Capt. Chris Cooks named Police Chief

Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com In a surprise announcement, City Manager Stanford Amos promoted Capt. Chris Cooks as the City’s new police chief during the Tuesday, June 9 meeting of the Madison City Commission. “Although we did have other applicants for this position, Capt. Cooks stood out as the best choice to lead the Madison Police Department,” stated Amos. He has been in the department for 24 years. Cooks is certainly qualified for the position, having filled every p