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Small Georgia town’s mayor doesn’t know what happens next after firing entire police department
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Small Georgia town’s mayor doesn’t know what happens next after firing entire police department

The Guardian · May 8, 2026, 7:47 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The Cohutta town council will discuss reinstating the police and consider request for mayor's ‘immediate resignation’The town council in a small mountain community in the US state of Georgia called a special meeting on Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.The notice for the meeting, posted outside the Cohutta town hall, says the council will also consider a request for the mayor’s “immediate resignation”. Continue reading...

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