Police chief resigns

The Walhalla police chief, Ronald Wilbanks, resigned today, city officials confirmed this afternoon. City administrator Brent Taylor said Wilbanks resigned to him in a meeting this morning. The resignation was sudden, but there are no additional details confirmed by 101.7/WGOG NEWS. Meantime, according to Taylor, officer Paul Harris has taken charge of the department. At this hour, the city council is gathering at City Hall for its regular April meeting, but Taylor says nothing about the Wilbanks resignation will be discussed in open session tonight.