The City Court Room in Martin, Tennessee was nearly full on Nov. 25, 2025 as the Martin Board of Aldermen met to approve the resignations of former mayor Randy Brundige and former economic development director Bradley Thompson. (Photo: Cassandra Stephenson/Tennessee Lookout)

Two weeks after the City of Martin’s mayor and economic development director were indicted on multiple felony charges of theft and official misconduct, remaining city leadership is facing a reckoning.

The Martin City Board of Aldermen unanimously accepted the resignations of former Mayor Randal “Randy” Brundige and former economic development director Bradley Thompson during a special meeting on Nov. 25.

Before the board voted to appoint Vice Mayor David Belote as the city’s mayor — a position he would hold until th

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