Vidalia police Investigator Bobby Sheppard has been recommended by a citizen committee and Ferriday Mayor-Elect Glen McGlothin to be Ferriday’s new police chief, McGlothin said Wednesday.

Although all candidate interviews went well, McGlothin said Sheppard was the best choice because of his experience, education and demeanor with the public.

Other candidates for police chief were current Chief Eddie Newman; Ferriday police officers Terrence Williams and Frank Henderson; Bill James, head of security at Titan Tire of Natchez; and former Newellton Police Chief Ricky Williams.

Another candidate, former Ferriday Assistant Police Chief Raymond Murray – now a deputy with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department – dropped out of the race.

McGlothin and two new Town Council members, Jerome Harris Sr. and Mitch Ashmore, will be sworn in at 10 a.m. July 1.

Immediately after that ceremony, the Town Council will hold a special meeting to approve the nominations of Sheppard; Anna Breckenridge, McGlothin’s choice for town attorney; and whoever McGlothin selects for town clerk.

McGlothin said he hopes to select his choice for town clerk next week.