our country. [...] With improved health care and more years of productivity, older citizens are reinforcing their historical roles as leaders and as links with our patrimony and sense of purpose as individuals and as a nation." [Daily Herald, 8/22/19]
August 2019: Andy Ogles Advocated For Quality Services For Seniors In The Community According to Daily Herald, Ogles said "one of the best ways to demonstrate gratitude toward seniors is by making sure the community has good places for them to mature and grow older, with the best service and assistance available to them to ensure they live happy lives of independence and integrity." [Daily Herald, 8/22/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Stated Veterans Services Staff Were On Call 24/7 For Emergencies According to Daily Herald, "They are all on call 24/7," Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles told members of the county's administration committee this week. "They are called on many emergencies especially during late hours on Fridays and Saturdays when things tend to occur." [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Described Staff Assisting Veterans At Risk Of Self-Harm According to Daily Herald, the mayor said that emergency situations include veterans at risk of harming themselves. [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Explained Veterans Services Staff Dispatched To Connect Veterans With Emergency Assistance According to Daily Herald, "They are dispatched to connect veterans in need with emergency assistance," Ogles said, of the county's staff. [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Estimated $1,500 Budgeted For Overtime Would Last Until February 2020 According to Daily Herald, Ogles says the department has about $1,500 budgeted for overtime which he says should last until February 2020. [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Promised Services For Veterans Would Not Be Reduced According to Daily Herald, Olges promises that services will not be reduced for the county's veterans as a permanent solution is determined. [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Stated Veterans Services Office Was One Of The Busiest In Middle Tennessee According to Daily Herald, Ogles said the office remains one of the busiest in Middle Tennessee. [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
November 2019: Andy Ogles Issued Proclamation Honoring Bob Duncan According to The Daily Herald, "Mayor County Mayor Andy Ogles issued a proclamation, honoring Duncan's lifelong commitment to Maury County including the founding of the county archives and the preservation of countless documents chronicling the history of southern Middle Tennessee." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/20/19]
November 2019: Andy Ogles Presented Proclamation To Bob Duncan’s Family According to The Daily Herald, "Duncan's wife, Dorothy, and sister, Martha, were presented with a proclamation from County Mayor Andy Ogles during the meeting Monday." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/20/19]
November 2019: Andy Ogles Praised Bob Duncan’s Legacy At County Meeting According to The Daily Herald, 'What we leave behind is what matters and Bob Duncan is one of those that left a legacy,' Ogles said during the meeting. 'The archives is an institution that has served this county, and will continue to serve this county for many generations.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/20/19]
August 2021: Andy Ogles Served As Maury County Mayor During Farm Bureau Centennial Event According to The Daily Herald, Friday's event also included remarks from Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, as well as Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles. [Daily Herald, 8/3/21]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Described Veterans Office Changes As Beneficial For Services According to Daily Herald, "The office is working well," Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said. "All of this drama is distracting us from taking care of our veterans. We are improving our services and increasing accessibility." [Daily Herald, 6/8/19]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Cited Federal Law In Veterans Office Relocation According to Daily Herald, "As the meeting began, Ogles explained the office's location inside the Memorial Building was in violation of three federal laws and that the county could suffer losing its eligibility for state and federal grants if the office were not moved." [Daily Herald, 6/8/19]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Reported Asbestos Contamination At Veterans Food Storage Room According to Daily Herald, "He also said that the room used to store food for veterans was found to be contaminated with asbestos." [Daily Herald, 6/8/19]
2019: Mayor Andy Ogles Viewed Office Move As Opportunity For County-Owned Space According to Daily Herald, "At the time, Ogles said he saw the move as an opportunity to bring the office into a space owned by the county, while moving into the additional room at the Memorial Building would affect leases on county property, including rentals of the building's large meeting hall." [Daily Herald, 6/8/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Said Changing Meeting Frequency Could Increase Government Efficiency According to Daily Herald, Ogles said the change could provide a way for the county government to work more efficiently. [Daily Herald, 11/7/19]
February 2020: Andy Ogles Announced Education Task Force For Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles promised Thursday to launch an education task force to review the local public school district. During an event hosted by the Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance, Ogles said that the task force will include members from the local chamber and business leaders from across the county." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/28/20]
February 2020: Ogles Criticized School Board Over Superintendent Accountability According to The Daily Herald, "'Before you point your finger at one person, you need to point your finger at yourselves,' Ogles said of the board. 'All of you (the board) are to blame for the mess that we are in currently. The school board needs to start leading and setting metrics and accountability for the superintendent, and if you don't do that, it doesn't matter. Whoever is in that position, they are going to fail.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/28/20]
February 2020: Ogles Promised Task Force Would Ensure School Board Accountability According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles said the task force will provide a way for the county's business community to hold the local school board accountable. 'If they are not doing their job, they need to be told, and the rest is history,' the mayor said." [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/28/20]
February 2020: Ogles Called For School Board To Identify Waste In Budget According to Daily Herald, '"I need the school board to continue making the tough decisions and go through their budget with a fine-toothed comb and find all the waste so we can make sure we manage our growth in a fiscally responsible way."' [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
May 2020: Andy Ogles Participated In Maury County Memorial Day Ceremony As County Mayor According to Daily Herald, "Later that morning at 11:30 a.m., the county conducted its service on the downtown courthouse square, featuring words by Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Tennessee Rep. Mark Green." [Daily Herald, 5/26/20]
May 2020: Andy Ogles Placed Memorial Wreath At Maury County Veterans Monument According to Daily Herald, "Monday's ceremony concluded with Green and Ogles placing a memorial wreath on the Maury County Veteran's monument at the Maury County Courthouse and the playing of 'Taps.'" [Daily Herald, 5/26/20]
Andy Ogles Moved Maury County Veterans Service Office To Columbia's Public Square Before 2021 According to Daily Herald, "A lot of veterans are against them being downtown. The mayor had a reason for doing it and that was his decision, but I think it is important that they get back into the Memorial Building." [Daily Herald, 11/7/21]
2019: County Mayor Andy Ogles Remembered Working With James Patterson According to The Daily Herald, '"James Patterson exemplifies really what we know about all of our veterans," said County Mayor Andy Ogles, who briefly held office before Patterson's passing. "He is one who stood above the rest," Ogles said. "He applied vigor and faithfulness to everything in his life. He will be sorely missed." Ogles recalls working with Patterson. "He embodied humility," Ogles said.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/14/21]
2019: Andy Ogles Recounted Patterson's Reluctance To Burden County With Costs According to The Daily Herald, 'One of the last times the two met on county business Ogles said Patterson was reluctant to allow the county to pay for a cellphone that he could use for many hours of work done after office hours. "He recognized there was a need. He just didn’t want to bother anybody," Ogles said. "That was his attitude. He did his thing, and he did it with gentle kindness."' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/14/21]
October 2021: Andy Ogles Presented Proclamation For World Polio Day According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles and Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder presented proclamations to the group alongside Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Columbia, Rep. Michael Curcio, R-Dickson, and Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald." [Daily Herald, 11/22/21]
Andy Ogles Prioritized Attracting Mersen To Columbia During Tenure As Maury County Mayor Circa 2019 According to Columbia Daily Herald, "U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception, said attracting the company to expand in Columbia was a top priority while he served as Maury County Mayor four years ago ahead of being elected to serve the 5th Congressional District after a tumultuous election." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/23]
Andy Ogles Credited Collaborative Efforts Of County And City To Bring Mersen Project To Columbia As Of 2023 According to Columbia Daily Herald, "He explained how the county and city and Maury County Chamber & Economic Alliance helped to bring the company to Columbia, working diligently since before the pandemic, which temporarily stopped momentum on the project." [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/23]
Andy Ogles Stated Columbia's Role In Global Electrification At Mersen Plant Opening July 2023 According to Columbia Daily Herald, "'This was a jewel in the rough,' Ogles said. 'They wanted to make it fit. They wanted to make it work. We are known as the mule capitol of the world. During WW I, we served the world in mules. We powered the world ... When you look at the electrification of North America and Europe and the world, Middle Tennessee and Columbia will once again be powering the world with this product.'" [Columbia Daily Herald, 7/13/23]
Ogles Prioritized Attracting Mersen To Columbia As Maury County Mayor In 2019 According to The Tennessean, "U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception, said attracting the company to expand in Columbia was a top priority while he served as Maury County Mayor four years ago ahead of being elected to serve the 5th Congressional District after a tumultuous election." [Tennessean, 7/16/23]
2019: Ogles Described Columbia As Ready To Power Global Electrification Again According to The Tennessean, 'This was a jewel in the rough,' Ogles said. 'They wanted to make it fit. They wanted to make it work. We are known as the mule capitol of the world. During WW I, we served the world in mules. We powered the world ... When you look at the electrification of North America and Europe and the world, Middle Tennessee and Columbia will once again be powering the world with this product.' [Tennessean, 7/16/23]
Ogles Advocated Regional Coalition-Building Among County Leaders According to Daily Herald, 'Ogles also emphasizes that the region's leaders are working in unison as a coalition of county executives to ensure the region prospers as a whole. “If it is good for Lawrence County, it is good for Maury, and if it's good for Maury it is good for Williamson,” Ogles said.' [Daily Herald, 10/4/21]
2018: County Mayor Andy Ogles Expressed Urgency For County-City Cooperation On Downtown Parking According to The Daily Herald, 'Downtown area has hit critical mass,' Ogles said. 'We're going to have to do something. I think you'll see a partnership with the county and city on parking. Chaz and I will be looking for solution that's beneficial to county and city, along with merchants and those who visit downtown area.' [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 11/29/18]
2019: Andy Ogles Participated In Trolley Event With Area Mayors According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "Three local mayors - Columbia's Chaz Molder, Maury County's Andy Ogles and Mt. Pleasant's Bill White - had a chance to ride on the purple line in Columbia for an hour last week and to learn more about the grant." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 1/23/19]
May 2019: Andy Ogles Supported Delay On Landfill Vote To Seek Alternatives According to Daily Herald, County Mayor Andy Ogles said the delay will allow the county to investigate potential alternative options. Ogles and other political leaders await the release of a regional study of waste facilities and alternatives. [Daily Herald, 5/22/19]
May 2019: Andy Ogles Expressed Preference To Keep Chickasaw Landfill Closed According to Daily Herald, 'My personal preference is that we leave Chickasaw closed, we cap it, and we look at this bigger trash issue. Let's get a final solution that will last in Middle Tennessee for 50 to 70 years instead of a Band-Aid approach and a reactionary approach.' [Daily Herald, 5/22/19]
May 2019: Andy Ogles Estimated $2 Million Revenue If Regional Landfill Located In Maury County According to Daily Herald, Ogles said that if Maury County were to be home to the landfill, it would create an additional $2 million in revenue for the county. [Daily Herald, 5/22/19]
May 2019: Andy Ogles Promised To Provide County With Best State Information On Landfill Issue According to Daily Herald, 'I will get the best information I can, from the state, on this issue. I will give you that information and you will make the decision on what is best for this county.' [Daily Herald, 5/22/19]
May 2019: Andy Ogles Opposed Mega-Dump Or Radioactive Waste Centers In Middle Tennessee According to Daily Herald, Ogles said he will serve as an advocate to avoid any establishment of a mega-dump or radioactive waste center anywhere in Middle Tennessee. [Daily Herald, 5/22/19]
June 2019: Andy Ogles Attributed Yanahli Park's Delayed Opening To Political Disputes Over County Landfill According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said the delayed opening can be resolved and considered the situation a political move to sway the future of the county landfill." [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
June 2019: Andy Ogles Scheduled Meetings With TDEC To Address Landfill And Park Closure According to Daily Herald, 'The mayor said he has scheduled upcoming meetings with TDEC to find a solution the landfill at Chickasaw Trace.' [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
June 2019: Andy Ogles Expressed Support For Closing The Chickasaw Trace Landfill While Meeting Legal Requirements According to Daily Herald, 'I am for closing Chickasaw, but I also have to carry out all the legal requirements for closing the landfill. I am actively working on this project. We are moving toward a solution and making sure everyone is on the same page for when we come up with a solution.' [Daily Herald, 6/5/19]
June 2020: Andy Ogles Reported Landfill Compliance With State Guidelines According to The Daily Herald, "Maury County's dump, which neighbors Chickasaw Trace Park, is in compliance with state guidelines after being covered, Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles told commissioners last week." [Daily Herald, 6/11/20]
2020: Andy Ogles Credited TDEC Assistance In Navigating Landfill Closure According to The Daily Herald, '"TDEC has gone above and beyond walking me through this," Ogles said. "I inherited a lot of the pieces. TEDEC has been a great partner."' [Daily Herald, 6/11/20]
June 2020: Andy Ogles Stated County And State Worked Together On Landfill And Park Projects According to The Daily Herald, 'Ogles said that the state and the county have worked in unison to navigate the closure of the local landfill and the opening of Yanahli Park, although the open landfill technically left the county briefly out of compliance with the state.' [Daily Herald, 6/11/20]
Andy Ogles Played Role In Attracting Major Economic Developments To Maury County According to Daily Herald, "Ogles and other leaders, including Maury County Chamber of Commerce Director Wil Evans played a role in negotiating the expansion previously only discussed as Project Night Sky [...] The expansion, a partnership between GM and South Korea's LG Energy Solutions, the new facility will bring more than 1,200 new jobs to the region." [Daily Herald, 6/13/21]
Andy Ogles Was Former Maury County Mayor And Led AFP Tennessee Chapter According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "C-SPAN video showed McCarthy having an intense discussion with Ogles, a former Maury County, Tennessee, mayor and one-time head of Americans for Prosperity's Tennessee chapter." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1/7/23]
September 2020: Andy Ogles Hosted 9/11 Anniversary Gathering With Over 1,000 Attendees According to Columbiadailyherald.com, "Days later, Ogles hosted a downtown gathering in recognition of the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. More than 1,000 attendees gathered on the steps of the Maury County Courthouse to listen to live music and comments from Rob O'Neill, a former Navy Seal Team 6 member, who was part of the team that killed Osama Bin Laden." [Columbiadailyherald.com, 2/6/21]
2019: Andy Ogles Commented on Community Fears During Manhunt According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, "As a mid-40s white guy, I don't see the police the same way perhaps as a mid-40s black man," said Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, who plans to attend and listen. "People in the community were terrified something would go sideways, that someone would get hurt." [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 2/26/19]
2019: Andy Ogles Expressed Urgency for Community Dialogue After Manhunt According to an opinion piece by James Bennett in Daily Herald, 'When she first mentioned ‘United We Stand’ to me, the alleged perpetrator was at large,' Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles said. 'Where was he? How long will he be until he’s found? Of course, he was found in Michigan. But the hunt created an urgency and concern.' [James Bennett - Daily Herald, 2/26/19]
February 2020: Andy Ogles Signed Resolution Declaring Maury County A Second Amendment Sanctuary According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles signed a resolution Friday declaring the region a sanctuary community for the constitutional right to bear arms." [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
February 2020: Ogles Approved Unanimously Passed Resolution Upholding Second Amendment According to Daily Herald, "The mayor's signature approves a decision unanimously passed by the county commission in February to uphold the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution." [Daily Herald, 2/29/20]
2017: Ogles Lobbied Against Tennessee Fuel Tax Increase According to Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Ogles lobbied against the fuel tax increase five years ago but couldn't turn it back." [Chattanooga Times Free Press, 7/27/22]
As Mayor, Ogles Spoke Across Tennessee On Conservative Principles According to Tennessean, "During Ogles tenure as a one-term mayor before running for Congress, he traveled across Tennessee speaking before civic clubs and local Republican parties about his conservative views, rooted in upholding the state and U.S. Constitution." [Tennessean, 2/28/23]
2020: Ogles Criticized Gov. Lee's COVID-19 Policies As Maury County Mayor According to The Jackson Sun, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Jackson Sun, 12/26/24]
2020: Ogles Criticized Governor Lee Over COVID-19 School Mask Mandates According to Commercial Appeal, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Commercial Appeal, 12/27/24]
2020: Ogles Criticized Governor Lee On COVID-19 Policies As Mayor According to The Tennessean, "As mayor, Ogles was a vocal critic of Lee during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacking the governor for not barring local school boards from implementing mask mandates." [Tennessean, 12/27/24]
January 2020: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Praised GM's Conversion Of 157 Temporary Workers To Permanent Status According to Daily Herald, "Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles told The Daily Herald that the change can only bring good to the region and its continued economic growth. 'First and foremost, congratulations to those working and their families,' Ogles said. 'We all crave stability for our families. In the long term, it will add to the growth of our economy.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/12/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Highlighted Benefits Of Permanent Positions For Workers' Long-Term Decisions According to Daily Herald, "The mayor said the move encourages the local GM employees to invest in themselves and the community. He said it also encourages those workers who were previously unsure of their financial future to make long term decisions to stay in the county and invest in the region. 'When you have a long-term position in your career, you can make long-term investment,' Ogles added. 'This could give them the confidence to purchase a house here in Maury County.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/12/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Anticipated Census Would Facilitate Grants And Economic Opportunities For Maury County According to The Daily Herald, "The county mayor said he expects Maury County will reach a population of more than 100,000, providing new possibilities for grants and economic development opportunities previously unavailable to the community." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/15/20]
January 2020: Andy Ogles Supported Efforts To Include Traditionally Underserved Communities In The Census According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles said those leading the census operation are working to make sure the region does not overlook traditionally undeserved communities. Much like the rest of the nation, in Maury County, children, migrants and immigrants, especially those who cannot speak English, have traditionally been underrepresented in census data." [The Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 1/15/20]
February 2020: Ogles Emphasized Workforce Education For Economic Development According to The Daily Herald, "The future of Maury County, the future of our state and our country is our youth,' Ogles said during the morning information session. 'For successful economic development, we need to have infrastructure, but we also need to have an educated workforce.'" [Daily Herald (Columbia, Tennessee), 2/28/20]
2021: Ogles Said MuleFest Inspired Business Investment In The Community According to The Daily Herald, "Ogles previously said the event served as an opportunity for new businesses to invest in the community and build a presence in the region." [Daily Herald, 6/1/21]
January 2019: Andy Ogles Toured GM Plant In Spring Hill According to The Tennessean, 'Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles tours the General Motors facility in Spring Hill on Jan. 24, 2019.' [Tennessean, 5/9/21]
October 2021: Andy Ogles Presented Proclamation Honoring Rev. Edmund Kelly According to Daily Herald, "Sunday's dedication also included a proclamation presented by Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, who described Kelly as a 'man of character and perspective we can all learn from.'" [Daily Herald, 10/19/21]
October 2021: Ogles Participated In Dedication Of Marker Honoring First Black Baptist Minister In Tennessee According to Daily Herald, "Members of the African American Heritage Society of Maury County and Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles dedicate Columbia's newest historical marker, honoring Rev. Edmund Kelly, the first African American ordained evangelist in Tennessee." [Daily Herald, 10/19/21]
November 2021: Andy Ogles Described Rotary Club Members As Valuable To Community According to Daily Herald, "Ogles described the club and its members as a valuable part of the community." [Daily Herald, 11/22/21]
2022: Mayoral Candidate David Baker Named Andy Ogles As His Role Model According to Daily Herald, "When asked to name a role model, Baker named Ogles because of his staving off mandates during the pandemic." [Daily Herald, 7/17/22]
December 2020: Law Firm Announced Legal Action Against Mayor Andy Ogles For Blocking Constituents On Facebook According to Daily Herald, "A Nashville law firm plans to take legal action against Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles for blocking constituents from his official Facebook page. Drake Colley and 17 other citizens who say there were blocked from accessing the mayor's page have retained attorneys Kevin Teets and Jonathan Fagan, alleging that the mayor is violating their First Amendment rights and has consistently used his online platform to spread false information." [Daily Herald, 12/27/20]
December 2020: Attorneys Issued Legal Demand For Ogles To Reinstate Access By December 31 According to Daily Herald, "On Wednesday, the two attorneys announced that they have issued legal demand for the mayor to reinstate the ability for all constituents to view and comment on the mayor's social media. A letter issued by the attorneys on behalf of county residents demands that the accounts of all citizens be unblocked and unrestricted by Dec. 31, 2020. If the mayor does not comply, a lawsuit will be filed against the mayor ‘in both his individual and official capacity.’" [Daily Herald, 12/27/20]
Summer 2022: Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles Refused To Approve County Budget Due To Local Library’s Pride Display According to The Tennessean, "After Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles voted down the county's budget in part due to a Pride display at the local public library, locals poured into library board meetings to call for the resignation of the library's director Zac Fox." [The Tennessean, 1/4/23]
Summer 2022: Ogles Asserted Library Should Not Host ‘Woke Indoctrination’ According to The Tennessean, "'The library should be a place of learning and not a place of woke indoctrination,' Ogles stated in a letter to the County Commission this summer, the Columbia Daily Herald reported. 'I will not sign a budget that includes funding for the library until such a time measures are taken to ensure this type of incident will never happen again and our children are protected from inappropriate material.'" [The Tennessean, 1/4/23]