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Henry County Commissioner
County Historian
David Webb
5th
District
Born in Paris, David Wayne Webb is a 7th generation Henry
Countian, the son of Wayne and Janice Webb of Mansfield. His brother,
Darren Webb, and his wife, Cheryl, have two children: LeAnn Beth and
Hunter Scott Webb. David Webb grew up in Mansfield, attended Henry
School, and graduated from Henry County High School. He received a B.S.
and M.A. Ed. from Murray State University. Webb is pursuing his
doctorate at Union University, where he received an Ed.S. degree in
administration. Webb earned the designation of Certified Public
Administrator from the University of Tennessee Institute for Public
Service in 1996.
Webb has taught social studies classes at E.W. Grove School and Henry
County High School and serves as chair of the social studies department
and sponsors the student council and the history club.
Webb represented the 2nd District as a county commissioner from
1994-1998. As chairman of the solid waste committee, he helped oversee
the development of a recycling program and the creation of a
recycling/convenience center which quickly surpassed state-mandated
goals and became a model facility. As chairman of the rural fire
protection committee, Webb was instrumental in obtaining a federal
community development block grant to purchase fire trucks and other
equipment for rural fire departments. As vice chairman of the courthouse
committee, Webb helped turn the depressing courthouse hallway into a
showplace and improved the grounds. As county historian, member of the
public records commission, Webb was active in removing historic records
from the courthouse attic and preserving them in a county archives.
As a 5th District county commissioner, Webb currently serves as a member
of the Adult Oriented Establishment Board, Central Community Service
Center Building Committee, Fire Protection Study Committee, Legislative
Committee, Public Records Commission, Vacant Property Review Committee,
and Volunteer Committee.
Webb is the longest serving board member of the Paris-Henry County
Heritage Center and is president of the Henry County Historical Society.
He was a charter member of the Lee School Association, vice president of
Henry County Helping Hand, and board chairman of the Heritage Center. In
2006, he chaired the highly successful E.W. Grove-Henry County High
School Centennial Celebration.
Even though he lives in Paris, Webb is a certified volunteer firefighter
for the Mansfield Volunteer Fire Department. He was served in many
capacities at First Baptist Church, Paris, including singing in the
choir, teaching Sunday School, participating in drama, directing
fourth-grade Bible School, and serving on various committees.
Webb’s overall goals as a county commissioner are to preserve and
improve the quality of life for all Henry Countians while keeping taxes
as low as possible. “I have a strong allegiance to the “Volunteer County
of the Volunteer State” and will continue to give of myself to a place I
clearly love,” said Webb.
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