Hometown Heroes

from Greenwood Life March 2020

Hear Comes the Bride

By Scott Cutlip CONTRIBUTING WRITER JOHN MCKINNEY HOMETOWN HERO: AIR FORCE VET GIVES GREENWOOD POLICE DRIVE

John McKinney, owner of 4Mac Inc.

It’s no surprise that service comes easily to John McKinney. With a father and a grandfather who both retired from the Air Force, the commitment to helping others is a family trait. McKinney himself was in the Air National Guard for 14 years, spending part of that time working as a crew chief on F-16s and deploying to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

McKinney is the owner of 4Mac Inc. Tactical Supply, which provides graphic designs, banners, trophies, clothing, and tactical supplies.

For the last 10 years, part of that business has involved being an up tter, which involves customizing police vehicles until they’re patrol-ready. e department will bring in a plain white or silver vehicle, and 4Mac will add all the graphic designs, partitions, electronic console, including light control and radios, light, siren, and push bumpers. 4Mac has also worked on re and EMT vehicles, as well as on vehicles for other cities, such as Barling,

and the federal government, including Homeland Security. McKinney said that, in addition to work on vehicles, 4Mac also creates all the signs for the city of Greenwood.

McKinney has also performed as a rescue diver for Greenwood, performing dam maintenance and participating in body searches, which he said he has luckily only had to do twice. He has also been a volunteer re ghter, but is taking a hiatus to recover from foot surgery and upcoming knee surgery. He is the Senior Vice Commander of the VFW Post 6527. McKinney has been married to his wife, Rachel, for 22 years. She is a third grade teacher at East Pointe Elementary. ey have two children: Shane, 10, who is working on his Eagle Scout badge; and Aric, 21, a senior at Harding University and a goalie on the university soccer team. McKinney’s parents, Richard and Sandra, also live in Greenwood. Richard was the subject of a pro le in the January edition of Greenwood Life.

4Mac is located at 210 S. Coker St. and is open 9:30 to 5:30 weekdays.