Georgia town reinstates police force days after mayor fired entire department

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News contributor Byron York and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows discuss the Democratic Party’s ‘roster of radicals’ and their potential impact on the 2026 midterm elections on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ A small Georgia town’s police force was reinstated Friday after the mayor fired every officer just days earlier, drawing backlash and prompting action by the town council. During a special meeting, the Cohutta Town Council voted to reinstate the officers immediately and provide back pay, the town’s vice mayor told The Associated Press. The council also passed a separate measure preventing the mayor from firing the officers for the next 30 days but tabled the rest of the agenda, including a proposal to remove Mayor Ron Shinnick. The move comes after Shinnick shut down the Cohutta Police Department Wednesday, laying off all 10 employees an