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City Council approves staggered board terms


The Fayette City Council meets each second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Fayette City Hall. Visitors are welcome to attend the meetings.

The Fayette City Council voted to stagger the terms for members of the Fayette Zoning Board of Adjustment during its Jan. 26 meeting. All board members were present for the meeting. Prior to the meeting, Floyd Rodgers, associate pastor for Peaceful Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Fayette, led those in attendance in prayer. Jayce Smith, a six-grade student at Fayette Middle School and a member of Boy Scout Troop 45, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

City Council hires two new police officers


The Fayette City Council meets at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Fayette City Hall on Temple Avenue.

The Fayette City Council approved the hiring of two new police officers during its June 23 meeting. All council members were present for the meeting. Fayette Police Chief Danny Jenkins recommended the employment of Landon Miller and Logan Wright to Mayor Ray Nelson and the Fayette City Council to fill two current vacancies in the police department. He reported that Miller has two years of law enforcement experience and is currently employed as a deputy with the Lee County Miss. Sheriff Department.