On May 2, 1921, Mayor Hammond appointed C.W. Wilson as the first town marshal. Marshals were paid per arrest. The original Police Department was located at the southeast corner of Pennsylvania St. and Hwy 59 . It was eventually moved to City Hall and was relocated to it's current address on North Chicago Street.

There were several marshals appointed between 1921 and 1960. On October 3rd , 1960, Hamilton F. Hall was appointed Police Chief, by Mayor Josh Sellars. Woodrow Wilkes took over the position on September 9th, 1974. On February 14th, 1977, Robert E. Williams was appointed as the temporary chief. One week later he became permanent chief of police until his retirement on March 1st, 1998. He was proceeded by Alan Lassiter on that same date. Our current Chief of Police, Bradley Kendrick was appointed on January 6th, 2003.