Tim Shelton named 2017 ‘County Official of the Year’
ANDERSON COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS, TIM SHELTON
This is only the second time this title has been awarded to an official from Anderson County.
The award is presented annually at the county officials’ conference and the selection of who wins the award is made by other elected county officials throughout the state.
The organization known as COAT has more than 500 members made up of Register of Deeds, County Clerks, County Court Clerks, Clerk and Masters, and County Trustees throughout the 95 counties of Tennessee.
The Tennessee County Official of the Year Award is the highest award given to a county official by the organization and Anderson County has not had a county official win the award since 2000 when then Trustee Pasty Stair brought the award home for Anderson County.
In fact, Shelton and Stair are the only two county officials from Anderson County to ever win the award since the organization began presenting it in 1968.
Shelton says he was humbled by receiving the award and gave thanks to those he credits as being instrumental in helping him achieve the recognition.
“I have to give God all the glory for the blessings in my life and I know all good things come from Him. From my mom and dad when I was younger, to my wife and kids now, for the great staff that works so hard to keep the office running, and to my many friends and colleagues, God has truly blessed me so much, and winning awards like this are not possible without the help of others.I truly am thankful for God putting each of these individuals in my life.” stated Shelton.
Recognition and awards are not uncommon to Shelton, however, as he has received many others since being elected Register of Deeds in 2002.
Since then he has been selected as East Tennessee Register of the Year, Tennessee’s Register of the Year, and Tennessee’s Outstanding Register of the Year.
Shelton has also served in leadership roles as President of the East Tennessee Registers Association, The Tennessee Registers Association and the President of the County Officials Association of Tennessee.
Shelton recently announced he will seek reelection for Register of Deeds in 2018.