BARLING (KFSM) — The city council on Tuesday (Nov. 27) approved hiring Jerry Foley as the next police chief of Barling.
Foley previously served as a captain in the department, according to Mike Tanner, city administrator.
The council approved the hire 6-1 in executive session. One member abstained.
Former chief Roger Hayden resigned in October a day after the former mayor, Jerry Barling, died.
