Foley

The Foley City Council has hired Katie Lang as the new interim Chief of Police.

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Students at Foley High School have spent the day today (Wednesday) learning about potential career options. School Counseling Intern Aaron Goulet says the students picked seven sessions, from a wide variety of options.

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Foley's police department is still in it's infancy, but the chief says things are going well so far. Chief Brant Standridge started his new position on June 9th, becoming the city's first full-time chief since the old department was disbanded in 2003.

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Foley could have a new police chief by tomorrow (Tuesday). The city council is holding a special meeting tonight (Monday) at 5:00 p.m. to talk about the candidate they have selected.

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The three finalists for the position of Foley Police Chief will be interviewed tomorrow (Tuesday). The City Council is meeting with Joseph Backlund of Princeton, Brant Sandridge of St. Francis, and Douglas Pomplun of Fairfax.

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The city of Foley has locked in what kind of police department they will have.

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The Foley city council has taken a step toward re-establishing their own police department. During last (Tuesday) night's council meeting they voted 4-1 to hire an interim police chief.

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The issue over what to do about Foley's policing needs is on a couple of agendas tomorrow (Tuesday). Interim City Administrator Sarah Brunn says the city council will be discussing what options are still available to them. The Board of Commissioners meet tomorrow morning, and are expected to consider a request from the city for a face-to-face meeting sometime later this month.

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The state Peace Officers Standards Training Board has blocked a plan by Foley leaders to have the city patrolled by a private security company.

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Three Benton County deputies will lose their jobs. The Board of Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) to eliminate their positions in an effort to trim $260,000 from the Sheriff's Department budget.

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