Former Chiefs of Police

Below is a listing of our department heads since our beginning in 1900.

Please click on a chief's name to view a brief biography. Some of these will remain incomplete or missing until we have finished collecting information.

   David Stubblefied From 1900 - 1901
   Robert L. Hicks From 1901 - 1904
   E.O. Brown From 1904 - 1906
   John R. Reeves From 1906 - 1908
   P. Earl Wilson From 1908 - 1909
   J.E. Panter From 1909 - 1911
   John J. Holt From 1911 - 1913
   James M. Coats From 1913 - 1914
   Austin Whitaker From 1914 - 1931
   W.E. "Pop" Kimsey From 1931 - 1933
   Jess A. Nicholas 1933 - 1935
   Louis Barnes From 1935 - 1937
   Tom Rudd 1937
   John Birchfield From 1937 - 1943
   Ira Chiles From 1943 - 1945
   Jess Baugess From 1945 - 1954
   Leonard Barnes From 1954 - 1960
   Fred Grimes From 1960 - 1965
   L.L. "Slim" Weaver From 1965 - 1973
   Earl L. Proctor From 1973 - 1975
   Wiley J. Backwater From 1975 - 1987
   Dennis R. Nichols From 1987 - 2015
   Steven W. Lemmings From 2015 - 2016
   Dennis R. Nichols From 2016 - Present